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Routine checkup to update my contact lens prescription.
She noticed one thing, My irises have lost some pigmentation. It is a leakage of the pigmentation in the iris into other parts of the eye. It is believed to be caused by the lens rubbing on the iris, the shape of the iris or something congenital.
Mine is not serious, but something to keep an eye on... No pun intended.
The big concern is that over time the drainage system of the eye can become blocked causing higher eye pressure and the onset of pigmentary glaucoma.
Interestingly, my pressure was down from about 20mm (two years ago) to 17-18mm this time. The range for normal pressure is 12-22 mm Hg (“mm Hg” refers to millimeters of mercury, a scale used to record eye pressure). Most glaucoma cases are diagnosed with pressure exceeding 20mm Hg.
I did not specifically ask her whether my laser hobby could be a factor, but I think that I will on my next appointment. My googling hasn't revealed any correlation.
Other than that, which she seems very unconcerned about and she reassured me several times that it was just something she brought up to have in my records to check next time, my eyes were great! (except, of course, that I have to wear contacts!)
I should point out that I am in my mid-40's and my vision isn't going to be getting better anyway. All you young kids on here have that to look forward to! I have been wearing contacts since college and started at about -1.00 prescription, I am up to -2.25 now.
It would definitely be interesting to have anyone post any abnormalities or irregularities in their eye checkups to see if there was a common problem that surfaced in our group.
For instance, if ten people posted, "Hey, I have that pigmentation leakage too!" then it might raise a red flag for us as a community. If that makes sense.
She noticed one thing, My irises have lost some pigmentation. It is a leakage of the pigmentation in the iris into other parts of the eye. It is believed to be caused by the lens rubbing on the iris, the shape of the iris or something congenital.
Mine is not serious, but something to keep an eye on... No pun intended.
The big concern is that over time the drainage system of the eye can become blocked causing higher eye pressure and the onset of pigmentary glaucoma.
Interestingly, my pressure was down from about 20mm (two years ago) to 17-18mm this time. The range for normal pressure is 12-22 mm Hg (“mm Hg” refers to millimeters of mercury, a scale used to record eye pressure). Most glaucoma cases are diagnosed with pressure exceeding 20mm Hg.
I did not specifically ask her whether my laser hobby could be a factor, but I think that I will on my next appointment. My googling hasn't revealed any correlation.
Other than that, which she seems very unconcerned about and she reassured me several times that it was just something she brought up to have in my records to check next time, my eyes were great! (except, of course, that I have to wear contacts!)
I should point out that I am in my mid-40's and my vision isn't going to be getting better anyway. All you young kids on here have that to look forward to! I have been wearing contacts since college and started at about -1.00 prescription, I am up to -2.25 now.
It would definitely be interesting to have anyone post any abnormalities or irregularities in their eye checkups to see if there was a common problem that surfaced in our group.
For instance, if ten people posted, "Hey, I have that pigmentation leakage too!" then it might raise a red flag for us as a community. If that makes sense.
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