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Category: Glaucoma

A quick guide to lens replacement surgery

March, 2023

Lens replacement surgery, also known as lens exchange or lens replacement, is a surgical procedure in which the natural lens inside the eye is removed and replaced with an artificial lens. It can be a very valid option instead of wearing contact lenses or glasses. In this blog, Gurjeet Jutley provides a quick guide to lens replacement surgery and outlines what you can expect.   Is lens replacement surgery the same as cataract...

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What happens after glaucoma surgery?

September, 2022

What happens after glaucoma surgery? Unlike cataract surgery, glaucoma surgery very rarely improves vision. Rather, it’s intended to stabilise vision and reduce the risk of future sight loss by reducing the pressure within the eye. This can be done in many different ways: essentially either reducing fluid into the eye or increasing fluid leaving the eye.   In this brief article, Gurjeet Jutley takes a look at what you can expect after...

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The risk factors associated with glaucoma patient falls

March, 2022

What are the risk factors associated with glaucoma patient falls? Glaucoma impacts the visual fields of patients, so it’s perhaps unsurprising that it can increase a patient’s risk of falling. It has been described, that patients can have up to three to four times greater risk of falling, with ensuing risks of injuries. The most significant factor associated with glaucoma patients is their decreased visual field, particularly inferiorly....

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