My mother is 94 years old, is EXTREMELY active on her computer, and enjoys watching television very much! Although she moves slowly and uses her walker and her cane regularly, she is sharp as a tack, and completely cognizant of everything going on around her. I am almost in physical pain watching her deteriorating eyesight, and have taken her to a number of doctors. She uses her eyedrops regularly, but is virtually blind in her right eye, and her left eye is starting to fail. Has anyone had experience that might help me? I need to do EVERYTHING HUMANLY POSSIBLE to help her retain her sight, and I fully understand that there is no cure for glaucoma. Any advice will be much appreciated!!
Would you feel comfortable helping her learn Braille? I've just read about Legos with braille letters imprinted on them, designed by someone who is blind. And I believe there are computers adapted for blind people as well.
I certainly hope you can find some help to avoid the loss of her eyesight though.
Mom and DH had this procedure and they stabilized their glaucoma and no longer needed drops. It was done right in the office but their doctor was a glaucoma specialist. If her ophthalmologist isn’t a glaucoma specialist get a referral to one that is, as this is a pretty specialized procedure.
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty, or SLT.
Check with your Mom's Ophthalmologist to see if that is something she could have done. Guess it depends on how far advance is the glaucoma.
Hoping for the best.