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  • Prayer request: My child suddenly lost sight in one eye, may lose the other

    11/17/2003 3:53:10 PM PST · by SarahW · 445 replies · 917+ views
    11/17/01 | SarahW
    My husband (Patrickhenryinva) and I ask for you to pray for our dear child. He's 13. He might have an unusually-presenting glaucoma. The alternatives are even worse. If it's LHNO, he could lose the other eye in similar fasion before Christmas. He might also have a brain tumor. Glaucoma is suspected because His intraocular pressure is elevated, and he has optic nerve "cupping" that is typical of glaucoma. He has completely lost the central visual field in his left eye, though the peripheral vision is completely intact. Usually, glaucoma knocks out the peripheral vision and spares the central vision. Visual...