Featured: Natural Health – SLT Laser Treatment for Glaucoma

As we get older, many of us become used to the idea of reading glasses, routine eye checks and the occasional change in prescription. What we’re less prepared for is being told we have glaucoma and that we may need daily eye drops, possibly for life.

Glaucoma, sometimes called the “silent thief of sight”, often has no obvious symptoms to begin with. Yet it’s one of the leading causes of irreversible sight loss in the UK. The good news is that treatment has come a long way, and for some people it may now be possible to manage glaucoma with fewer – and in some cases no – drops.

Here, consultant ophthalmic surgeon Mr Mfazo Hove explains what glaucoma is, why drops can be challenging for some people, and how a gentle laser treatment called SLT is becoming part of modern glaucoma care.