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Birth control pill linked to glaucoma
The latest study reported on the news today says women over the age of 40 who took birth control pills longer than three years may double their risk of getting glaucoma later in life. I do hate these studies. Especially since I took birth control pills for 15 years and now in my early 60's I'm considered a "glaucoma suspect" for Normal Tension Glaucoma. No one else in my family has glaucoma that I know of. Another example of the possible dangerous effects of drugs on people. I truly am sick of this.
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GingerAnn, you're only 32. The study mentioned that women in their 40's taking the pill are at higher risk, so it may not apply to you. Is Glaucoma in your family? When you say "pre Glaucoma", do you mean you're a Glaucoma suspect? (I hate that term). May I ask why your eye doctor said that?
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No glaucoma in my family. My doctor said my blood vessels looked big. She also said some people are born that way. But she put on my chart the diagnosis of pre glaucoma. Maybe I should get a 2nd opinion? I go every year. This was a new doctor for me and the only one that ever said anything.
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#7 |
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When you say your blood vessels are big, I think you mean your optic nerve cup is big, and yes, some people are born that way. It's only when the doctor notices that it's getting bigger that he or she suspects glaucoma, so that's why your doctor is keeping an eye on it as a larger cup is considered a risk factor. I have the same situation so my doctor takes a picture of my optic nerve every year to compare to see if the cup has gotten bigger. You mention that this was a new doctor so she hadn't examined your eyes in the past so she wouldn't know if you always had a larger cup.
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