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My first signs of glaucoma were noticed by an optometrist in 1991, who recommended a visit to an eye specialist, and my glaucoma has been monitored ever since.
I have had 2 or 3 lots of laser treatment which lowered the pressure, and my pressures also dropped after an operation on cataracts.
My eye specialist says we are fortunate to have kept my glaucoma under control for so many years.
Thank goodness it is only my peripheral vision that is impaired. It has been recommended that I do not drive, which is frustrating but understandable.
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My eye specialist says we are fortunate to have kept my glaucoma under control for so many years...Frances
Living in York Peninsula community two hour's drive from Adelaide and with no optometrist in her local community, Debra booked an appointment as soon as she could. That’s when she received her life changing diagnosis.
When Bette Smith’s cousin told her they had glaucoma in the family, she did what all Australians should be doing, she got her eyes checked.
My mother was diagnosed with glaucoma when she was about seventy, so I was closely monitored. When there were indicators that I could be following the same path, I was referred to a glaucoma specialist.