Glaucoma has earned a reputation as the "silent thief of sight", and for good reason — it can develop gradually, without any noticeable symptoms, while quietly damaging the optic nerve. By the time changes in vision become obvious, meaningful and often irreversible damage may have already occurred.
At Sattva Eye Hospital in Vadodara, our glaucoma evaluation is built to catch this earlier: identifying risk factors, assessing the optic nerve and visual function, and determining exactly what monitoring or treatment is right for your eyes, so vision loss can be slowed or prevented rather than discovered too late.
About the Service: Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, most often linked to elevated pressure inside the eye, and it can lead to progressive vision loss if left unaddressed.
Our glaucoma evaluation and management service is for anyone at risk — including people with a family history of the condition, adults over 40, those with diabetes or elevated eye pressure, and patients already diagnosed with glaucoma who require ongoing care.
Diagnosis at Sattva Eye Hospital goes beyond a single pressure reading. We assess the optic nerve, the eye's drainage angle, and visual function together, so treatment decisions are based on a complete clinical picture rather than one number.
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Our glaucoma care goes beyond checking eye pressure. We assess the optic nerve, drainage angle, visual function, and other relevant structures to build a complete clinical picture.
Depending on your examination findings and individual risk factors, additional investigations such as retinal imaging or OCT assessment may be recommended.
Treatment and follow-up are tailored to your condition, ranging from medical management and laser treatment to surgical options when clinically required.
Glaucoma treatment is tailored to the type and stage of the condition, your eye pressure, optic nerve health, and overall clinical needs. Our goal is to control disease progression and protect your remaining vision.
Prescription eye drops or other medications may be used to lower intraocular pressure and help control glaucoma based on your individual condition.
Selected patients may benefit from laser-based procedures depending on the type, severity, and clinical characteristics of their glaucoma.
When required, surgical treatment may be considered to improve eye pressure control and help protect the optic nerve from further damage.
Ongoing examinations and diagnostic testing help assess disease stability, monitor treatment response, and identify changes that may require adjustment of care.
Every evaluation is guided by Dr. Ankit Ahir, MBBS, DOMS, DNB (Ophthalmology), ensuring glaucoma findings are interpreted with genuine clinical expertise.
IOP assessment, gonioscopy, visual field testing, and optic nerve evaluation are used together, rather than relying on a single test.
Retinal and OCT assessment can provide detailed structural information to support glaucoma diagnosis and long-term monitoring.
From medical management and laser treatment to surgical management, care is matched to your specific type and stage of glaucoma.
Follow-up schedules are based on disease stability and treatment response, rather than a fixed interval for every patient.
We explain what your results mean, what treatment involves, and why a particular approach is recommended for your individual needs.
Based in Nizampura, Sattva Eye Hospital is easily accessible for patients across Vadodara.
Our glaucoma care focuses on identifying risk factors and early disease changes, including changes that may occur before noticeable vision problems develop.
We use a comprehensive, multi-test approach to understand your eye pressure, optic nerve, visual function, and other relevant clinical findings before recommending treatment.
Your treatment and follow-up plan is tailored to your specific type and stage of glaucoma, with clear explanations and ongoing monitoring to help protect your vision over time.
Our glaucoma care follows a structured evaluation process to assess eye pressure, the drainage angle, visual function, and optic nerve health before developing an individualized treatment and follow-up plan.
Eye pressure is measured to assess one of the key risk factors associated with glaucoma and help determine whether further evaluation is required.
We examine the drainage angle of the eye, helping distinguish between different types of glaucoma and providing important information for treatment planning.
Central and peripheral vision are evaluated to identify functional changes that may be associated with glaucoma and to monitor visual function over time.
The optic nerve is carefully examined for structural changes that may indicate glaucomatous damage and help guide diagnosis and monitoring.
When indicated, retinal and optic nerve imaging provides detailed structural information to support glaucoma diagnosis and ongoing monitoring.
Based on your findings, we recommend medical, laser, or surgical management along with a monitoring schedule suited to your individual condition and treatment needs.
Find answers to common questions about glaucoma, early detection, eye pressure, glaucoma tests, treatment, monitoring and glaucoma care at Sattva Eye Hospital, Vadodara.