Department  of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Optical Center
UTMB Health

Treatments and Services:

New minimally invasive glaucoma treatment can save vision

Glaucoma patients now have a new treatment option that could save their vision. UTMB Health Eye Center is one of the only centers in Texas treating patients with the Trabectome.

Glaucoma patients can receive a complete eye evaluation to see if they qualify for treatment with the Trabectome at either the Galveston or Friendswood location of the UTMB Health Eye Center.

To schedule an appointment with a glaucoma specialist, call 409-747-5800 (Galveston) or 281-996-7564 (Friendswood).

Read more about Glaucoma.
View Trabectome videos.

UTMB Health Eye Center
leading-edge eye care... close to home

UTMB Health Eye Center, at the UTMB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, is one of the nation's leading institutions for the research and treatment of eye diseases.

Our research faculty and staff strive for the discovery of new and innovative approaches to the understanding and treatment of eye-related conditions and diseases.

Entrust your eyesight to highly-qualified, patient-focused physicians trained in a full range of the most advanced treatments at the UTMB Health Eye Center.

With convenient locations in Friendswood and Galveston, the UTMB Health Eye Center is committed to quality service, compassionate care and medical excellence.

Our research faculty and staff strive for the discovery of new and innovative approaches to the understanding and treatment of eye-related conditions and diseases. They apply the most leading-edge advancements in eye care in the treatment of their patients.

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