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For now, I have 20/20 vision but I know that in the future there’s a big chance that I’m going to start losing my eye-sight.
Even though I have no symptoms today, I know that I am at high risk and can see the signs that one day I will probably get the disease. Glaucoma is in my family, my great grandma had it and I have optic disc cupping and high eye pressure.
Both my parents are optometrists so I am always having lots of tests done to check for it, but so far nothing is really affecting my vision. Because I worked at my parent’s optometry since I was 14 years old I had heard a lot about the disease so was very aware of it from a young age.
As long as you keep getting your eye tests done throughout your lifetime you can pretty much keep it on track. I know I have to be vigilant and keep an eye on it so that I don’t get glaucoma too.
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Even though I have no symptoms today, I know that I am at high risk and can see the signs that one day I will probably get the disease. Glaucoma is in my family...Greace
Patricia discovered she inherited glaucoma from her father after developing cataracts. She underwent a successful surgery and is now taking eye drops regularly. She now advises others to get tested early.
Annette was diagnosed with Normal Tension Glaucoma a few years ago, and despite the challenges of managing eye pressure and a pituitary cyst, her proactive approach with treatments and family awareness gives her hope for a stable future.
After retiring from 30 years in the Army, Lawrence discovered substantial vision loss in one eye and some in the other due to elevated eye pressures. Lawrence now encourages his family to get glaucoma checks regularly.