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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Glaucoma / November 2005

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Anthony - 17 Nov 2005 17:34 GMT
Are between 20 and 22 in both eyes yet the doctor says we need to just watch
it closely. What pressure is high enough to get eye drops? He says my cornea
is a bit thicker then normal and there is no damage to the optic nerve  YET
which makes me say to myself...WHY AM I NOT GETTING DROPS if your sort of
expecting damage to occur down the road?
gudrun17 - 17 Nov 2005 18:38 GMT
> Are between 20 and 22 in both eyes yet the doctor says we need to just watch
> it closely. What pressure is high enough to get eye drops? He says my cornea
> is a bit thicker then normal and there is no damage to the optic nerve  YET
> which makes me say to myself...WHY AM I NOT GETTING DROPS if your sort of
> expecting damage to occur down the road?

Because thicker corneas give higher than normal pressure readings, and
since yours are just high-normal anyway, you are not likely to develop
glaucoma. Your doctor just wants to watch the situation to see if
anything changes.
-Gudrun
Steve - 18 Nov 2005 00:49 GMT
> Are between 20 and 22 in both eyes yet the doctor says we need to just watch
> it closely. What pressure is high enough to get eye drops? He says my cornea
> is a bit thicker then normal and there is no damage to the optic nerve  YET
> which makes me say to myself...WHY AM I NOT GETTING DROPS if your sort of
> expecting damage to occur down the road?

Insist on a fields test and get another in 6 months - that way you will
detect a problem before it becomes visible to the doctor.
Cheryl - 25 Nov 2005 23:31 GMT
Even better, see if you can find a specialist who has a GDx or an HRT
machine. These give the specialist a good picture of the optic nerve, and,
with the GDx in particular, help in early diagnosis of glaucoma, earlier
than a visual field test would.
All the best, I know how worrying it is. I was only diagnosed after a year
and a half even though I did have optic nerve damage. So much depends on the
specialist. The ones I saw initially did not have any patients my age (40)
with glaucoma, which is why they were reluctant to diagnose. I'm now with a
great guy who says glaucoma can strike at any age. I wish I'd known about
him at the start, he might have been able to prevent some of the damage
that's been done. At any rate, he would have saved me a lot of worry and
stress.
Good luck, keep searching until you find someone you are comfortable with.

Cheryl

>> Are between 20 and 22 in both eyes yet the doctor says we need to just
>> watch it closely. What pressure is high enough to get eye drops? He says
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> Insist on a fields test and get another in 6 months - that way you will
> detect a problem before it becomes visible to the doctor.
 
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