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over40
over40

Anyone living and seeing with glaucoma for over 30 years?

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  • elizabeth85938
    elizabeth85938 over40

    Posted

    Have you had laser treatment or just eye drops for your glaucoma and how many years have you had it from diagnosis? Difficult to answer for me as I have had laser surgery but my sight is worsening just after 6 months. I would be interested to read further replies on your query. 
    • over40
      over40

      Posted

      I am curious how long someone can have glaucoma for. I have astigmatosm so vision always blurry like without glasses
  • elizabeth85938
    elizabeth85938 over40

    Posted

    I have met poeple in Eye Clinic waiting room who have to use drops and go back year after year just to have the eye pressure taken. They live well with glaucoma and don't feel threatened by it. If pressure goes up they change the eye drops to get pressure down and then back to normal - unless pressure remains high and they need to take further action. As I said my case is extremely rare.
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