What are the treatment options for early glaucoma?

The treatment options for early glaucoma have expanded in recent years and fall into three categories: medications, laser, and incisional surgery.

Is it a good idea to retire early?

For those that have put in enough long years of hard work for the end to finally be in sight, the temptation to rush the process and retire early often becomes strong. Some people can pull off early retirement without too much trouble, but anybody who’s considering early retirement really needs to take the time to think the decision through.

Is it OK to retire at 40 years of age?

At this age, a person has worked for 40 years or probably more. Many people work for 40 years with a decent salary but end up depending on social security for survival after retirement. This shows that having a decent job with good benefits is not enough to retire comfortably, let alone retiring early.

Who is the best doctor for glaucoma treatment?

Yvonne Ou, MD, is a board certified ophthalmologist who specializes in glaucoma, including medical, laser and surgical therapies; cataract evaluation and treatment including combined cataract and glaucoma surgery; glaucoma filtering and implant surgery; and newer procedures.

How old do you have to be to have glaucoma?

“Your visual field has always been considered normal. Your OCT, however, shows [retinal] thinning, which is now considered an early sign of glaucoma.” In 2011, my pressures were creeping up again; my right eye was 28 and my left was 23.

What does it mean to have early onset glaucoma?

Such abnormalities may be part of a genetic disorder that affects many body systems, called a syndrome. If glaucoma appears before the age of 5 without other associated abnormalities, it is called primary congenital glaucoma. Other individuals experience early onset of primary open-angle glaucoma, the most common adult form of glaucoma.

Is there a cure for open angle glaucoma?

There is no cure, only treatment options: medication, laser treatment or surgery. So I am a model patient: I do what my doctor suggests to keep this disease at bay. I can tell you all about glaucoma. I was diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma, the most common type, 23 years ago in 1994, at age 35.

How is glaucoma an autosomal recessive disorder?

Primary congenital glaucoma is usually inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, which means both copies of the gene in each cell have mutations. Most often, the parents of an individual with an autosomal recessive condition each carry one copy of the mutated gene, but do not show signs and symptoms of the condition.