Guest guest Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Have you heard of people with rhythm disturbances developing Glaucoma?? I have just been diagnosed- I have something called enlarged cupping- damage to my optic nerves (both eyes) Heard of glaucoma in patients with a fib?? see below: Normal Tension Glaucoma (NTG) Normal tension glaucoma is also known as low tension glaucoma or normal pressure glaucoma. In this type of glaucoma, the optic nerve is damaged even though intraocular pressure (IOP) is not very high. Doctors do not know why some people's optic nerves are damaged even though they have what is considered to be " normal " (between 12-22 mm Hg) pressure levels. Those at higher risk for this form of glaucoma are people with a family history of normal tension glaucoma, people of Japanese ancestry, and people with a history of systemic heart disease, such as irregular heart rhythm. Normal tension glaucoma is usually detected after an examination of the optic nerve. Anyone else here have this??? I am curious- -Ronnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Have you heard of people with rhythm disturbances developing Glaucoma?? I have just been diagnosed- I have something called enlarged cupping- damage to my optic nerves (both eyes) Heard of glaucoma in patients with a fib?? see below: Normal Tension Glaucoma (NTG) Normal tension glaucoma is also known as low tension glaucoma or normal pressure glaucoma. In this type of glaucoma, the optic nerve is damaged even though intraocular pressure (IOP) is not very high. Doctors do not know why some people's optic nerves are damaged even though they have what is considered to be " normal " (between 12-22 mm Hg) pressure levels. Those at higher risk for this form of glaucoma are people with a family history of normal tension glaucoma, people of Japanese ancestry, and people with a history of systemic heart disease, such as irregular heart rhythm. Normal tension glaucoma is usually detected after an examination of the optic nerve. Anyone else here have this??? I am curious- -Ronnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Have you heard of people with rhythm disturbances developing Glaucoma?? I have just been diagnosed- I have something called enlarged cupping- damage to my optic nerves (both eyes) Heard of glaucoma in patients with a fib?? see below: Normal Tension Glaucoma (NTG) Normal tension glaucoma is also known as low tension glaucoma or normal pressure glaucoma. In this type of glaucoma, the optic nerve is damaged even though intraocular pressure (IOP) is not very high. Doctors do not know why some people's optic nerves are damaged even though they have what is considered to be " normal " (between 12-22 mm Hg) pressure levels. Those at higher risk for this form of glaucoma are people with a family history of normal tension glaucoma, people of Japanese ancestry, and people with a history of systemic heart disease, such as irregular heart rhythm. Normal tension glaucoma is usually detected after an examination of the optic nerve. Anyone else here have this??? I am curious- -Ronnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 > Have you heard of people with rhythm disturbances developing Glaucoma?? ************** Ronnie, I have " cupping " of my optic nerves. I am followed by an ophthalmologist from Wills Eye Hospital who specializes in glaucoma. (A very sweet young doc who somewhat resembles Keanu Reeves!) He says that I don't have glaucoma, but because my mother does, he wants to keep an eye (ha!) on me. So I don't get any treatment for it, just various tests and an exam by him every six months. But I had been told by a different doctor, probably 10 years ago, that I had " suspicious " optic nerves, and after I passed a visual field test, I just never followed up with it until recently. I've only had afib for 2 1/2 years, so don't think the two are related but I will ask my doc when I see him July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 > Have you heard of people with rhythm disturbances developing Glaucoma?? > > I have just been diagnosed- ******** Ronnie, I forgot to ask you what kind of treatment you are getting? I know my mother just uses eye drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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