Glaucoma with depression

I have severe depression and have been on ads for 20 years.
I found out that my eye pressures are high which I read
online can be aggravated by antidepressants.  Is this true?
I cant imagine making it without my antidepressant but
I dont want to hurt my eyes either.  Thanks,

starr28

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Anti-depressents represent a small threat of causing a unusal form of glaucoma called acute angle closure glaucoma.  They have no effect on the common form called open angle glaucoma.

You need to see an Eye MD physician-ophthalmologist that by doing a quick and simple test called gonioscopy can tell you for certain that your anti-depressants are not a threat.

If  your pressure in the eye (IOP intra ocular pressure) is high the Eye MD can do the work-up and follow you.

Find an Eye MD at www.aao.org

JCH III MD