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Suspect Open Angle Glaucoma after seven months on prednisone

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Nov 30 12:10pm | Replies (5)
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@teddyz

I was diagnosed with a cataract and glaucoma in one eye for my 60th birthday so I get it. My doctor was very clear that he thought it was related to prednisone. The good news is that I could see an improvement very quickly in my vision and the doctor confirmed it at my follow-up. I'm not sure why your doctor chose an older med. But it's good that you caught it early and are taking care of it.

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noti | @noti | Nov 25 4:44pm

Thanks for the response. It had actually been 10 1/2 years since my last check up.
If I had gone in March when I had planned to, I would have had normal eye pressure results because I hadn’t started prednisone at that point. So who knows what kind of damage might have occurred by the time it was discovered. It’s hard to feel lucky about something like this, but maybe I should.

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