The Glaucoma Service at Wills Eye Hospital has made every effort to provide accurate, up-to date information. This information and the responses provided through this service are not intended to replace diagnosis, consultation, or treatment by a health care professional such as an ophthalmologist. The question and answer service is intended for educational purposes only and the responses represent the approach of the responding physician given the facts presented, not necessarily the only or best treatment. By using the information from this Web site, the viewer willingly assumes all risks in connection with such use. Neither the author, the Foundation, nor the Hospital shall be held responsible for errors, omissions in information herein nor liable for any special, consequential, or exemplary damages resulting, in whole or in part, from any viewer's use or reliance upon this material.

Unfortunately, the medicolegal milieu in America prevents us from offering specific advice about individual cases. Unless you are from Pennsylvania, such advice would constitute practicing medicine without a license in your state and a punishable offense. In a specialty such as ophthalmology where the examination is many times more important than the history, the potential for mistakes in accurately assessing the situation is also too great to hazard advice about specific problems. This website is offered as an educational service to help glaucoma patients become better informed about their disease so that they can participate to a greater degree in the decisions regarding their eye care.