I was hit in the left eye with a fully extended octopus strap and destroyed the Schlemm canal of my eye. Dr Ivan Goldberg took over and performed a Trabeculectomy followed by injections of 5-fluorouracil into the eyeball to prevent growth of scar cells over the Trabeculectomy.
I didn't have any tell-tale signs of vision loss but thankfully my Optometrist detected increased pressure during a routine eye check. I am grateful it was picked up early and knew I had to act quickly.
In the late 90's I was admitted to the emergency department at a major hospital in Melbourne with a severe headache to the right side of my head and severe pain in my right eye. The pain was so excruciating that my right eyeball felt like it was going to explode.
I am only a few months into my journey and where that leads I have no idea...but to walk in the steps of those before me gives me hope and warmth in my heart.
I was 25 when I was diagnosed with glaucoma. I urge anyone who is my age or younger to reach out and not to give up the fight, anything can happen and you are not alone in any of this.
I was diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma in 1993, when I began to see auras around streetlamps.
I also have to put in lubricating eye drops about five times daily to counter the negative effects of the prescription drops.
In early 2021, I was diagnosed with macular puckering in both eyes which required a double vitrectomy...
Early detection and strict adherence to treatment are so important to glaucoma...