Over two million people in the United States have glaucoma. An estimated 50% of people having the most common type of glaucoma do not know they have the disease because advanced and serious vision loss may occur before patients become aware of a vision problem. Once glaucoma damages the sensitive fibers of the optic nerve the damage cannot be reversed.

It is important for everyone to have regular eye examinations, especially after age 35. Early detection and treatment is the only way known to prevent vision loss and blindness from glaucoma.

Dr. Nepple utilizes very recent developments in technology to detect, monitor and treat glaucoma. This technology includes methods to asses the many eye structures related to pressure in the eye and the absolutely critical assessment of the transparent nerve fibers of the eye which are destroyed in glaucoma. These methods include measurement of intraocular pressure and threshold visual fields.

Up to 2/3 of the nerve fiber layer of the eye may be lost before glaucoma is detected using older methods. Dr. Nepple uses the GDx scanning laser to measure the transparent nerve fiber layer. This may allow earlier diagnosis and preservation of vision by initiating early treatment of glaucoma.

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