DS>  Second,  while they can "restore" or "improve" one's vision with doing
  >cataract surgery...once blindness takes hold from glaucoma, the eyesight
  >can NOT be restored. So, that's why it's imperative to get yearly eye
  >exams. If glaucoma is detected, if it's in the early stages, they can
  >prescribe medication to slow its progress. I myself have "suspect glaucoma",
  >but the eye pressures last May were 9 and 10 respectively...and they have
  >never been that good.

Long ago my optometrist found my eye pressures getting high and I needed
to start on Glaucoma medication. My peripheral vision is still pretty
much perfect and my pressures for probably 35 years now have averaged
from 13 to 18 usually which is not too bad (13 and 14 a month ago).

I have always needed glasses for distance but not for reading, which
is great since I spend a lot of hours reading.

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