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What is the purpose of glaucoma surgery?
Glaucoma surgery reduces eye pressure. The purpose of reducing intraocular
(within the eye) pressure is to prevent further vision loss from glaucoma.
Glaucoma surgery usually does not improve vision.
Why is surg... |
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What types of treatment methods are available for glaucoma?
The only proven method of treatment for glaucoma
is reducing the pressure inside the eye. There are three ways to lower the eye
pressure for glaucoma: medications (usually taken as eye drop... |
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What treatment methods are available for glaucoma?Two
of the most common treatments for glaucoma are medicines and laser treatment.
Laser treatment is required in most cases of narrow-angle glaucoma, and is used
as an alternative or supplement to treatm... |
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Glaucoma is an eye disorder that results when too much fluid pressure builds
up inside of the eye. Most people with glaucoma have no early symptoms or pain
from increased pressure. If left untreated, however, glaucoma can lead to
permanent visual loss a... |
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