Glaucoma laser eye surgery

[alex2678]

Curious if anyone else has or knows anyone who's had this done. My father has to have it done next Wednesday on his left eye. 55 years old, great health but his father had it so I assume it's hereditary. It's supposed to be only an hour procedure, but I was wondering if there's anything I should be concerned about. Overall safety, risks, post surgery pain....Just to be safe I thought I'd ask.

 

[SlimJim52]

Think my mom had it done that way, age 70, about 8 years ago. They slit the eye, cleaned it out and placed a permanent lens into the cornia. She no longer needs glasses for distance, and her reading glasses are weaker. So yeah, not a bad deal. I think she even drove home, but not sure.

 

[2dagym]

My mother had it with no complications. It helped relieve the pain/pressure she was dealing with. She still wore the same prescription after the procedure though, but heck, she was 80 when she had it. That's all I know about it.

 

[hamstershaver]

Curious if anyone else has or knows anyone who's had this done. My father has to have it done next Wednesday on his left eye. 55 years old, great health but his father had it so I assume it's hereditary. It's supposed to be only an hour procedure, but I was wondering if there's anything I should be concerned about. Overall safety, risks, post surgery pain....Just to be safe I thought I'd ask.

he is having what is called a yag laser iridotomy
what they do is shoot a beam of light to create a hole on the outer edge of the iris, which allows the fluid to flow more freely which will reduce the pressure
it doesnt take anywhere near an hour to do like you stated though, just a few minutes

 

[hamstershaver]

Think my mom had it done that way, age 70, about 8 years ago. They slit the eye, cleaned it out and placed a permanent lens into the cornia. She no longer needs glasses for distance, and her reading glasses are weaker. So yeah, not a bad deal. I think she even drove home, but not sure.

thats not even close to the surgery he is talking about

 

[guest username]

An iridectomy? It's a common procedure for people with closed-angle glaucoma. Without it, one will lose his or her vision.

Yes, it's hereditary. Make sure you go to an ophthalmologist (not an optometrist) at least every two years to have your intraocular pressures measured.

 

[hamstershaver]

An iridectomy? It's a common procedure for people with closed-angle glaucoma. Without it, one will lose his or her vision.

Yes, it's hereditary. Make sure you go to an ophthalmologist (not an optometrist) at least every two years to have your intraocular pressures measured.

an iridectomy is not a laser treatment, thats an actual surgical procedure where they remove a small piece of the iris
he said he is having a laser treatmeant which is an iridotomy

 

[alex2678]

Thanks to everyone for the responses. He just had it done earlier today. (Wednesday) It took around 5 minutes and he didn't have any problems afterwards. I'll make sure to have mine checked out every few years since it appears to be hereditary. Thanks again.

 

[guest username]

an iridectomy is not a laser treatment, thats an actual surgical procedure where they remove a small piece of the iris
he said he is having a laser treatmeant which is an iridotomy

Please read this before you say that iridectomies are not performed with lasers: http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Fi-La/Iridectomy.html

We frequently perform them with lasers where I work. I know because I've sent two glaucoma patients diagnosed in the ED to the ophthalmology resident service for laser iridectomies.