Glaucoma screenings and the importance of an eye examination at North Shore Eye Care

People with glaucoma usually have slow form of the condition, primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in which it takes years for it to incur damage to the eye. In glaucoma, the optic nerve suffers damage related to having higher pressures in the eye over a period of time. Typically in glaucoma, the optic nerve damage causes  loss of peripheral vision that varies in from patient to patient. Eventually, if not treated, the loss of vision usually gets worse over the course of many months to years. It is very important to understand that the loss of vision in glaucoma is usually permanent in adults. This is why early treatment is imperative and why we screen more diligently now as opposed to 30 years ago. A full ophthalmic  examination is essential to detect glaucoma early and help prevent vision loss. Unfortunately, because central vision is usually not affected until advanced stages, people are unaware that they have it.

At North Shore Eye Care, all of our board certified physicians Dr Sidney Martin, Dr Larry Zweibel, Dr Jeff Martin and Dr John Mauro, all are experienced in the proper screening, diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma. In Long Island (suffolk and nassau counties), we see patients from smithtown, nesconset, saint james, kings park, cold spring harbor, huntington, commack, northport, dix hills, melville, deer park, centerport, greenlawn, bethpage, plainview, woodbury, syosset, massapequa, sayville, rockville center, garden city, mineola, roslyn, manhasset, levittown, new york city, manhattan, brooklyn, bronx, queens, and many other towns.