26F- High Eye Pressure Due to Steroid
So about two months ago I went swimming and got a lot of chlorine build up in my eyes ( or maybe the pool wasnt as hygienic) and I got diagnosed with Meibomitis and prescribed antibiotic eye drops for a month. After the treatment, the symptoms came back after a week and I went to the doctor again. He gave me a steroid called Moxisurge D and other eye drops for another month but didnt elaborate on why the treatment was taking so long.
After two weeks, today I went to a free eye checkup camp and the doctor told me my eye pressure came back in the 30s ( air puff machine) and that the steroid caused it. He got me quite scared because he told me a whole range of expensive tests and that he will " try" to bring it down with eye drops. I went to my original doctor for an explanation and he said he didnt check my eye pressure because it wasnt needed for my condition and my eye pressure rising was a "rare" case. He conducted his own eye pressure tests and said my eye pressure was 24 and that it fluctuates constantly. He gave me eye drops to reduce pressure and told me to come again after 10 days.
Now, the doctor never told me the eye drops had steroid or I would never take it. I felt it was quite irresponsible to not see my eye pressure before prescribing me something that could damage my eye or ask my family history. My grandma has glaucoma so family history exists. I dont want to take these new drops because I feel the eye pressure may reduce naturally now that I have stopped the steroid and I dont want more side effects from serious medications like this when I am in my 20s. My vision has always been perfect otherwise. Thoughts?