Because glaucoma can worsen without your being aware of it, your treatment may need to be changed over time. Medicines Glaucoma is usually controlled with eye drops taken several times a day, sometimes in combination with pills. These medications will decrease eye pressure, either by slowing the production of aqueous fluid within the eye, or by improving the flow leaving the drainage angle. These medications work because you take them regularly and continuously. It is important to tell all of your doctors about the eye medications you are using.
Glaucoma medications can have side-effects.
You should notify your ophthalmologist immediately if you think you may be experiencing side-effects. Laser Surgery Laser surgery treatments may sometimes be effective for glaucoma treatment. Trabeculoplasty is laser treatment to enlarge the eye drain itself to control pressure within the eye when treating open-angle glaucoma. Iridotomy is laser treatment to create tiny holes in the iris to improve the flow of aqueous fluid to the drain. When operative surgery is needed to control glaucoma, your ophthalmologist will use miniature instruments to create a new drainage channel for the aqueous fluid to leave the eye.