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YAG Laser Iridotomy Complications
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@wantingtoknow I'm guessing the reason that he wants to do the iridotomy is because your angles are becoming more narrow? I do know have glaucoma but I do have narrow angles. Two years ago, mine suddenly got worse over a 4 month period and so he strongly suggested peripheral iridotomy. It is my understanding that if you have complete closure of the angles, you have a very short window of time to get treatment before you face the risk of losing your vision. Because I live 2 hours away from the ophthalmologist, I opted to go ahead with the procedure, one eye at a time. If you decide to pursue this, my one caution would be to do your homework on the position of the iridotomy. My first one was at the 12 o'clock position and it left me with a dysphotopsia. The second was done at a temporal position. See my above posts for more detailed info about that.
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@jigglejaws94 - I was recently diagnosed with narrow angles without glaucoma or any pressure issues. Your posts have been so helpful in determining the placement of the iridotomy holes. I am absolutely terrified of this procedure (more so impacting my vision, which is fine, than the procedure itself.) I’m thinking of going for a second opinion as well, before deciding on anything. I have done a lot of research in the last few days and I’m still scared.
Do you still have dysphotopsias?
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Yes, I can see if there is evidence of a progression - I"d be all for it. But that's not the case. He has never seen me before. And this "diagnosis" has never been given to me before either. So he is saying I have narrow angles, with no glaucoma, and no benchmark to say my angles are getting better/worse/stable. And yes, when I asked he said he does them in the temporal location.