Glaucoma is a preventable disease that can lead to loss of vision and even blindness.  In susceptible patients visual loss can occur quickly.  This disease is so insidious that visual loss can be quite profound without the patient even being aware of it.

With expanded applications for cataract surgery the procedure is becoming more commonplace. Occasionally  people seeking Lasik surgery are often better served with a cataract procedure.  This is especially true in people who are middle aged and beyond and may already have incipient cataracts.