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I was diagnosed with glaucoma at the age of 43 by an eye specialist, whom I see regularly once a year, but the last two years running I have had to see the doctor twice each year.
I was told my glaucoma was hereditary, as my mother had been diagnosed with it. Really you do not know you have it, and in my case I felt physically fit.
I enjoy getting the Glaucoma Newsletter in the mail, and I regularly give a donation, as it is helping myself and others with glaucoma.
My glaucoma is treated by administering eye drops in each eye, not much to ask of in order to stay on top of my glaucoma.
Hopefully I will not go blind, as I have regular check-ups with my eye specialist and optician.
Hopefully I will not go blind, as I have regular check-ups with my eye specialist and optician...Karyn
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.