What are the causes of Glaucoma and its solutions?

Glaucoma is caused by optic nerve damage due to increased eye pressure from fluid buildup. Manorama Netralaya in Thane offers expert glaucoma treatment, including special care for diabetic patients.

What are the different diagnostic technologies for Glaucoma?

Glaucoma diagnostics include OCT for retina and optic nerve imaging, Pachymetry for corneal thickness, Visual Field Test for peripheral vision, Tonometry for eye pressure, and Gonioscopy to examine eye drainage.

What are the different Glaucoma Surgical Options available at Manorama Netralaya in Mulund?

Manorama Netralaya offers Glaucoma Valve Surgery, MIGS Glaucoma Surgery, and Trabeculectomy Surgery as surgical options to treat glaucoma effectively.

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Glaucoma is a progressive eye disease that attacks the optic nerve, which is the critical part that passes information to the brain from the eye. It has been termed the 'silent thief of sight' as it mainly affects the eyes due to high levels of intraocular pressure (IOP). It is still one of the main causes of glaucoma blindness in the world today. However, with timely diagnosis, glaucoma-related vision loss can easily be prevented.

Manorama Netralaya is known as one of the best eye centers where advanced glaucoma treatment for diabetic patients are done in Thane and Mulund. As diabetes raises the risks of having vascular complications and neovascular glaucoma, our professional team will use precision tools and surgical techniques to safeguard your vision.

Causes of Glaucoma & Common Symptoms

Having information about what causes glaucoma can help people receive medical treatment to prevent permanent peripheral vision loss.

How Glaucoma Develops: Human eyes always produce aqueous humor, which is a unique liquid. If drainage channels inside the eye are blocked and fail to drain liquid from the eye, then intraocular pressure occurs. It creates blind spots in the optic nerve fibers of a glaucomatous eye.
Recognizing Glaucoma Symptoms: The people having open-angle glaucoma in the early stages do not feel any pain or have no symptoms at all. However, when their condition becomes worse, people may have symptoms including gradual loss of side vision, halos around lights, eye pain, blurred vision or eye redness.
Diabetic Complications: People with diabetes should pay extra attention, because high levels of blood sugar can damage microvessels and/or abnormal blood vessels can appear in the area of the drainage angle (neovascular glaucoma).

Comprehensive Diagnostic Testing & Glaucoma Test Procedures

Early intervention relies on accurate diagnostic staging. When you consult a glaucoma eye specialist at Manorama Netralaya, your evaluation includes a multi-factorial glaucoma test:

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT): A non-invasive imaging procedure for obtaining high-resolution, cross-sectional images of the retina and optic nerve head in order to diagnose nerve fiber layer thinning in the absence of visual field loss.
Tonometry: The procedure to precisely measure intraocular pressure, which is a modifiable risk factor for a glaucomatous eye.
Visual Field Testing (Perimetry): A procedure used to map peripheral and central vision to diagnose subtle blind spots and also to monitor the disease process.
Pachymetry: A test done to measure the thickness of the central cornea in order to obtain proper intraocular pressure measurements and also to assess overall risk factors.
Gonioscopy: An examination using special lenses to assess the angle of the anterior chamber in order to determine if you have open-angle or closed-angle glaucoma.

Advanced Medical & Eye Surgery for Glaucoma Options

In cases where eye drops fail to control intraocular pressure, surgical treatment is required. Manorama Netralaya in Mulund provides some of the most advanced methods for eye surgery for glaucoma treatments as follows:

Trabeculectomy Surgery: This is a filtering operation that involves making a tiny drainage channel in the sclera to allow excess fluids to bypass blocked passageways and reduce the pressure inside the eye.
MIGS (Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery): These are new methods that involve implantation of small stents in order to increase drainage and reduce recovery time.
Glaucoma Valve & Shunt Implantation: Placement of microscopic drainage tubes (Ahmed & Baerveldt valves) to drain fluid in complex cases of glaucoma.
Laser Trabeculoplasty & Iridotomy: This method is a clinic-based treatment for glaucoma with SLT/YAG lasers that aim to improve drainage.

Why Choose Manorama Netralaya for Glaucoma Care?

Treatment of glaucoma is a lifelong process requiring constant monitoring and proper medical management. What sets Manorama Netralaya apart in terms of glaucoma treatment?

Specialized Diabetic Glaucoma Protocols: Co-management protocols taking into account both retinal blood vessel damage and intraocular pressure for diabetic patients.
Expert Surgical Team: Highly experienced ophthalmic surgeons who can conduct difficult glaucoma surgery.
Cutting-Edge Diagnostic Suite: Equipped with the latest OCT, automated perimetry and digital pressure-measuring devices.

Don’t delay until you notice changes in your vision. Schedule a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation with a glaucoma eye specialist at Manorama Netralaya in Mulund and Thane today to protect your sight.

FAQ’s

1. Why is Glaucoma called the "silent thief of sight," and who is at risk?
Glaucoma is called the "silent thief of sight" because early-stage open-angle glaucoma causes no pain and no obvious visual symptoms while permanently damaging the optic nerve. Individuals over 40, those with a family history of glaucoma, high myopes, and diabetic patients are at a higher risk and require regular screening.

2. How does diabetes increase the risk of Glaucoma?
High blood sugar levels can damage microvessels in the eye and trigger the growth of abnormal blood vessels in the eye's drainage angle, leading to severe condition called Neovascular Glaucoma. At Manorama Netralaya, we offer specialized co-management protocols for diabetic glaucoma to monitor both retinal vascular health and intraocular pressure.

3. What diagnostic tests are performed during a Glaucoma evaluation?
Our diagnostic suite utilizes advanced, non-invasive technology including Tonometry (to measure intraocular pressure), Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) (to detect nerve fiber thinning), Visual Field Testing / Perimetry (to map peripheral vision), Gonioscopy (to inspect drainage angles), and Pachymetry (to check corneal thickness).

4. Can lost vision from Glaucoma be restored?
Vision loss caused by optic nerve damage from glaucoma is irreversible. However, early diagnosis and continuous treatment such as medical eye drops, laser procedures, or surgery can effectively lower intraocular pressure, stop disease progression, and preserve your remaining eyesight.

5. What surgical options are available if eye drops fail to control eye pressure?
When medications are insufficient, our specialized surgeons perform advanced surgical interventions, including Trabeculectomy (creating a new drainage channel), MIGS (Micro-Invasive Glaucoma Surgery using micro-stents), Glaucoma Valve/Shunt Implantation (Ahmed valves for complex cases), and clinic-based Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) or YAG Iridotomy.