Laser surgery for glaucoma
Common Questions and Answers about Laser surgery for glaucoma
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There are different types of glaucoma Azopt and timolol are for open angle glaucoma; laser iridotomy is for angle closure glaucoma. You can have both and its called "combined mechanism glaucoma" in that case the laser iridotomy is appropriate. Hopefully you are seeing an eye MD ophthalmoloigst. If you have any doubts you can always ask for a second opinion from another glaucoma specialist. angle closure glaucoma is more common in hyperopic or farsighted eyes.
I have the white line across my eye, when outside, next to a window, driving during daylight or any other natural light situations. I had laser surgery for narrow angle glaucoma in April 2012. I don't think it is a floater. The same white line pops up when I'm in natural light and stays there. It does move with every movement of my eyelid. As I raise my eyelid it raises up. This is causing alot of difficulty in my vision. If you have any suggestions, please reply. I was told, by my Dr.
I note that they are used (not sure for how long, at 1% or 2%?) after cataract surgery and glaucoma procedures as well, but it looked like the use could go on for 2-3 months depending on the procedure. While just using it once or twice wouldn't be a problem, I did happen to see it carries an increased risk of RD occurrence from use. Is this something that is used routinely despite the risk?
Thanks for your prompt response. My dad has been taking Flomax for a few years. His ophthamologist told him that he should do the Laser PI before the cataract surgery. We were very worried as we don't want to have unnecessary complication from the PI sine his eye pressure is normal and the PI was just for prevention. Do you think we should seek another specialist? We live in Toronto.
My mother age is 55yrs and she is diabetic patient from last 15+ yrs.Currently she is taking drops for Glaucoma.But her pressure is around 22 & 26 right and left eye resp. Her diabetes is also about 225 post meal. My concern is, is it safe to go for the surgery. Dr.said its not going to be laser, they'll do surgery and put a filter to drain out the fluid it will take around 2-3 hrs for operation.
Thanks, I am hoping that since my incident 40 years ago was much lighter force than typical, that I have a good chance that I won't have a "loose lens" situation. Glaucoma is bad enough.
Since Tecnis now has some newer higher cylinder toric IOLs, I'm hoping one of them can compensate for my right eye's 2.75D cylinder.
Is there any complications the glaucoma of the right eye can cause for cataract surgery?
I have had a few patients with this exact situation with Sturge-Weber Syndrome and glaucoma and the glaucoma can be very difficult to control. One patient had to have a trabeculectomy surgery at Will's Eye Hospital and did extremely well. There is no effective way to just make the blood vessels go away but there are glaucoma surgeries (and of course drops and laser treatments) to help control the pressure.
No there is no herbal, homeopathic or "home" remedy for glaucoma. Treatment is drops or laser or surgery.
I have been told I have 'narrow angles'.
Although my 'pressure' (for glaucoma) is VERY GOOD, better then average, exceptionally low and good.
I am farsighted, probably always have been based on what I read, but have only become aware of it the past few years.
In very severe cases glaucoma surgery is sometimes done. This is high risk surgery that is not meant to improve the vision but to try and prevent the eye from going blind. It sounds as if your mother is in the worse 1-2% of glaucoma cases and ultra difficult to try and stop the progression of the glaucoma.
If you would feel better you can get a third opinion from an Eye MD ophthalmologist that specializes in glaucoma. You can find one near you at www.aao.
1. what drops were you taking before your laser surgery (SLT=selective laser trabeculectomy)?
2. I suspect, but cannot tell you for certain, that your Eye MD ophthalmologist was talking about the cup/disk ratio and probably means .2 to .4. the C/D ratio is notoriously inaccurate in assessing. So there must have been some objective damage that your glaucoma was progressing such as worsening of visual field test or thinning of the nerve fiber layer (NFL) on OCT test.
ve read that patients with medications and laser/surgeon that developed open-angle glaucoma can go on without going blind pretty much for the rest of their lives (35+ years) (at least if it's not juvenile, have not found such lucky cases yet, unfortunately), on the other hand i don't know whether myopic glaucoma patients are less lucky in this case or not.
My wife had eye surgery for the removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule with laser. The opthamologist did one follow up exam the next day. Two months later my wife woke up and couldn't see out of that eye. The same doctor examined her again and diagnosed a detached retina. After multiple procedures since, she has regained some but not all of the vision she enjoyed before the first surgery. Is only one follow up visit after this procedure the usual standard of care?
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