Hi l am 47 and been diagnosed glaucoma for ten years,l dont think l have lost any vision as my peripheral and central vision tests are still good l have been taking eye drops for ten years but my eye specialist said they are no longer effective as the nerve damage in my eyes has been getting worse over past ten years.. He said the higher the number the worse it is and in the past ten years l have gone from a 2 to a 4. l am not sure what he means by going from 2 to 4 can you explain what that means ,how bad is a 4. l am in AUstralia so it might be a different system.
l had SLT laser yesterday , my eye was red for day and it cleared up, l will see him in 4 weeks and he will tell me if its been succesful in lowering the pressure .He said he wants to get me from 20 to 15 pressure IF SLT does'nt work what do you think my best other options would be is there another type of laser , l dont really want surgery l prefer laser