When this form of the disease is better understood, then treatment strategies will be modified. Congenital glaucoma is usually treated with medications and either goniotomy or trabeculotomy , two forms of eye surgery. Juvenile glaucoma is treated using medications, laser surgery and filtering surgery. Secondary glaucoma treatment depends on whether the condition is acute or chronic. The underlying condition causing the increase in eye pressure will need to be addressed and this, of course, will vary depending on the cause.
Pigmentary glaucoma is treated using medications, laser surgery and filtering surgery.
Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is treated using medications, laser surgery and filtering surgery. Surgical techniques may be used earlier than in open-angle glaucoma. Medications are often used to help manage the glaucoma and corneal transplants are sometimes needed to treat swelling of the cornea. When the abnormal growth of blood vessels in the retina are treated, the abnormal blood vessel growth that is blocking fluid drainage near the front of the eye may begin to improve also. New research is focusing not only on lowering pressure inside the eye, but is also exploring medications that will protect and preserve the optic nerve from the damage that causes vision loss as well as the role of genetic factors.