Patient's question:
Medical History Description: Two years ago, the intraocular pressure was 45 mmHg, but vision was still intact. Now, there is no vision at all, only light perception.Previous Treatment and Outcomes: In the past, there was eye pain. I was treated at the Provincial People's Hospital, where they prescribed eye drops to lower intraocular pressure. Later, the condition improved.
Desired Help: Is it better to continue medication and conservative treatment, or is surgery the better option to completely restore vision?
Diagnostic Results: Previous and current examinations both indicated glaucoma with optic nerve atrophy.
Doctor's answer:
Your intraocular pressure has been damaging your optic nerve all along. You should have paid attention to lowering your eye pressure back then. Controlling your eye pressure is the best way to protect your vision. If you fail to control it well, I suggest you consider surgery early to prevent further harm to your vision from the current eye pressure. Optic nerve atrophy has already reappeared. Even if you have surgery now, your vision cannot be restored. However, you still need to control your eye pressure. If you don't, you will even lose this sense of light, because your current eye pressure is very high.