Care for Glaucoma at University of Colorado Hospital

Why Choose Treatment for Glaucoma at University of Colorado Hospital?

• The UCH and University of Colorado School of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology has been ranked in the Top 10 Best Clinical (Patient Care) Programs in a recent Ophthalmology Times survey.
• University of Colorado Hospital has an entire eye center dedicated to serve the vision care needs of our patients and to advance research.  The Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute is a state-of-the art facility dedicated to providing both routine and specialty diagnostic and clinical care.
• All of our doctors are fellowship trained. This means that they have achieved the highest level of expertise. Our doctors are able to accurately diagnose and effectively treat the most complicated cases.
• Our doctors also conduct clinical research. Not only does this mean our doctors are deeply knowledgeable in their area, but it makes it possible for us to offer the latest treatments and surgical options to our patients sooner than other eye doctors.
• Our doctors train the next generation of eye doctors.

What is Glaucoma?

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can occur at any age and slowly steal vision and lead to blindness. It often occurs when the pressure of the eye's internal fluid is abnormally high, causing damage to the optic nerve.

However, people with normal eye pressure may also get glaucoma. Alternatively, increased eye pressure does not mean you will absolutely develop glaucoma. There are often no symptoms at first – vision is normal and there is no pain. But as the disease progresses, vision may gradually decrease narrow and fail.

More than three million people in the United States have glaucoma. It is one of the leading causes of blindness with a high incidence in African American and Hispanic patients.

Additional Resources

National Institutes of Health

American Glaucoma Society