My Experience

Approximately one year ago my doctor advised me that I had early stages of a condition known as acute angle glaucoma and he would observe my condition every 3 to 4 months. In July he advised me that he had seen a significant narrowing of the channels and recommended laser treatment. I made an appointment for the procedure, called laser iridotomy, to be done on the right eye. A half hour before the procedure they used eye drops to dilate and anesthetize the eye. The procedure itself took 2 minutes, there was no pain but I felt a pressure like a ping and saw orange sun bursts as he fired a laser beam into my eye to make a hole in the iris to reduce the pressure inside the eye to avert vision loss. Prior to the procedures the doctor said that there was a possibility of a headache after the procedure but I did not have one.

I waited another half an hour at his office, with the doctor periodically checking my eye. He gave me drops to use 5 times a day for a week as an anti-inflammatory. My eyesight was cloudy for several hours. I went back after 2 weeks and he checked the right eye and did the same procedure on the left eye with similar results. Two to 3 weeks later he checked both eyes and said that the channels were wide open and everything was fine. He said to schedule a follow up visit in 3 months.