Glaucoma Examination

Glaucoma Examination abroad

Glaucoma is a group of disease that relates to damaging of optic nerve. Optic nerve is the bundle of nerve fibers which are at the back of the ere. They transmit visual message from retina to brain. To avoid the glaucoma, it is important to get your eyes checked for glaucoma by an ophthalmologist. 

It becomes important when you carry some known risk factors, like family history of the disease. Test becomes important so that it can be diagnosed early, and treatment can be provided. Examination can involve: Eye Pressure Check Visual Field Test Glaucoma Imaging Tests Angle Test (Gonioscopy) Cornea Thickness Test (Pachymetry) Corneal Thickness and “Angle” Tests The Dilated Eye Exam