Helping Those Who Care for Parkinson's Patients
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Carl has been fighting high eye pressure for two years and on Friday, was given a new prescription of eye drops that if they don’t work, he has to progress to a glaucoma specialist. He is losing his sight. We got this news yesterday, on my 71st Birthday. We are both devastated, are hoping the specialist can halt the progression for awhile. (His eye pressure went from 18 to 32 to 37 in ten days—-10-20 is normal) So, looks like yet another hurdle. By the way, doctors are now linking glaucoma and neurodegenerative diseases. They feel glaucoma is a “brain” disease...how sad...and PD and others make it worse. |
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| I am so sorry. I would get him to a glaucoma specialist pronto. My dad (82) has glaucoma and pressure in one eye shot up above 30. The laser treatment didn't work. We debated about whether to do the surgery. He had glaucoma/cataract surgery 2 weeks ago because the choice is certain blindness or keeping the vision he has. The conscious sedation did a number on his poor Parkinsonian brain and the eye changes don't help with his depth perception. At least he'll be able to see hallucinations more clearly. (Unfunny.) Dad's eye pressure was 10 today, thank God. Dad's BP has also been more erratic and low. There are links between glaucoma and PD. I hope Carl can get some help ASAP. |
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Thank you, Cordelia, Carl had cataract surgery on the “bad” eye over two years ago and has been struggling ever since. My cataract surgeries went well, but his neither improved his sight nor did his eye pressure improve. He goes back on Thursday, but will be heading to a glaucoma specialist soon after. Just the mention of losing his sight has left him morose and depressed...to be expected. Now, we wait to see what is next. Sadly, to me, 71 seems young to have to handle this AND PD. Been a reall roller coaster ride these last ten years. |
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| That really stinks. According to Dad's neuro, eye surgeries in the more advanced stages can be unpredictable. As my friend with heart problems says, it is the choice of no choice. Even a chance of preserving eyesight is worth the risk, according to Dad's docs. However, he had a bad reaction to sedation, there are tons of drops to put in, multiple dr. visits, etc. I still don't know if the surgery improved his life yet. It has been really hot here and I afraid he is getting dehydrated to the point of another dr. visit. I hope Carl can get some answers or a treatment strategy that offers help. |