Glaucoma is a Sub Specialty of Ophthalmology and the branch of Medicine dealing with diagnosis, treatment and management of Glaucoma. Glaucoma is a condition of the Eye in which the Optic Nerve suffers irreversible damage leading to permanent vision loss and even complete blindness. It is often associated with high fluid pressure in the Eye.

An Ophthalmologist specializing in Glaucoma commonly treats the following conditions:

Open Angle Glaucoma; Closed Angle Glaucoma; Developmental Glaucoma (Glaucoma in Newborns and Infants); Secondary Glaucoma (Glaucoma induced by factors such as inflammation, infection, injury, drugs)

Visual Fields (Mapping the field of vision); Intraocular Pressure (fluid pressure in the Eye); Gonioscopy (Examining the angle to assess open or closed type); Pachymetry (thickness of cornea); Slit Lamp Examination for Optic Nerve Evaluation; Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT); Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph (HRT) to determine the health of the Optic Nerve and the Nerve Layer at the back of the Eye; Direct and Indirect Ophthalmoscopy (to examine the back of the Eye for associated conditions)

Trabeculectomy; Glaucoma Drainage Implants; Laser Iridotomy; Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty; Canaloplasty