Thanks, guys, appreciate the concern. I'm not on a pity trip. I realize many people have much more serious issues than I do. Just trying to assess my options.
Cav, if medical conditions are cured/mitigated by marijuana, I'm all for it just like any other drug. As a non smoker, however, I'd hope for a pill form or anything besides smoking it.
Flit, thanks for the link. Yes, I had the puff tests and quite a few others. Everything was fine until the dilation when he got a good look at the optic nerves. About 17 years ago I had a TIA (transient ischemic attack) that included blurred vision, especially right eye. I recovered within about an hour. Maybe the optometrist saw damage from that (and naturally I forgot to mention that to him at the time). Fortunately my vision still has been fine since (I've worn glasses since my mid 20s).
The optometrist wants this fancier test machine to establish a better basis of my exact present condition for monitoring any further optical nerve deterioration and then deciding what to do about it.
I have no vision problems other than normal correction by eyeglasses. Like most people with no other vision problems I have been aware of glaucoma but never got unduly concerned because my eye exams always have been fine.
Now one optometrist shows concern after my first pupil dilation. So I'm concerned until we get this fancier machine analysis. Not trying to make Much Ado About Nothing. Just trying to understand more about glaucoma and optical nerves via Google and this forum.
So far, I'm not hearing from any Aces High people who have experienced glaucoma or similar "unusual looking optical nerves." Any of you out there?
In the back of my mind I suspect the optometrist is trying to make sure I get annual eye exams. I've always gone about every three years which is when I usually detect I my eyeglasses could use a little fine tuning.
Is this forum weird or what? Aces High aficionados know more about my medical condition than my family except for my wife. I guess it's typical parents not wanting to bother kids since they've got lots more important things to worry about managing their own lives.
The main thing is looking for more information. No sense bothering people unless you can help them with your experience or learn from their experiences.