My ophthalmologist has always described my glaucoma as chronic open-angle, but this piece from the Glaucoma Research Foundation seems to describe the same thing, but calls it Primary Open Angle.
Fluid in the eye, according to the piece, can't drain out because of clogs in the drainage canals. It's free to come in, but can't go out. Consequently, the pressure rises.
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Friday, July 20, 2007
Glaucoma: To manage my disease I need to be more informed
I was diagnosed with chronic open-angle glaucoma a few years ago. This followed cataracts and lens implants in both eyes.
My ophthalmologist has reassured me that my disease is being managed and that my sight should be fine for the future.
I'm a sixty-year-old male who realizes the importance of keeping my vision. As I move through this journey, I know I need to understand as much as I can about my eyes and how they work and about the disease that I will have for the rest of my life.
That's what this blog is about. I want to use it as a tool to sort out and retrieve information that will help me be informed and help me make good decisions about my eyes.
My ophthalmologist has reassured me that my disease is being managed and that my sight should be fine for the future.
I'm a sixty-year-old male who realizes the importance of keeping my vision. As I move through this journey, I know I need to understand as much as I can about my eyes and how they work and about the disease that I will have for the rest of my life.
That's what this blog is about. I want to use it as a tool to sort out and retrieve information that will help me be informed and help me make good decisions about my eyes.
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