During the COVID-19 pandemic, statewide shutdowns impacted regularly scheduled eye exams and access to prescription medications, prompting broader concerns about health and safety.
Tele-glaucoma can improve access to care, it can help with disease detection and monitoring, and it can help with ongoing glaucoma management.
A glaucoma specialist shares her words of advice gathered over the years — advice that each patient should know to better take control of their disease.
If you are a glaucoma patient, it is important for you and your doctor to monitor your intraocular pressure (IOP).
Q: I’ve heard that glaucoma is caused by high eye pressure, and that left untreated glaucoma can cause blindness. At what pressure will I go blind?
IOP fluctuates constantly, between doctor’s visits and even throughout the day. The more frequently your IOP is measured, the better overall picture your doctor will have of your pressure fluctuations.
Researchers say this new imaging technology has the potential to open diagnostic doors for glaucoma patients worldwide.
Glaucoma is called “the sneak thief of sight” because people who have the disease do not see or feel anything unusual until there is irreversible nerve damage and vision loss.
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