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Originally Posted by TrudyM
Thanks for the info and support. I have always been far sighted so not the old age type, the different shaped eye type.
I should have said my doctor was an eye surgeon but now has his younger associate whom he trained do the actural surgery as he no longer does surgery due to his arthritis. I always go to a MD as I have perception issues conected to my cross lobal dyslexia and need an MD to separate the visual issues that need lens correction from those that are neurological in origin.
Glad to here from those who have had the surgery. He is also going to send me to a optical nerve specialist as my baby stroke in 2008 has left one of the eye mustles not working right. I am not sure if that requires surgery I will go for it as the impact on my vision is not big. But it sounds like this laser hole thing I should have done. I have been surfing the net on it and if not done a person can go blind so I will bite the bullet and schedule. I didn't think I would have to deal with stuff like this at 58, can you tell I have to be dragged to a doctor kicking and complaining.
Thanks again for the support.
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Trudy - Glad you did some internet research. It should have shown the minimal risk in the procedure. In this case, age is a factor, but structure is really the biggest one. We did this on patients of all ages. It is really insurance against this form of glaucoma. Once done, your chances of having angle closure glaucoma are remote.