We went through the same thing in January of 2005 with "Angel." She also had glaucoma. After her pressure became too high, we decided to get an enucleation (removal of the eye) done by an eye specialist. We then had her bad eye removed with a prosthesis. It is a ball that they put in the eye socket, then they stitch up the eye and it just looks like the eye is closed. It is not a fake eye that you can see. Unfortunately, a month later, she developed a cyst on top of the bad eye. The first surgery cost $1,500.00 and they said they would remove the cyst for about $800.00. I decided to have my "regular" vet remove the cyst for $400.00 in March, 2005 and my regular vet found a plastic stitch which was left inside her eye from the eye specialist. I was furiated and very upset about this. But overall, Angel did very well with the surgery. The good eye had glaucoma too, but we were able to keep the pressures under control. I do recommend this surgery to a dog who has a high pressure reading of glaucoma. Dogs handle things a lot better than most humans. I think I was more upset than she was.
I'm sorry to say though that we did lose our Angel in June, 2005 due to anemia/red blood cell loss, a mass in her stomach, and would not eat, while on steroids, for 9 days. I think she had finally given up.
I wish you good luck with Cinder and the eye surgery. Please talk with your vet and find out any side effects and to not leave any plastic stitches inside the eye.
I will keep you in my prayers.
Cheryl