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Suffering From Ocular Hypertension, Is Glaucoma Hereditary?
i have ocular hypertension in both eyes i take eye drops for it and have had tests at the hospital and opticians and
have been told everythings fine my grandma has glaucoma i worry a lot if i may get the condition.any advice please on what i can do to stop worrying about it. my eye pressure was 29mmg nowits 18mmg aqfter taking eye drops for two years.thank you
have been told everythings fine my grandma has glaucoma i worry a lot if i may get the condition.any advice please on what i can do to stop worrying about it. my eye pressure was 29mmg nowits 18mmg aqfter taking eye drops for two years.thank you
Fri, 4 Apr 2014
Hello
It seems from the history that you are diagnosed with ocular hypertension with introcular pressure of 29 mmhg and 18 mmhg in left eye.
Since the intraocualr pressure is very high in right eye it is glaucoma only and requires treatment by the use of antiglaucoma drugs.
Glaucoma is known to run in families and in your case it is significant as your grand mother also had glaucoma.
Since you have already used eye drops but since it is not controlled you require more aggressive control of intraocular pressure.
Hence I advice you to consult your ophthalmologist or preferably a glaucoma specialist for treatment of glaucoma.
Thank you
It seems from the history that you are diagnosed with ocular hypertension with introcular pressure of 29 mmhg and 18 mmhg in left eye.
Since the intraocualr pressure is very high in right eye it is glaucoma only and requires treatment by the use of antiglaucoma drugs.
Glaucoma is known to run in families and in your case it is significant as your grand mother also had glaucoma.
Since you have already used eye drops but since it is not controlled you require more aggressive control of intraocular pressure.
Hence I advice you to consult your ophthalmologist or preferably a glaucoma specialist for treatment of glaucoma.
Thank you
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