Glaucoma Co-Management

There are two keys to optimizing success of therapy for glaucoma patients:

• Patient compliance with use of medications (instructions are followed)
• Follow-up exams

With co-management, most of your local follow-up care will be provided by your local Doctor of Optometry.  Your local optometrist reinforces the need for and proper use of medications, augments the data base through serial pressure checks and side vision exams, and relays the information back to Commonwealth Eye Surgery. We then evaluate trends and determine treatment effectiveness for each patient in collaboration with your local optometrist, recommending changes in your care as necessary.

If follow-up is convenient, patients keep appointments and comply with instructions more readily.  This allows for earlier detection of any disease progression, which results in the preservation of vision and, ultimately, a happier patient.