Dr. Vaibhev Mittal
Ophthalmology (Eye Care)
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Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
My father had a sudden loss of sight due to glaucoma, despite taking the prescribed eye drops. Now he is blind by one eye and can barely see with the other. The doctors gave him a new eye drop and a tablet to reduce eye pressure and instructed a follow-up for a re-examination in three months. Do you think he will get any better? Kindly suggest.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I can understand your concern. Glaucoma is a sight-threatening condition that causes irreversible loss of sight. The chances of visual recovery are significantly less as he has already lost sight. Kindly share his medical record so that we can discuss it in detail. I hope this answers your query. Thank you.
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
Thank you for the reply. I do not have his medical records right now; I will share that with you once I have them. However, do you know why the eye hospital we went to gave us drugs and eye drops and directed us to follow up in three months for a re-examination? Is there any reason behind this? Kindly suggest.
Hello,
Welcome back to icliniq.com.
I understand your concern, and please feel free to ask all your queries. Glaucoma not only threatens vision but also causes eye pain. Eye drops are prescribed to control the eye pressure so that the patient does not feel eye pain and to preserve residual vision. This might be the reason for the eyedrop prescription and follow-up visit. Thank you.
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Ophthalmology (Eye Care)
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