Glaucoma, often symptomless in its early stages, can lead to significant vision loss if untreated. At Todani Eye Center in Plainville, Massachusetts, Dr. Amit Todani and our experienced team provide advanced diagnostic and treatment options to manage glaucoma effectively and safeguard your eyesight.
Utilizing optical coherence tomography (OCT) for detailed imaging, enabling early detection and monitoring of glaucoma.
Offering the FDA-approved Durysta implant, which delivers medication directly to the eye, reducing intraocular pressure for several months without daily drops.
Performing SLT to enhance fluid drainage in the eye, effectively lowering intraocular pressure in a minimally invasive outpatient procedure.
Acute angle-closure glaucoma, which is far less common than primary open-angle glaucoma, occurs when your eye can’t drain inner-eye fluid properly. This causes a sudden increase in eye pressure and optic nerve damage. Typical symptoms include severe eye pain, headaches, blurry vision, and nausea. Acute angle-closure glaucoma is a medical emergency because it can cause rapid vision loss if you don’t respond quickly. With glaucoma, early diagnosis is the best way to protect your eye health. Todani Eye Center regularly screens for glaucoma during eye exams and they also offer expert glaucoma care.
Glaucoma diagnosis generally involves several different tests. The most common tests are tonometry, a simple test to check your eye pressure, a visual field test to evaluate peripheral vision, and pachymetry to check corneal thickness. Todani Eye Center also uses advanced diagnostic methods to identify glaucoma in its early form, including optical coherence tomography (OCT), which takes detailed cross-sectional pictures of the structures in the back of your eyes.
While there’s no way to cure glaucoma right now, you can slow progression and minimize its effects on your vision and life. Todani Eye Center offers the latest advanced solutions for glaucoma management, including everything from traditional glaucoma eye drops to the Durysta® implant, an in-eye implant that can control your eye pressure for several months at a time. The Durysta implant releases glaucoma medication within your eye at appropriate intervals, giving you freedom from daily eye drops.
Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) is an outpatient procedure in which your provider uses laser energy to improve fluid drainage in your eye, thereby lowering eye pressure. Surgery is another option for glaucoma. Todani Eye Center offers the most specialized minimally invasive surgical procedures, including micro-invasive glaucoma surgery with tiny incisions. Micro-invasive glaucoma surgery is typically performed in conjunction with cataract surgery. For the newest glaucoma treatment innovations, call Todani Eye Center or click on the online scheduling tool to book an appointment.
