Glaucoma can be treated using medication, lasers and incisional surgery. This article discusses the indications for glaucoma surgery.
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Glaucoma and depression
The common perception of glaucoma is that it causes irreversible blindness. The diagnosis of glaucoma, therefore, impacts the patient adversely. Glaucoma diagnosis is invariably associated with some anxiety and depression. That said, it is important to remember that the relationship between glaucoma and depression is complex and multifactorial.