← Return to Suspect Open Angle Glaucoma after seven months on prednisone

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I’ve taken Timolol for years now. There are several eye medication‘s for glaucoma and you need to take it seriously as your age. Someone here said they hadn’t been to the eye doctor for 10 years. My mouth dropped open. I go To the eye doctor four times a year. With glaucoma, you have to stay on top of it. You have to learn how to stay in line. (i.e. a low sugar diet and learn about the other things that contribute to glaucoma getting worse.) And it will get worse as you age. I had to change eye medicines at one point because I was getting dry eyes. I’ve had cataract surgery eight years ago and it was the most amazing thing! It was like ripping a film off my vision that I didn’t even know was there. There are other things that can be done in addition to medication like having the mesh in your tear ducts Enlarged through painless, laser therapy in the doctors office. That will also take the eye pressure down also eye pressure can change over the course of the day over the time of year, so it’s important to take The average numbers over the course of the year. Medicare pays for the multiple visits if you have glaucoma, so there’s no reason not to do it. Our eyes and our sight and our iHealth and vision deteriorate as we age and for me as a Artist, I must be super vigilant with my eyes. You might wanna consider if your ophthalmologist is a cataract or glaucoma specialist and not the run of the mill person at a Popular chain store.

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Thank you for your response. I am an artist myself, though I haven't done anything since PMR started to become debilitating at the end of last year. After working all day, almost every day for decades. There is no question that I will be keeping on top of exams from now on. Currently the only thing that seems different with my vision is that it feels like everyone else is driving with their brights on at night. And I can't tell if I just typed a comma or a period on this screen without retyping- though that may have already started before all of this. I'm happy enough with the Optometrist I just saw, I have a follow up in a couple of weeks, and will stay on the meds till I get off of prednisone. There is a very good Ophthalmologist/cataract specialist in the same practice, and I know of a few other good people around here. This is a well known and respected practice locally, which has expanded to a few other locations over the years, but is by no means a cookie cutter chain store. My nephew in law, who I consulted at Thanksgiving, is very good, but too far away for convenience. But I could certainly ask him for advice if I feel that I need it. If I had known what was coming I would most likely have chosen an opthamologist first though.
Thanks for the good advice! You've been really helpful.