High IOP - Glaucoma?

beedeedee

Following an eye operation last year I developed high pressure in an eye. It reached 46 at one point, but is now controlled by drops at around 12. I'm due now for a routine eye test - Is high pressure considered to be Glaucoma and am I now entitled to free eye tests?

Indie_Kid

You need to ask your optician.

beedeedee

Of course I will be - just wondered in advance if anyone really knew?

GlasweJen

No there's more to glaucoma than high IOPs, if you haven't been told you've got glaucoma then you don't have it.

You should talk to your optician anyway as you may be entitled to a free eye test for various other reasons.

tidus

You are presumably under the care of a consultant at hospital. Unless they have diagnosed Glaucoma (which does mean NHS funded sight tests), you are classed as "ocular hypertensive", and are not exempt from sight test fees.

If you are unsure, ask the hospital. High pressure does not always mean glaucoma.

nedmundo

Unless of course, they have told you that you are risk of glaucoma, by your consultant, then there is a section on the NHS GOS1 form which you can fill in. Double check at your next Hospital appointment,

GlasweJen

The criteria for at risk of glaucoma (in scotland) is over 40 with a father, mother, sibling or child with glaucoma. We don't relate it at all to IOPs but then all of our eye tests are free and the at risk of glaucoma criteria are only used to justify a yearly eye test.

poppyolivia

I got told the other day from my optician I have high pressure in both eyes..he said he'll check again in a year, he did do about an hour of tests on me which i felt bad about because some lass was waiting but hey ho!...I don't think its anything to worry about though unless they say so... he also said I have thick corneas or something..Im 34, my granny was being tested for glaucoma and my great granda had it but I didn't know til the other day so said to the optician there was no one with eye problems in the family...I might mention it when I pick my new glasses up in a few days.

Indie_Kid

GlasweJen wrote: »

The criteria for at risk of glaucoma (in scotland) is over 40 with a father, mother, sibling or child with glaucoma.

This criteria is the same in England.

GlasweJen

a great grandparent with glaucoma is too far removed to get you any sort of benefit but if you know what type of glaucoma he had then mention it to the optician.

nedmundo

sh1305 wrote: »

This criteria is the same in England.

There is also a seperate 'at risk' criteria as I described above. This has to be specifically determined by an Ophthalmologist. I'd have thought if you were on drops to reduce pressure and prevent glaucoma, then you'd also be classed as 'at risk' - but is down to interpretation.