Glaucoma Exams | Buffalo

An Eye Exam Can

Catch Glaucoma Early

Not all eye diseases cause symptoms right away. Glaucoma can damage your vision before you’ve noticed any changes to your vision.

When you see us for an eye health exam, or as part of our dry eye evaluations, we’ll screen for glaucoma. By identifying glaucoma in an early stage, we can better manage the disease, preserving as much of your vision as possible for as long as possible.

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What Is Glaucoma?

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that affect your optic nerve.

The optic nerve, located at the back of your eye, helps transport the images your eyes collect to your brain, providing you with sight. However, glaucoma can damage the optic nerve over time, potentially leading to permanent vision loss if it isn’t managed.

Glaucoma usually doesn’t present early symptoms during its first stages of development, so we check for signs during each examination. From here, we can provide comprehensive strategies to help manage its progression.

Detecting Glaucoma

Glaucoma is often characterized by high internal eye pressure, also known as intraocular pressure or IOP. As glaucoma progresses, it can affect your peripheral vision and eventually lead to permanent vision loss.

Even if you have no problems with your vision now, your risk of developing glaucoma can increase with age, if you have a family history of the disease, and specific health conditions like diabetes.Our team can detect and track glaucoma by measuring your internal eye pressure and testing your field of vision. To do this, we’ll use trusted imaging techniques like the Goldmann applanation tonometry and the Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer.

Managing Glaucoma

We understand it can be difficult to learn that you or a loved one have glaucoma. Dr. Neal will aim to answer all of your questions about what happens next during your appointment and any follow-ups.

The treatment and management plan depends on the type of glaucoma diagnosed. Treatment may include medicated eye drops, laser treatment, and/or surgery.

Caring For Your

Vision Health

Glaucoma is one of the most common eye diseases in the country. An eye exam helps preserve your vision and identify glaucoma and other risks to your sight early, when they are easiest to treat. Find the support you need and book your appointment today.