Glaucoma
Side vision fades first — gradually, and often unnoticed.
Opens at the Advanced stage on a reading scene. Keep your eyes on the centre of the picture — the loss sits out at the edges, which is exactly why it goes unnoticed. Use the buttons to step back to Normal, Early and Moderate.
What you're looking at
Glaucoma damages the optic nerve, and it takes your peripheral (side) vision first. Central vision — the part you read and recognise faces with — usually stays sharp until late.
Notice it isn't a black tunnel. It's a soft, washed-out fade toward grey. Because your brain fills in the missing areas, most people never notice it happening, which is why glaucoma is often found on a routine eye exam rather than reported as a symptom.
How our team helps
Vision already lost to glaucoma can't be brought back — but eye pressure can be lowered to protect what's left. That's why routine pressure and optic-nerve checks matter so much, and why glaucoma is usually caught in the exam chair rather than by symptoms.
At The Eye Center, our team manages glaucoma with computerized testing — our named diagnostic differentiator — pairing automated visual-field analysis, tonometry, and optic-nerve and nerve-fibre (RNFL) evaluation to catch change early and track it over time. From there we manage open-angle and angle-closure glaucoma, and ocular hypertension, with pressure-lowering therapy and ongoing monitoring. If a procedure ever becomes appropriate, the options and next steps are decided together with the surgeon.
