Glaucoma

It seems, after an initial scare (eyeball internal pressure too high),
that I haven't got glaucoma. I have, however, got bright orange eyes
for the next few hours.

Carry on.

 

I bet that's a weight off.


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DR says...

Just wait til the orange creeps into your skin and the Belfast accent
starts developing.

 

That's an understatement, by several orders of magnitude.

 

I have hair, and my name isn't - wait, oh ****...

 

DR says...

See, it's started already without you realising.

 

DR wibbled:

I had exactly the same - not very pleasant.

Turns out I've got thick eyeballs or summat.

 

blinding!

 

Fluoroscein, don't you just love it. What was the diagnosis?

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The future's bright.

 

Not sure - initial tests with the "machine what blows air in your
eyes" a fortnight ago measured 29 mmHg. Testing today with a
tonometer (Goldmann?) measured 20 mmHg - the optometrist wants to
check again in 6 months, but otherwise says there should be no
problem. This is particularly good, as diabetes would almost
certainly complicate any potential treatment...

 

Sorry to be a twat, but,
if you have/had "eyeball internal pressure too high" you have/had Glaucoma.

 

Hey, it's you that's the twat, you've got to live with it, not me, so
don't apologise. I had Ocular Hypertension, which can be a symptom of
glaucoma, but it is not in and of itself the whole of the condition.
My optometrist is satisfied there's no cause for concern at this time.

 

I'd be happy with that. I had highish eyeball pressure a few years back, so
they did some repeated pressure tests and other stuff. It went down again
for all the following readings. Optician said it can happen, sometimes it's
stress related, they aren't sure why. Glad yours is clear, it's not a nice
worry.

Ali

 

Too late.

 

Crap piece of equipment. They work by blowing air onto your cornea and
looking for when the cornea deflects and then works the pressure out.

Testing today with a

Much better as it is a manual piece of equipment, though the user has to
be adept at using it.

- the optometrist wants to

Also, the diabetes can be a cause of glaucoma, so make sure you go back.
You should be getting free eye tests anyway if you have diabetes
(though I can't quite remember). I will check on that for you and let
you know.


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You're absolutely right, 'cos my optician told me that too. And I later
checked it out.

Ali

 

Errr, please look up 'Glaucoma; you fool.

 

Sorry Alison, my reply was aimed at DR.

 

Don't worry, I'm aware of that; I haven't paid for an eye test since I
was first diagnosed.