Glaucoma Treatment And Early Detection

Glaucoma Optometry Services In Fremont

At Warm Springs Optometric Group, we provide optometry services for patients in Fremont and the surrounding area. If you haven't had your vision checked in some time, it's important to get your annual eye exam to screen for glaucoma and other potential problems. Early detection of glaucoma is your best chance at preventing vision loss.
 

Testing For Glaucoma In Fremont

Visual problems from glaucoma don't show up until there has been permanent damage done to your eyes. When you get an annual eye exam, your optometrist will test the interior pressure of your eyes. If the pressure is elevated, this can indicate that you have glaucoma. You may not have any other symptoms if the glaucoma is early enough, and treatment can reduce the pressure within your eyes and protect your vision.
 

Treatment For Glaucoma

The goal of glaucoma treatment is to reduce the pressure within your eyes and get it to normal so that your optic nerves are not damaged. Glaucoma can be either primary open-angle or angle-closure glaucoma, but early treatment is the same. Your eye doctor may prescribe eye drops to reduce the pressure, or medication to bring your internal eye pressure down. If medication and eye drops don't work, there are surgical options available.
 

Managing Your Glaucoma

You can prevent glaucoma from happening, and it's nearly impossible to know if you are going to get glaucoma in the future. Genetics tends to play a small role in the development of glaucoma, so if a parent has it, get yourself tested yearly. Glaucoma is progressive, and if you don't control the pressure within your eyes you will slowly lose your vision. You will need to get your eyes checked regularly if your pressure remains elevated when you are on medication.
 

Schedule A Yearly Eye Exam Now

Don't take the risk of developing glaucoma and not catching it early. If you wait until you have vision problems, you have already had permanent vision loss. Contact Warm Springs Optometric Group at 510-490-0287 and schedule an eye exam today.