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 too high (on many other occasions it was higher than that and no concern was expressed). I had such an aversion to another invasive procedure that I refused. I started following the suggestions I found here in terms of specific supplements, using turmeric, handling stress well and doing deep breathing exercises. When I returned for a folow-up exam 2 weeks later, my IOP was down to 15. It has NEVER been that low in all these years. I am so grateful to Dave and the rest of you for your good advice. It's so comforting to be able to come to this site where others understand what you are going through.
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