Glaucoma
Eye providers for glaucoma: the eye disease worth catching before you notice it.
Understanding glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of diseases that damage the optic nerve, frequently related to elevated pressure inside the eye, and it usually has no early symptoms: untreated, it silently erodes peripheral vision and can lead to blindness. That silence is exactly why regular eye exams matter; glaucoma is caught by screening, not by how your eyes feel.
Risk runs higher for Black adults over 40, everyone over 60 (especially Hispanic and Latino adults), people with a family history of glaucoma, and those with high blood pressure or diabetes.
Finding the right provider
Routine eye exams with an optometrist or ophthalmologist are the front line; when glaucoma is found, treatment aims to lower eye pressure with prescription drops most commonly, plus oral medication, laser treatment, or surgery as needed, and ophthalmologists manage the advanced end. Treatment protects the vision you have, which is the argument for starting early. ProviderQuoHealth shows credentials, accepted insurance, and accepting-new-patients status for the area's eye providers.
Most glaucoma is gradual, but sudden severe eye pain with blurred vision, halos, headache, or nausea is an emergency: call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. Don't search a directory.
Glaucoma on ProviderQuoHealth
Phillips Eye, PLLC — Ophthalmology
Phillips Eye, PLLC provides ophthalmology services in Fayetteville, NC. The practice focuses on comprehensive eye care for patients in the area.
Carolina Eye Associates PA — Ophthalmology
Carolina Eye Associates Inc provides ophthalmology services in Fayetteville, NC. The practice focuses on comprehensive eye care for patients in the area.
Cape Fear Eye Associates PA — Ophthalmology
Cape Fear Eye Associates PA provides ophthalmology services in Fayetteville, NC. The practice focuses on comprehensive eye care for patients in the area.
Walter Lovell Bogart, MD
Walter Lovell Bogart, MD, is an ophthalmologist practicing in Fayetteville, NC. He provides comprehensive eye care services to patients in the area.
Shelby a Stephenson, MD
Shelby A Stephenson, MD, is an ophthalmologist serving patients in Fayetteville, NC. Dr. Stephenson provides comprehensive eye care and vision services to the local community.
James Michael Geiger, MD
James Michael Geiger, MD, is an ophthalmologist serving the Fayetteville, NC area. He provides comprehensive eye care services to patients in the region.
Gerry Stetson Hayes, MD
Gerry Stetson Hayes, MD, is an ophthalmologist serving the Fayetteville, NC area. Dr. Hayes provides comprehensive eye care services to patients in the region.
George Leonard Cooper, MD
George Leonard Cooper, MD, is an ophthalmologist based in Fayetteville, NC. He provides comprehensive eye care services to patients in the area.
Frank Ward Browning, MD
Frank Ward Browning, MD, is an ophthalmologist practicing in Fayetteville, NC. He provides comprehensive eye care services to patients in the area.
Frequently asked
How would I know if I have glaucoma?
Usually you wouldn't; early glaucoma typically has no symptoms, which is why regular eye exams matter, especially if you're in a higher-risk group. Screening catches it while treatment can still protect your vision.
How is glaucoma treated?
Most commonly with prescription eye drops that lower eye pressure, and with oral medication, laser treatment, or surgery when needed. Treatment protects remaining vision rather than restoring lost vision, so early detection matters. A clinician tailors the plan.
Is any eye symptom from glaucoma an emergency?
Sudden severe eye pain with blurred vision, halos around lights, headache, or nausea can signal an acute form of glaucoma: call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department immediately. Don't search a directory.
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