In general glaucoma cannot be completely cured, but it can be controlled.

Most treatments for glaucoma are designed to reduce or control the intraocular pressure (IOP), which can damage the optic nerve that transmits visual information to the brain.

Treatment for glaucoma depends on the severity of each case.

Glaucoma Treatments:

Medicine

Glaucoma is often treated with eye drops that are taken several times each day.
The eye drops help the way the eye fluid circulates as well as lowers eye pressure, by decreasing the production of fluid within the eye or by increasing the flow leaving the drainage angle.
Glaucoma can worsen over time without you even being aware, so your treatment will likely change in order to help achieve a lower eye pressure.

Laser Surgery

Laser surgery is also effective for glaucoma treatment. There are two main types:

• Trabeculoplasty is a type of laser treatment that enhances eye drainage function and helps control eye pressure within the eye when treating open-angle glaucoma.
• Iridotomy is a laser treatment that makes tiny holes in the iris to help improve the flow of eye fluid to the drain when treating narrow angle.

Operative Surgery

If both the eye drops and laser therapy treatment have not been successful in lowering the eye pressure, your doctor might suggest an operative surgery to be performed.
With this surgery a new bypass drainage tunnel will be created using a microscope and specialized instruments, to help the eye fluid to leave the eye.

Each case of glaucoma is different and treated differently. Talking to your doctor can help you distinguish which treatment is best for you.

With any type of glaucoma, regular eye examinations are very important.