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Severe Glaucoma- Patients unfortunately still go blind in America!! Glaucoma the thief of sight!!

Glaucoma is a disease that damages the optic nerve and it is still unfortunately causing blindness in the USA today. It is important to get routine eye exams from your ophthalmologist to look for signs of the disease, the progression of the disease can be halted or slowed with appropriate treatment: topical or oral medications, laser, or incisional surgery. Vision once lost, can never be recovered. Glaucoma is known as the thief of sight, as the vision loss is usually slow and painless. Dr. Kavanagh practices at Eye Associates of South Texas with offices in: Seguin, San Antonio, New Braunfels, Luling, Gonzales and Hondo. 830-379-3937. www.eyeassociatesofsouthtexas.com or www.eyestx.com Dr. Kavanagh is fellowship trained in Glaucoma. Dr. Kavanagh is a board certified ophthalmologist and clinical assistant professor at University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio Texas, where he has taught many residents cataract and glaucoma surgery. Dr. Kavanagh has performed over 10,000 cataract procedures with intraocular lens implantation. He implants: Restor, Technis Multi Focal (MF), Crystalens, Toric IOLs.