In order to
maintain the best control of glaucoma and prevent vision loss, many patients
with glaucoma must be quite consistent in their use of eye drops to maintain
the proper eye pressure or Intraocular Pressure (IOP). For many, glaucoma laser
treatment is often helpful in reducing or eliminating glaucoma eye drops but
for others eye drop use is part of their daily routine several times each day.
Recently a microscopic implant containing a glaucoma eye pressure medication
was FDA approved to help glaucoma patients improve their quality of life by
reducing the need for eye drops as well as ensuring better consistency and
compliance and thus an exciting option for lowering IOP in the treatment of
glaucoma and a step in the right direction to reducing blindness related to
this common disease.
If you or someone you know is being treated for glaucoma with eye drops, please schedule a glaucoma eye exam and ask about options for glaucoma treatment to help reduce the need for daily eye drops. Please call us at Alabama Eye & Cataract Center in Birmingham at 205-930-0930, visit Alabama Eye & Cataract Center or Facebook.
Alabama Eye & Cataract Center is a leading eye care center in Birmingham located at UAB-Highlands, 1201 11th Avenue S, Suite 501, Birmingham, Alabama 35205 and staffed by UAB Medicine eye doctors and eye specialists.
