Understand Glaucoma
To understand glaucoma, we must think of the eye as a sink. The eye has a faucet and a drain. This faucet produces a clear, water-like fluid called aqueous humor.
Category: Glaucoma
What Is Glaucoma? By Dr. Andrew Rabinowitz
Glaucoma is a treatable disease. Glaucoma, however, has no cure. Glaucoma is defined by optic nerve damage. In a majority of cases, glaucomatous optic nerve damage is caused by elevated
Glaucoma Surgery Overview by Dr. Andrew Rabinowitz
By Dr. Andrew Rabinowitz The following is a guide to glaucoma surgery. I have created this guide to help prepare patients for glaucoma surgery. It is intended to help patients
The Glaucoma Exam
A multi-faceted approach to accurate diagnosis. In recent years, the tests and instruments available to ophthalmologists in examining for glaucoma have been rapidly expanding. Today, a thorough examination of a
What Type of Glaucoma Do I Have?
There are several types of glaucoma. 1. “Wide” or ” Open” Angle Glaucoma 2. “Narrow” or “Closed” Angle Glaucoma 3. “Combined” or “Mixed” Mechanism Glaucoma Patients should know which type
Preventing and Treating Glaucoma
The goal in preventing and treating the risk of glaucoma, or the presence of glaucoma, is to lower the pressure in the eye which we refer to as the intraocular