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Intro from a newbie
I have been under the care of a glaucoma specialist for many years as a precaution because of strong family history of both this disease and other eye problems. My vision was always so good that I never was concerned. Then in 1999 and again in 2000 I had surgery both on eyes for detached retinas. Thankfully these went well. I continued my regular consultations with the glaucoma specialist. My condition remained unchanged over all these years. I felt all would be OK because I was living a healthy lifestyle, using my drops and getting regular exams. Then I noticed some vision loss in my left eye several months ago (confirmed by visual field). My doctor wanted to perform laser surgery because he said that IOP of 20 was to
