There are several treatments available for treating this disease. These are:
1. Medication
This disease is curable in an early stage with proper medication. Usually, eye drops are enough to lower eye pressure, which further reduces the chance of this disease. Some eye drops reduce the flow of Aqueous Humour. Thus, the eye pressure decreases.
However, medication may not always suit every patient as it has side effects. In addition, they can react by merging with other regular medicines. Therefore, you should consult an eye expert before starting or stopping any medicine for Glaucoma.
2. Surgeries
The last method to treat this disease is surgery which involves 3 effective processes. These are:
- Trabeculectomy: In this process, doctors make a tiny hole in the Sclera and a bleb in the Conjunctiva that remains hidden in your upper eyelid. The fluid comes through the hole and absorbs into the blood vessels around the bleb, thus lowers down eye pressure.
- Glaucoma Drainage Devices: Doctors may implant a fluid collector device in your eyes to collect excess fluid. This device sends fluids to a separate reservoir and lowers your eye pressure. Doctors generally create reservoirs beneath the Conjunctiva where nearby blood vessels absorb the fluid.
- Cataract Surgery: In this type of surgery, doctors operate on your eyes to fix the angle of your Iris and Cornea by removing the eye's original lens. Fixing this angle helps the fluid to come out properly.
- Laser Surgery: There are two main types of laser surgeries, these are:
- Trabeculoplasty: This treatment is for Open-Angle Glaucoma, where doctors fix the angles of drainage canals, ensuring that fluids come out correctly.
- Iridotomy: In this treatment, Ophthalmologists make a small hole in your Iris that helps to drain the eye fluid properly.