“It’s not a tumor!”
Friday, February 13th, 2009
Nope, it’s not. It is, however, something similar to acute closed-angle glaucoma. Left untreated, I could go blind. Fortunately, I have an amazing eye surgeon for an uncle and he discovered it yesterday when we went for our regular eye exam.
Next Wednesday, I will have an iridotomy to (hopefully) fix the problem. It’s a simple procedure where they shoot laser beams into your eyes. I always thought that was a bad thing to do, but I trust Rob when he says that’s what I need. On the plus side, in addition to not going blind, this may give me some relief from the headaches I get.
I’m not worried about it. It sounds painless and quick, and as I said Rob is a fantastic doctor. If you’re local to East TN, I highly recommend him.