I'm on tranquilizers & counseling to help cope with diagnosis of glaucoma caught fairly early, but i'm only 58. anything else i can do to help cope?

Controllable: The good new with glaucoma is that once diagnosed, it can usually be stabilized and controlled. As long as your pressures are below your target pressure, and you see your eye doctor regularly, both of you can stay ahead of it. Your doctor can always escalate treatment if progression is noted to continue to maintain control. I hope that helps.

Depression/anxiety : I surely sense your visual concerns with your diagnosis. To answer your other question, i advise contacting your hospital, eye clinic for local glaucoma support groups. Also, yahoo.Com, facebook, glaucoma service foundation to prevent blindness, ; glaucoma research foundation have resources or discussion groups for individuals living with glaucoma. These may help you to better adapt and comfort u.