our Glaucoma Patient Forum 

 

DON'T FACE IMPORTANT MEDICAL DECISIONS WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED 

 

 

 

Glaucoma means so many different things to each of us that sometimes it is difficult to find a common thread in our experiences. A dentist who had glaucoma told me he felt  absolutely no difference in his vision and so it is not such a terrible problem to have after all. Another, a young and pretty lady had glaucoma since her early teens and had gone through so many types of surgical procedures, so glaucoma must be a fearful problem to deal. Someone with a higher IOP is managing better than one who may be having a very much lower pressure but the visual field continued to contract. Are we really talking about the same disease when we start to compare our  varied experiences?  Most of us will face several glaucoma crises in our lifetime. What is a glaucoma crisis? Simply, it is glaucoma progression and the end point is blindness. This is the common thread that binds all glaucoma sufferers!

A better understanding of glaucoma and with our doctors working together will allow us manage the disease better. When we have sufficient knowledge to make considered decisions and we know the trade-offs we become more proactive patients while averting the crisis.

What's most disturbing is the fact that at least for every one person diagnosed there is one other affected by glaucoma but unaware of their situation and they could be a close relative and a loved one.  For them, the crisis has not been averted.

 

 

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