Glaucoma surgery
Surgical treatment to lower intraocular pressure and protect the optic nerve.
What does this service offer?
Ophthalmology Service
Glaucoma is a condition in which high pressure inside the eye causes damage to the main nerve of the eye, the optic nerve, at the point where it leaves the eye. This nerve transmits visual signals from the eye to the brain and, as it is damaged, vision is gradually lost. Vision loss begins in the periphery and slowly progresses toward the center, so it often goes unnoticed until advanced stages, when central vision is also affected. There are several main types of glaucoma: primary open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma, secondary glaucoma (also open-angle and angle-closure), and congenital glaucoma.
Why Choose This Service?
The goal of glaucoma treatment is early diagnosis of the disease and, with careful monitoring and regular treatment with eye drops or surgery (including laser), the vast majority of patients retain useful vision throughout their lives.
It must be emphasized that vision lost to glaucoma cannot be recovered, so it is important to be checked regularly by your ophthalmologist to rule out this condition.
Glaucoma surgery creates alternative pathways for the drainage of intraocular fluid, lowering the pressure and slowing the progression of the disease.
Healthy eye
Eye with glaucoma
How Is the Treatment Carried Out?
After a complete evaluation with gonioscopy and optic nerve OCT, the most appropriate surgical technique for each patient is determined.
We offer trabeculectomy, drainage implants and advanced MIGS (minimally invasive glaucoma surgery) procedures.
The procedure is performed under local anesthesia and aims to create a new drainage pathway for the intraocular fluid.
Regular postoperative monitoring ensures pressure control and long-term preservation of vision.
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