When I first read the side effects of Prednisolone one of my many concerns was Glaucoma. I thought, how would I know if I had it.
I made an appointment with an Optician (Feb 2017) and he did confirm that the pressures in both eyes were high. He referred me to the eye hospital.
After lengthy tests they told me that I had Ocular Hypertension which was steroid induced. I asked the consultant what would have happened if I hadn't got to the Optician for a check up. He told me that I would most certainly have had Glaucoma. He also told me that this can happen as early as two weeks from taking high doses of steroids.
I've been using Latanoprost eye drops since Feb 2017, my last visit to the eye hospital (August 2017) confirmed that the eye pressures were normal but to carry with the eye drops until my next appointment which is in August of this year.
If I hadn't got myself to the Optician then it's quite likely that I would be suffering with Glaucoma by now.
Wouldn't it be helpful if medics were to advise you of this, not everyone has access to the net.