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Glaucoma: Treatment in Beijing

Key test: IOP + OCT + visual fieldsDiagnosis from $150
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Short answer

Glaucoma silently steals peripheral vision by damaging the optic nerve, usually from eye pressure; drops, laser and surgery can halt it but not restore what's lost β€” making early expert care decisive. Beijing Tongren Hospital runs China's leading glaucoma service.

Overview

Because lost vision never returns, glaucoma care is about catching damage early (pressure, optic-nerve imaging, visual fields) and matching treatment intensity to progression risk: drops first, laser (SLT) increasingly early, and surgery β€” trabeculectomy, drainage implants, or newer MIGS β€” when control slips.

In Beijing

Beijing Tongren Hospital's glaucoma center is the national reference, handling complex and advanced disease daily, including angle-closure glaucoma β€” more common in Asian eyes and demanding specific expertise.

Typical costs

  • Full glaucoma workup (pressure, OCT, visual fields): from about $150
  • Laser/surgical treatment: individual quote
  • Written second opinion on progression or surgery timing: from $400

How we help

Send your records for a free assessment β€” we return a written plan and itemized quote, arrange the right specialist and interpreter, and coordinate everything on the ground.

Sources: Beijing Tongren Hospital

Glaucoma in Beijing β€” hospitals, costs & next steps

Recommended hospitals

Beijing Tongren Hospital
National reference glaucoma center β€” angle-closure expertise
Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH)
Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) β€” China's top-ranked hospital for complex, rare and multi-system conditions. Best known for: Rare and complex disease diagnosis, Endocrinology, Rheumatology & immunology.

Departments

Ophthalmology at Beijing Tongren Hospital
Tongren is China's most famous eye hospital β€” the national reference for cataract, glaucoma, retina and complex ophthalmology, at surgical volumes few centers in the world approach.

How China MedPass helps

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A written second opinion from a senior Beijing tertiary-hospital specialist on your existing scans and records β€” no travel required for the review itself.

Glaucoma β€” frequently asked questions

My pressures are controlled β€” why am I still losing vision?

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Some glaucoma progresses despite 'normal' pressure, and the answer may be lower targets, better adherence, or surgery. That judgment needs serial visual fields and OCT read by a specialist service β€” precisely what Tongren's glaucoma center provides, with a written opinion from $400.

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