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Glaucoma eye problem, cuppins, floaters, consider odd at the age of 36?


Is having a super high risk for Glaucoma, many floaters in the eyes and cuppins in the eye, and a very distorted iris or pupal considered pretty unusual or bad for a person at age 36?
My doctor is so worried about glaucoma with me, etc, he is putting me through many tests and says I could start to lose alot of vision early if I don't get it checked out and do something about it as soon as possible.
-- Sucks, because I'm a professional (nature/pet portrait) photographer and love seeing the beauty in everything.

Floaters aren't a predisposing factor for glaucoma, nor is an unusual pupil, unless together they were indicative of previous Iritis, with a potential for a pupil block, and secondary glaucoma.
This, and unusual cupping of the optic nerves, is nothing desperate to worry about provided it is checked out.
A batch of tests is exactly the right response.
This will lead to one of two possible outcomes:
either the checks will prove that your eyes are healthy and of normal function, just of slightly unusual appearance.
This happens: people vary.
All that's needed then is regular eye checks, possibly at a slightly higher than average frequency, to make sure you don't deviate from the *established safe* baseline.

Or, the checks will find signs of early glaucoma, primary (on its own) or secondary (only there because the eye has had some other problem, such as iritis).
In either case, glaucoma is treatable. There are options for both eye drop therapy and surgery, depending on the individual case. And if glaucoma is present, you are much better off for having it found, rather than it being there unrecognised and untreated.

36 would not be the most common age to get glaucoma, but it's hardly unheard-of.
Apart from the inherited forrms, it can occur at any age: associated with other diseases: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, or with use of systemic steroids, for examples.

I'm not sure what your question is.

If you have glaucoma on your maternal side of the family (specifically your mother) then you SHOULD worry. Having it on the maternal side makes you seven times more likely to develop it and yes, glaucoma is serious.

You should get your eyes checked every six months.

Good luck!

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