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 Glaucoma is a disease that causes damage to the major nerve of the eye called the optic nerve, a part of the central nervous system that carries visual information from the eye to the brain.
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Glaucoma can be treated with eye drops, pills, laser surgery, traditional surgery or a combination of these methods. The purpose of any treatment is to prevent vision loss as it is irreversible in glaucoma.
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New Procedure for Glaucoma
There is a new procedure to lower the intraocular pressure using an instrument called the Trabectome (NeoMedix Inc).
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You will find more information by contacting any one of the following organizations:
The Glaucoma Foundation
80 Maiden Lane, Suite 700
New York, NY 10038
(212) 285-0080
Glaucoma Research Foundation
251 Post Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94108
(800) 826-6693
National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive MSC 2510
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301) 496-5248
Prevent Blindness America
211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60606
(800) 331-2020The Eye Digest
University of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary
1855 W. Taylor Street M/C 648
Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 996-6590 |
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