CT Glaucoma Associates

Expert diagnosis, quality care

Glaucoma is pressure damage to the optic nerve. We have decades of experience and a highly trained staff to accurately diagnose and effectively treat all types of adult and adolescent glaucoma.

If you have glaucoma, knowing the extent of damage is important in determining how much to lower your intraocular pressure. (If there is enough damage to affect a visual field test, it is generally preferable to keep the pressure 16 or lower.)

The extent of glaucoma damage, and the likelihood of damage worsening, is assessed by considering: your family history, intraocular pressure (sometimes measured 2 ways), corneal thickness, visual fields, OCT scans of the nerve fiber layer, contours of your optic nerve, and size of your eyeball.

Most patients are best treated by a combination of laser treatment and drops. We have performed more than 10,000 glaucoma laser treatments in our office (SLT, iridotomy, iridoplasty, cyclophotocoagulation).

Conventional dosing of drops can lead to red eye problems. We have expertise in resolving red eye problems by using preservative-free drops at reduced dosing frequency. This often achieves a lower pressure because it is more effective to use 3 medicines combined into 1 or 2 daily drops instead of fewer medicines taken many times per day. Lower pressure without a red eye is a good thing.

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