After a few weeks of no glaucoma meds, sadly Emily is back on the Timolol and Xalatan. Her pressure is up in the left eye. It went from about 18 to 26 in a weeks time. Dr. Kane said it might have something to do with the valve acclimating itself to her eye and that the pressure increase might be temporary. But for now, she's back on the meds.
It was a nice break...the only meds she was on was the antibiotic and steroid. It was the least amount of eye drops she had been on in the last 2 years. But I knew it wouldn't last for long. About 4 days after she started the drops again, her pressure was back down to 18, so at least we know the meds are working.
Her right eye hasn't been tested too much with the instrument, but Dr. Kane feels how hard or soft her eye is to judge the pressure and so far so good. Fingers are crossed that this will be a long term fix for her. I can take giving her the drops, I can't take more surgery. But we know she'll have at least one more...the cornea transplant again in her right eye at the end of February. As long as the pressure remains low...
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