FitEyes.com
Enjoy your best vision with fit eyes

Follow up Doctor's Visit

I made a visit to a new doctor.  I exercised before I left with my pressures around 13  on the AT555.  The doctor tested my pressure around 22-23.  Wasn't surpising since my pressure always seems to be high when I go to the doctor.  Coming home, tested 19-20 on the AT555. 

He looked at my nerves and didn't like what he saw ("looks like crap" was his exact wording), so he is sending me to a specialist.  He said if he were me, he would get a trab immediately in both eyes. 

I have an appointment with the specialist on Tuesday. 

I have been reviewing options and the laser surgery might be a good option to go with. Has anyone had the laser surgery and what results did you have ?

I understand the results to be temporary as with the trab. 

Testing my pressures in the morning, they are always 20-21 range after waking up.  I can get it immediately down by exercising and the pressures are always low in the late evening - 13. 

I am going to have recent pictures of the nerve compared to pictures taken on Tuesday and see if I am still losing nerve tissue. 

I am fairly certain if there is loss going on currently, it is during sleep.  Dave's posts on his recent successes are indeed inspiring. 

Taking 5 or so AC Carbamides before I go to bed seems to make a difference of about few Hgmms lower.  I was seeing 23-24 without the AC Carbamide.  I may step this up to 10 a day and see if this makes a difference. 

I will most likely do the laser surgery.  It seems fairly non-invasive, quick and painless.  If it can lower my pressures at night even for a couple of years, this may give me the time I need to totally figure out how to keep the pressure low at night. 

Don

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


If you don't see a place to add your comments below, register and/or login to leave your feedback. We look forward to your input!

Posted Sep 01 2008, 09:50 AM by dsaito

Comments

Dave wrote re: Follow up Doctor's Visit
on 09-02-2008 12:51 AM

Don - very informative update. And thanks for the feedback on the AC Carbamide. Your white coat ocular hypertension is very similar to what I have seen from other people. How do you test your eye pressure after waking up in the morning?

For your situation, it is probably best if the AT555 is right beside your bed so that you can test within seconds of raising your head off the pillow (and without standing up and walking).

Let me know if I can help.

tsingle999 wrote re: Follow up Doctor's Visit
on 09-05-2008 12:06 PM

Don, very informative post. i think that is exactly what is going on with me. i have sleep apnea and low blood pressure as well which does nerve damage too. i have started using a dental device (mouthpiece) for sleep apnea and am taking eleuthro and ashwaganda for blood pressure. i am going to look into the AC carbamide for myself. i would get checked for sleep apnea if you snore at all...

dsaito wrote re: Follow up Doctor's Visit
on 09-05-2008 2:48 PM

Dave, to answer your question, I typically, get up and go to another room to test my pressure after waking.  It is a few steps away and I realize, the pressure may lower a bit from doing this.  

Tsingle999, thanks for the info.  

Dave wrote re: Follow up Doctor's Visit
on 09-05-2008 4:04 PM

Don - in my experience, intraocular pressure can change by up to 10mmHg by getting out of bed and walking to another room. Just keep that in mind. If you really want to get a better idea of your eye pressure at the moment you wake up, the tonometer needs to be positioned by your bed. You need to take your IOP without standing up -- ideally, even without getting fully awake.

dsaito wrote re: Follow up Doctor's Visit
on 09-18-2008 8:05 PM

Wow, that is a big difference.  Will keep this in mind! I have a nightstand next to my bed.  I can place it there.

Please register/login to leave your feedback here at FitEyes.com. We welcome and appreciate your input. Copyright (c) 2006, 2007, 2008 ViewMachine Corporation. All rights reserved.
Powered by Community Server (Non-Commercial Edition), by Telligent Systems