Glaucoma damages the optic nerve, usually because pressure inside the eye is too high for that nerve to tolerate. It is painless, it is gradual, and the vision it takes does not come back.
The common form of glaucoma takes peripheral vision first, slowly and evenly enough that the brain fills in the gaps. People routinely lose a large part of their visual field before noticing anything at all.
There is no treatment that restores an optic nerve once it has been damaged. Everything we do is aimed at protecting the vision you still have — which makes early detection the whole game.
The only way to find it is to look for it: a pressure check and an optic nerve examination, whether or not anything feels wrong.
Earlier if glaucoma runs in your family, or you have diabetes or high myopia.
Applanation tonometry, the standard against which other methods are measured.
Repeat checks show whether your current treatment is actually holding.
A parent or sibling with glaucoma, age over 40, diabetes, high blood pressure, high myopia, a previous eye injury, or long-term steroid use — including steroid eye drops taken without supervision.
Most glaucoma is controlled with daily drops that lower pressure. They work — but only while used correctly, every day, indefinitely. Stopping because the eye feels fine is the most common reason treatment fails, and that loss cannot be recovered.
If you have those symptoms, call 0184-2254040 immediately. We provide 24-hour emergency eye care.
No. It can be controlled, often very effectively, but vision already lost cannot be restored. Treatment protects the sight you still have.
Usually you would not — that is the problem. There is no pain and no early blurring. Only a pressure check and optic nerve examination will find it.
In most cases yes. The pressure-lowering effect stops when the drops stop. Stopping because your eye feels fine is the single most common cause of avoidable glaucoma blindness.
Get screened before you have any symptoms. A first-degree relative with glaucoma raises your own risk significantly, and the check is quick.
Talk to our team about glaucoma management — we'll assess your eyes and explain your options clearly. No pressure, just honest advice.