Question: Can you mail me patient information about Glaucoma, I was recently diagnosed and want to learn all I can about the disease.

Reference:
Glaucoma (Treatment): The goal of treatment is to reduce your eye pressure. Treatment depends on the type of glaucoma that you have.   OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA     - If you have open-angle glaucoma, you will probably be given eye drops.   - You may need more than one type. Most people can be treated with eye drops.   - Most of the eye drops used today have fewer side effects than those used in the past.   - You also may be given pills to lower pressure in the eye.      If drops alone do not work, you may need other treatment:     - Laser treatment uses a painless laser to open the channels where fluid flows out.   - If drops and laser treatment do not work, you may need surgery. The doctor will open a new channel so fluid can escape. This will help lower your pressure.   - Recently, new implants have been developed that can help treat glaucoma in people having cataract surgery.     ACUTE ANGLE GLAUCOMA   An acute angle-closure attack is a medical emergency. You can become blind in a few days if you are not treated.      - You may be given drops, pills, and medicine given through a vein (by IV) to lower your eye pressure.   - Some people also need an emergency operation, called an iridotomy. The doctor uses a laser to open a new channel in the iris. Sometimes this is done with surgery. The new channel relieves the attack and will prevent another attack.   - To help prevent an attack in the other eye, the procedure will often be performed on the other eye. This may be done even if it has never had an attack.      CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA     - Congenital glaucoma is almost always treated with surgery.   - This is done using general anesthesia. This means the child is asleep and feels no pain.      SECONDARY GLAUCOMA   If you have secondary glaucoma, treating the cause may help your symptoms go away. Other treatments also may be needed.

Answer: The goal of treatment is to reduce your eye pressure. Treatment depends on the type of glaucoma that you have. OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA - If you have open-angle glaucoma, you will probably be given eye drops. You also may be given pills to lower pressure in the eye. If drops alone do not work, you may need other treatment: - Laser treatment uses a painless laser to open the channels where fluid flows out. - If drops and laser treatment do not work, you may need surgery. The doctor will open a new channel so fluid can escape. This will help lower your pressure. - Recently, new implants have been developed that can help treat glaucoma in people having cataract surgery. ACUTE ANGLE GLAUCOMA An acute angle-closure attack is a medical emergency. You can become blind in a few days if you are not treated. - You may be given drops, pills, and medicine given through a vein (by IV) to lower your eye pressure. - Some people also need an emergency operation, called an iridotomy. The doctor uses a laser to open a new channel in the iris. Sometimes this is done with surgery. The new channel relieves the attack and will prevent another attack. - To help prevent an attack in the other eye, the procedure will often be performed on the other eye. This may be done even if it has never had an attack.