What is glaucoma?

Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the eye’s optic nerve and result in vision loss and blindness. However, of early treatment of Glaucoma symptoms you can often protect your eyes against serious vision loss.

Offer New Technology for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Glaucoma
The Paradigm Ocular Blood Flow Analyzer (BFA) is a medical device which now for the first time allows the doctor to measure blood flow in the optic nerve of the eye.

This Information allows doctors to identify glaucoma before it causes damage to the patient’s optic nerve unlike many traditional tests. Early detection of glaucoma can help reduce the amount of vision loss caused by glaucoma, one of the leading causes of blindness. This test will also improve management of glaucoma as well as assisting in the detection of other circulatory abnormalities involving diabetes, retinal and carotid disorders.

Dr. McGlone says, “Ocular blood flow is now recognized as an important diagnostic measurement. We are pleased to one of the first practices in New Jersey to offer this new early diagnosis tool to our patients.”