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I Have Glaucoma

Small visual field The facts are all present now Bad news: Glaucoma Losing my eyesight Must pamper my failing eyes Don’t want to lose them Russell Sivey

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Elizabeth Wesley

Date: 12/5/2011 4:39:00 PM

Is it true Russ, I pray it was found early and you respond well to treatment. God bless my friend! Elizabeth

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 12/2/2011 9:28:00 PM

it is hard.. my dad has this tooo, thank you for sharing :-( always,..p.d.

Sara Kendrick

Date: 12/2/2011 4:48:00 PM

I hope that you don't..There is treatment now..Your kind review of my work was encouraging..Sara

Sara Kendrick
Date: 12/2/2011 4:50:00 PM

My brother-in-law had it and he finally had surgery for the old age vision loss and the glaucoma went away..Sara K

Tony Lane

Date: 12/2/2011 6:52:00 AM

Russell, keep using the drops they work great. My father in law has been on them for 25 years and he is fine.

David Williams

Date: 12/2/2011 6:47:00 AM

Russell so sorry to hear that, hope they can treat it quickly for you..David

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/1/2011 10:35:00 PM

You seem so young to have it. Did the doctors tell you why? I want to be sure to avoid it. Good that you can treat it constantly!

Russell Sivey
Date: 12/1/2011 10:40:00 PM

It's only hereditary! If someone in your family has it, you have a chance of having it. If not, the chances are very slim that you'll get it. No, it's not a contact thing, or air-born thing, just hereditary. I am a young one to get it. But I've got both sides of the family that has someone that has it! Oh well, just something else to live with!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/1/2011 10:26:00 PM

OH, Russell.I am so sorry. What does it all mean? CAn they be saved from getting worse? It is sure a worrisome thing!

Russell Sivey
Date: 12/1/2011 10:31:00 PM

My eyes get worse if they are not treated...I am in treatment now by using drops for my eyes. It'll be a thing I'll have to do for the rest of my life. So that the good news is they won't get worse if I keep up my treatment! Just hope that's true!