Glaucoma surgery has relatively little to do with age. Surgery can be considered for any case of glaucoma that results in elevated intraocular pressure and impaired visual function that is not well controlled by medication. Regardless of age, the goal of surgery is to maintain intraocular pressure, control vision, and prevent it from progressing further downward. Surgery for the elderly relative to young people, the advantages of surgery is that the metabolism of the elderly is relatively slow, the application of anti-metabolic drugs during the operation, to ensure the success rate of the operation at the same time, you can try to prolong the recurrence of time, surgery is the main treatment method for glaucoma. If under regular checkups and stable IOP control, we can consider delaying surgery and controlling it with medication temporarily.