Eye exam saved young girl's remaining vision from glaucoma - Victoria Times Colonist

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Eye exam saved young girl's remaining vision from glaucoma [SIZE=-1]Victoria Times Colonist[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]At the age of two, she was diagnosed with several eye disorders and she grew accustomed to seeing a doctor of optometry regularly. But she didn't appreciate the full importance of those visits until one routine checkup proved vital in saving what little vision ...[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1][/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]and more »[/SIZE]

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[Alan David]

Ironic

Isn't BC on the leading edge of the "no exam neccesary" movement.
Home to Coastal?

 

[Joshua Woodland OD]

Hopefully they were actually checking for glaucoma on a regular basis and not just annual exams.

This young woman states in the article, “[Glaucoma] wasn’t something we were looking for,” Chopra says about her diagnosis. “Then we found out my eye pressure was higher than normal. We were very lucky we caught it when we did.”

The article states she has Peter's Anomaly/microphthalmia, which glaucoma is a common issue. If what she is stating is true, this is more like dodging a bullet rather than being a hero, IMHO

 

[Jeff Guthrie]

Hopefully they were actually checking for glaucoma on a regular basis and not just annual exams.

This young woman states in the article, “[Glaucoma] wasn’t something we were looking for,” Chopra says about her diagnosis. “Then we found out my eye pressure was higher than normal. We were very lucky we caught it when we did.”

The article states she has Peter's Anomaly/microphthalmia, which glaucoma is a common issue. If what she is stating is true, this is more like dodging a bullet rather than being a hero, IMHO

This is just a press release from the Canadian national institute for the blind, picked up by this newspaper.