Went for my annual eye check up at the hospital today to monitor my chance of getting glaucoma. It all started back in 2006 when I had a regular eye test at the high street and they detected high pressure inside the eye. A referral was made to the hospital just in case.
The just in case turned out to by PDS - Pigment Dispersion Syndrome - The flakes of the coloured part of the eye, are detaching from the back of the iris and float freely in the liquid in the eye.
It seemed that the flakes had made their way to the drainage channel in the eye causing the pressure in the eye damaging the optic nerve. This can lead to Pigmentary Glaucoma. Read here for more details
I had no damage at that point, and was soon undergoing lazer treatment, to make 4 holes in each eye, to reduce the pressure. Since then I have yearly check-ups to detect changes. I have a lovely photo of my eyes, taken back in 2008 - showing the optic nerve.
Thankfully my eyes have not got any worse at the moment, and everything is stable - I just need to wear glasses for being short sighted.
The just in case turned out to by PDS - Pigment Dispersion Syndrome - The flakes of the coloured part of the eye, are detaching from the back of the iris and float freely in the liquid in the eye.
It seemed that the flakes had made their way to the drainage channel in the eye causing the pressure in the eye damaging the optic nerve. This can lead to Pigmentary Glaucoma. Read here for more details
I had no damage at that point, and was soon undergoing lazer treatment, to make 4 holes in each eye, to reduce the pressure. Since then I have yearly check-ups to detect changes. I have a lovely photo of my eyes, taken back in 2008 - showing the optic nerve.
Thankfully my eyes have not got any worse at the moment, and everything is stable - I just need to wear glasses for being short sighted.
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