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Treatments could include:
- Trabeculectomy
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Laser Trabeculoplasty
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Surgical Trabeculoplasty
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Ciliary Body Ablation
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Surgical Iridotomy
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Intraocular release of pressure
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Cyclocryotherapy
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The goal of treatment is to reduce eye pressure. Depending on the type of glaucoma, this is done using medications or surgery.
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Vitamin C , taken in dosages up to bowel tolerance, is reported to reduce pressure within the eye and restore collagen balance. A vitamin C supplement with bioflavonoids , especially rutin and lutein , are particularly recommended. There is eviden...
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There are several types of laser surgery used to treat glaucoma. Laser peripheral iridotomy makes an opening in the iris allowing the fluid to drain, argon laser trabeculoplasty is aimed at the fluid channel opening to help the drainage system fun...
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The first line of glaucoma treatment is the use of prescription eyedrops. Several classes of medications are effective at lowering IOP and thus preventing optic nerve damage in chronic and neonatal glaucoma. Beta blockers(e.g. timolol), carbonic a...
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Trabeculectomy is a surgical procedure that removes part of the trabeculum in the eye to relieve pressure caused by glaucoma.
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Trabeculectomy is a surgical procedure that removes part of the trabeculum in the eye to relieve pressure caused by glaucoma .
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Cyclocryotherapy (CCT) is a procedure that employs temperatures as low as -112°F (-80°C) to destroy the ciliary body, an organ in the anterior chamber of the eye behind For cyclocryotherapy, the patient's eyelids are first retracted (A). A cryopro...
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