Author Archives for Rob Schertzer

Traumatic Glaucoma

November 28, 2012 10:13 pm Published by Comments Off on Traumatic Glaucoma

If your eye is injured, there is a chance you will develop traumatic glaucoma. A direct blow to the eye... View Article


Intraocular Pressure

10:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Intraocular Pressure

Elevated intraocular pressure (high pressure within the eye) is the number one risk factor for glaucoma. However, elevated intraocular pressure... View Article


Neovascular Glaucoma

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Neovascular glaucoma is a particularly aggressive and difficult to treat kind of glaucoma. It is caused by new, small blood... View Article


Normal Tension Glaucoma

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Normal-tension glaucoma typically means that glaucoma damage has been detected in an eye with so-called “normal” intraocular pressure (IOP)—that is, an... View Article


Gonioscopy

9:41 pm Published by Comments Off on Gonioscopy

Glaucoma is a difficult disease to detect without regular, complete eye examination, since it usually has no symptoms. To help determine... View Article


Catarata

9:16 pm Published by Comments Off on Catarata

Sus ojos trabajan en forma similar a una cámara fotográfica. Los rayos de luz entran a través de sus lentes... View Article


Cataract

9:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Cataract

Your eye works a lot like a camera. Light rays focus through your lens onto the retina, a layer of... View Article