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advanced glaucoma diagnosis

I just received a diagnosis of advanced glaucoma.I went in for an exam because of what felt to me like "shadowy" vision. My visual acuity is 20/20 so I thought my eyes were just tired or getting a little older. I am 43 years old. I failed a monocular visual field test miserably. My C/D ratios are .8 and .9.  I have an appt. with a specialist at Mayo Clinic but am scrambling to make sense of this. What can I expect? I don't want to go blind!!!!
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The .8 and .9 means that there is probably significant optic nerve damage.  The will probably start treatment with eye drops.  You did not mention you intraocular pressures.

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Thanks for your comment. My pressures in my eyes were 20 and 22.  How long can treatment keep continued vision loss at bay once it is this advanced???
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