OUR KIRKLAND CLINIC HAS MOVED

We are proud to announce the opening of our new Kirkland clinic located at 11325 NE 120th St, Kirkland, WA 98034. Our new facility offers us the opportunity to better serve our loyal patients. We are excited and look forward to continuing to serve your needs and work with you in our new space!

PATIENT PORTAL NOTICE

Please be aware that our patient portal is currently down. Online Bill pay is still functional and can be found here. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a characteristic pattern of optic neuropathy and in most cases, has no symptoms until late in the course of the disease. Risk factors for glaucoma include family history of glaucoma, history of ocular trauma, age over 60 years old, chronic steroid use in any form including eyedrops, creams, and pills, and African/Hispanic ancestry. The mainstay of treatment in glaucoma is to lower the intraocular pressure to a level at which further damage to the optic nerve does not occur. This “target” pressure can vary depending on the person and the status of the optic nerve.

Understanding and Treating Glaucoma

Glaucoma

Open Angle Glaucoma

In open angle glaucoma, treatment options include trabeculoplasty (also termed ALT, SLT), topical or oral medications (generics include timolol, brimonidine, dorzolamide, latanoprost, acetazolamide), or outpatient surgery (Minimally Invasive Glaucoma (MIGS) procedures, trabeculectomy with or without mitomycin C, glaucoma shunt surgery, cyclophotocoagulation).

Narrow Angle Glaucoma

In narrow angle glaucoma, the iris is physically too close to the drainage structures and thereby obstructs aqueous leaving the eye. As a result, the intraocular pressure is elevated. Generally, an office-based laser peripheral iridotomy is recommended at this point. It is important to realize that even after an iridotomy is done and the angle is more “open”, the angle can narrow again in the future. Cataract surgery or iridoplasty can be done if this situation arises.