A wee bit stressed about dd's eye check up

Sending good thoughts your way.

Hope it turns out to be nothing, but good that you are getting it checked to make sure. Prayers for a good checkup...

What a stressful situation. Sending positive thoughts and prayers your way with the hope it's a false alarm. Good to get it checked out though.

I know many people who have been "glaucoma suspects." Many of them do not have glaucoma. I was named a "suspect" a few years ago.

As it turns out,I have glaucoma. I had no symptoms and was diagnosed a few years ago. I was 40 at the time, but I probably had it for a long time before I was diagnosed. I use an eyedrop every morning and an eyedrop every night. I see my eye doctor every three months to check my pressure and I have a visual field test done annually to make sure there has been no vision loss. It is a very slow progressing disease and the type that most people get is not painful (which is why we don't realize that we have it.) If at any point my pressure cannot be controlled by the eyedrops, there is a laser surgery that they can do to help my eyes drain properly. The surgery is not a permanent fix, but it can be repeated as necessary going forward.

My vision is still as good as it was before I was diagnosed with glaucoma. I am nearsighted and I have astigmatism, but that was the case before and has nothing to do with the glaucoma. I have no pain at all. The drops are not irritating. The biggest hurdle was remembering to use them every day, but once it became part of my routine it became no problem to remember (when I brush my teeth it is time for drops!)

So, your daughter may not have glaucoma at all. Lots of "suspects" don't. But if it turns out that she does have it, it is not the end of the world. It is something that can be managed easily and it does not mean that vision loss is inevitable for her. Please tell her to stop reading about it on the internet. The internet scared me half to death when I was going through my diagnosis. And a diagnosis before noticeable vision loss is a very good thing. It means that treatment can prevent any loss from occurring.