Fairfield County Eye Surgeon Highlights Reduced Risk of Glaucoma Blindness

    WESTPORT, CT, January 08, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- "Each January we make a concerted effort to raise awareness of glaucoma risk factors and the need for regular eye exams and glaucoma testing as recommended by each patient's eye doctor. Further, when we take a look at the advances in glaucoma testing such as in office optical coherence tomography (OCT) and high resolution digital photography of the optic nerve along with the major improvements in glaucoma treatment such as lasers and microscopic glaucoma implants, we get a picture of the reasons we achieved a significant decrease in blindness from glaucoma today," explained Dr. Leslie Doctor.

About Glaucoma
Glaucoma is an eye condition whereby the internal fluid does not properly drain from the eye resulting in high intraocular pressure that can damage the optic nerve. In the United States, 2.7 million people age 40 and older have the condition. If left untreated, glaucoma slowly and progressively reduces peripheral vision and eventually may cause blindness. According to researchers from the Mayo Clinic who reported study results in Ophthalmology, the likelihood of losing sight in one eye was 28 percent for patients diagnosed with glaucoma between 1965 and1980. That number fell to 13.5 percent for patients diagnosed between 1981 and 2000.

"These results are quite consistent with what we see in our Fairfield County glaucoma patients over the past 20 years as we continue to introduce advances in glaucoma diagnosis and treatment," commented Dr. Leslie Doctor. "However, patients still have quite an important role in scheduling regular eye exams with glaucoma testing as this is the best way to detect glaucoma early and initiate treatment as quickly as possible."

Doctor & Associates is a leading Fairfield County eye care practice providing eye examinations for adults and children, laser cataract surgery and lens implants (IOL), laser vision correction such as LASIK, care for cornea disease including cornea transplants, ocular inflammatory diseases including uveitis, management of diseases of the retina including diabetes and age related macular degeneration (AMD) and diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma as well as contact lenses, eyeglasses and optical services. For those patients in need of eye surgery, as a founding member of the Wilton Surgery Center, Doctor & Associates eye surgeons are able to provide eye surgery in a convenient, close to home and cost effective ambulatory surgery center.

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For additional information, contact:
Dorothy Figueroa, Doctor & Associates, 129 Kings Highway North, Westport, Connecticut 06880, [email protected], 203-227-4113.

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About Doctor & Associates-Eye Care & Ophthalmologists serving greater Fairfield County and southern Connecticut

Doctor & Associates was established in 1965 to offer Fairfield County and southern Connecticut eye care patients the most convenient and comprehensive advanced eye health and vision care available today. Our multiple locations in Westport, Wilton and Norwalk are staffed by Board Certified Connecticut Ophthalmologists as well as an experienced and caring technical staff. Our goal is to provide superb quality eye care in a convenient and professional setting with attention to your comfort.

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