Glaucoma Service
Suite 1110
Phone: (215) 928-3200
Fax: (215) 928-0166
Director: L. Jay Katz, MD
Clinic Hours: Monday through Friday 8 am — 4:30 pm
Chan, AnneCox, Mary JudeHenderer, Jeffrey D.Katz, L. JayLennox-Thomas, TriciaMoster, Marlene R.Myers, JonathanPro, Michael JamesSchmidt, Jr., Courtland M.Schwartz, Louis W.Schwartz, Geoffrey P.Spaeth, George L.Uhler, Tara A.
The William A. and Anna V. Goldberg Glaucoma Service and Research Center at Wills Eye is the largest in the country. Its ophthalmologists are dedicated to the care and treatment of people who have glaucoma. Sophisticated, state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities include computerized visual field testing, optic nerve imaging, multiple methods of blood flow measurement and other specialized imaging modalities. The service participates in most of the national clinical trials sponsored by the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health in order to bring new drugs and surgical methods to patients as quickly as possible. In addition, they are conducting research on glaucoma to gain a better understanding of this disease.
There are several types of glaucoma, and treatment depends on properly identifying precisely which kind is present. One factor common to most types of glaucoma is damage to the optic nerve of the eye due to pressure inside the eye. No matter whether the pressure is high, normal, or below normal, it can still cause damage. Some types of glaucoma are chronic and may be present for a lifetime. Other types of glaucoma are acute; that is, they occur suddenly.
All types of glaucoma need some form of treatment. Some people need surgery. Others may need medicine to treat the eye directly, or to treat some other health problem that is affecting the eye. Still others may need to have certain medicines stopped.
Appropriate treatment for glaucoma will prevent loss of sight in the majority of patients whose condition is detected early.
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