What are the treatments for glaucoma?
Conventional surgery for glaucoma involves making an incision in the eye to create a new drainage path. The eye tissue creates a new area for fluid to drain naturally. Patients cannot feel this draining. The procedure takes about 10 to 15 minutes. Eye medication is used to prevent infection. This surgery typically requires close follow-up and a lot of care afterward. Studies on the effect of surgery indicate that 80 percent to 90 percent of patients have lowered pressure readings after the surgery. However, there is no cure for glaucoma. Surgery may save remaining vision but it can not improve sight that has already been impaired or lost.
