At Dad's annual eye appointment, they discovered he had increased pressure in his left eye. They offered eye drops or laser surgery to fix the problem. I was shocked when dad chose surgery. The clinic we were at didn't do that procedure and referred us to Wolf Eye Center. On our first appointment at Wolf's we saw a nice doctor who discovered she couldn't REACH the spot she needed to zap due to an odd cataract surgery dad had in the past.
Dad can't remember WHEN he had the cataract surgery or WHERE...but I guessed in Eugene after he came home from the Philippines. In any event, they can't reach the spot where they could zap to relieve pressure in his eye. They gave him an eye drop to use to see if the pressure could come down enough for them to be able to zap the spot. His follow-up appointment was today. He even saw Dr. Wolf.
Dr. Wolf said nothing had changed. They gave him two more drops to use daily. If this doesn't work, he'll see a glaucoma specialist and if he can't help him a retina specialist. There isn't a lot of hope the drops will help, Dr. Wolf said this is rare. At 85, an oft asked question is, "What happens if I don't fix it?"
He opted to get it fixed. After the appointment we went to The Windbreak Cafe and enjoyed lunch.
