Glaucoma Clinic at Deevine Eye Care
Ghatkopar East, Mumbai
Glaucoma slowly damages the nerve of the eye, often with no pain and no early warning. Vision lost to glaucoma cannot be brought back, but with early diagnosis and regular care, most people keep useful sight for life. At Deevine Eye Care and Multispeciality Centre in Ghatkopar East, glaucoma specialist care, from the first check-up to laser and surgery, is available under one roof.
On this page: What Is Glaucoma? · Who Is at Risk · Symptoms · Tests · Treatment · Video · Cost · FAQs
A glaucoma check-up is especially for: adults over 40, anyone with a family history of glaucoma, people with diabetes or high spectacle power, long-term steroid users, and anyone told their eye pressure is high.
What Is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, the cable that carries images from the eye to the brain. It is usually linked to raised pressure inside the eye, although glaucoma can also happen at normal eye pressure. Side vision is lost first, so most people do not notice anything until much of the nerve is damaged. That is why glaucoma is often called the silent thief of sight.
There are two main types. In open-angle glaucoma, the eye’s drainage channel slowly works less well over many years. In angle-closure glaucoma, the drainage angle is narrow or blocked; it is common in India and can sometimes cause a sudden, painful attack.
Who Is at Risk?
Anyone can get glaucoma, but a regular check is especially important if you:
- Are over 40
- Have a parent, brother or sister with glaucoma
- Have diabetes or high blood pressure
- Have high minus or plus spectacle power
- Have used steroid drops, creams or tablets for a long time
- Have had an eye injury in the past
Steroid eye drops bought without a prescription, often used for red or itchy eyes, are an important and avoidable cause of glaucoma. Always use steroid drops only under an eye doctor’s care.
Symptoms of Glaucoma
Most people with glaucoma have no symptoms in the early stages. As it advances, people may notice bumping into things on one side, difficulty in dim light or a narrowing of side vision.
Visit an eye doctor the same day if you have sudden eye pain with redness, blurred vision, coloured haloes around lights, headache, nausea or vomiting. These can be signs of an acute angle-closure attack, which needs urgent treatment to save sight.
Your Glaucoma Check-up at Deevine
A glaucoma check-up is quick, painless and done at the eye centre. It usually includes:
- Eye pressure check (tonometry).
- Drainage angle check (gonioscopy), to see whether the angle is open or narrow.
- Optic nerve examination under the microscope, and corneal thickness measurement (pachymetry), which helps read the eye pressure correctly.
- OCT scan of the nerve fibre layer, which can pick up damage before you notice any change in vision.
- Visual field test (perimetry), which maps your side vision.
- Your plan: your type and stage of glaucoma, explained in simple words, with a target eye pressure and a follow-up schedule.
Complete glaucoma work-up at Deevine: about ₹6,000 – ₹8,000, covering the tests above.
Glaucoma Treatment That Protects Your Sight
Treatment cannot reverse damage that has already happened, but it lowers eye pressure and protects the vision you have. Depending on your type and stage of glaucoma, your plan may include:
- Eye drops: the most common first treatment. Used every day as advised, they keep eye pressure in a safe range.
- YAG laser (laser iridotomy): a quick laser done at the eye centre for narrow angles, to open a small drainage path and reduce the risk of an angle-closure attack.
- Glaucoma surgery at Deevine: when drops and laser are not enough to control the pressure, glaucoma surgery is planned and performed at the eye centre, with the options explained to you clearly.
- Cataract and glaucoma together: in some patients with narrow angles, timely cataract surgery also helps open the drainage angle.
- Lifelong monitoring: regular pressure checks, OCT and visual fields, so that any change is caught early and treatment is adjusted.
Watch: Glaucoma Explained
Glaucoma Treatment Cost in Mumbai
A complete glaucoma work-up costs about ₹6,000 to ₹8,000. The cost of treatment, such as YAG laser or glaucoma surgery, depends on your type and stage of glaucoma. After your check-up, we explain your plan and its cost clearly before any treatment begins. Finding glaucoma early almost always costs less, in money and in vision, than treating it late.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can glaucoma be cured?
Glaucoma cannot be cured, and vision that is already lost cannot be restored. But it can be controlled very well. That is why early detection, proper treatment and regular follow-ups are so important, so that glaucoma never reaches the end stage.
My eye pressure is normal now. Can I stop my drops?
No. The pressure is normal because the drops are working. Stopping them lets the pressure rise again, often without any warning signs. Never stop or change glaucoma drops without talking to your eye doctor.
Will I go blind from glaucoma?
Blindness from glaucoma is largely preventable when it is found early and treated regularly. Most people who lose vision to glaucoma were diagnosed late or stopped their treatment.
Does glaucoma run in families?
Yes. If a parent, brother or sister has glaucoma, your risk is higher. Family members should have a glaucoma check-up, even if their eyes feel perfectly fine.
How often should I get checked for glaucoma?
Everyone over 40 should have a complete eye check-up, including an eye pressure and nerve check, at least once a year. If you have glaucoma or are at high risk, check-ups are usually every 3 to 6 months at first, and every 6 to 12 months once the pressure is stable.
Is the YAG laser for glaucoma painful?
Most people feel only mild discomfort. It takes a few minutes, is done at the eye centre, and you can go home the same day.
Deevine Eye Care and Multispeciality Centre, 201, Sapphire Business Annexe, M.G. Road, Ghatkopar East, Mumbai 400077 · Open 10 am to 8:30 pm · 81040 35610
This page is for general information and does not replace a consultation. Every eye is different.