Glaucoma of Ophthalmology. There is a glaucoma screening program in the UK. Those at risk are advised to have a dilated eye examination at least once a year. The modern goals of glaucoma management are to avoid glaucomatous damage and nerve damage, and preserve visual field and total quality of life for patients, with minimal side-effects. This requires appropriate diagnostic techniques and follow-up examinations, and judicious selection of treatments for the individual patient. Although intraocular pressure (IOP) is only one of the major risk factors for glaucoma, lowering it via various pharmaceuticals and/or surgical techniques is currently the mainstay of glaucoma
Phacolytic glaucoma disease is less prevalent in developed countries such as Australia and the United States, due to a greater access to health care and earlier cataract surgery. Phacolytic glaucoma Phacolytic glaucoma (PG) is a form of glaucoma which is caused due to a leaking mature or immature cataract. Inflammatory glaucoma which occurs in phacolysis is a condition which is a result of the leakage of protein within the lens into the capsule of a mature or hyper mature cataract and involves a simple procedure to be cured that is referred to as cataract extraction. The main symptoms of glaucoma include pain