different types of glaucoma

[Moana64]

I have normal pressure glaucoma, however what really is “normal pressure” compared to other types

[pinks223]

I’m not sure I believe anything over 21 is high pressure . That’s what I s been told my pressures were quite high before I had trabulectomy surgery recently ( still on going recovery only a few weeks post op and hoping the procedure works for a long time . )

[Cornwalleyes]

I have normal pressure glaucoma, it’s when your pressures don’t go above the “high’ levels which I think is above 21. But your eye is still being damaged in exactly the same way as someone with high pressures. My pressures were around 16/18 but we have had to get them down to between 8/12 to stop the damage happening. Hope that helps.

[Welshsailor in reply to Cornwalleyes]

are you just on drops? If so which ones and how many

[MataDAY in reply to Cornwalleyes]

Hello…sorry i am not quite understanding if there is a difference…

If those with “normal pressure glaucoma”…and our damage suffered is the same… how do we get a handle on our situation if not by pressure-monitoring?(SpecSavers say they will monitor me every 2 years!)

[Cornwalleyes in reply to MataDAY]

Yes, whichever type of glaucoma you have they can only monitor it by checking pressures and looking at the back of the eye to see if there is any thinning. Two years sounds like a long time between check ups. Mine are six monthly but I have had a trabulectomy now in each eye.

[Cornwalleyes]

had drops for three years, but one eye still seemed to be getting worse so had a trabulectomy last year in that eye. Still on three drops in the morning, one at lunchtime and two drops in the evening for the other eye. Iopidine, Trusopt and Bimatoprost/Timolol.

[Welshsailor in reply to Cornwalleyes]

so the trab has kept pressure between 8-12?

What pressure does the drops alone keep the other eye pressure at?

[Bellamolly60 in reply to Cornwalleyes]

I have been timoptal since 1983 to both eyes

[Welshsailor in reply to Bellamolly60]

just 1 drop? And you have been stable all this time?

[Bellamolly60 in reply to Welshsailor]

is has been stable for many years but last year I had stents in both i had extra drops due to the stents

But the vision in the right eye remained stable which is truly amazing given the length off time 39 years corneal graft

[Welshsailor in reply to Bellamolly60]

how come you had stents?

[Bellamolly60 in reply to Welshsailor]

pressure was going up and they wanted to protect graft which they did successfully accomplish

[Welshsailor in reply to Bellamolly60]

what pressure were you before and after treatment?

[Bellamolly60 in reply to Welshsailor]

it was around the 30 I was lucky I work at MRI

Which comprises all major hospital in Manchester

I seen Surgeon in queue for the restaurant

And approached him he had in me in fortnight later to

Operate

[Welshsailor in reply to Bellamolly60]

that was lucky!

[Cornwalleyes]

yes, the trab has kept it low, funnily enough since the trab the pressure in the other eye has dropped to similar levels, the consultant says that’s just a coincidence but other people on this forum have had the same experience. That’s good for me as I’m probably on the max eye drops I can take so any rise would mean a trab for that eye too.

[Welshsailor in reply to Cornwalleyes]

how old are you if you don’t mind me asking? Have you lost much vision?

[Cornwalleyes]

65, I was 59 when it was first identified, I have lost some vision in the eye that’s now had the trab, but I’m still passing the DVLA driving test as my other eye seems to compensate.

[Welshsailor]

and your pressure was how high before drops? How come only a trab in one eye? So your stable now?

[Cornwalleyes]

before drops it was around 16/18 in both eyes. One eye had lost more vision even before the drops so consultant keen to stabilise that one with the trab.

[Welshsailor]

ah ok that’s why he took the swift action then