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Can anybody tell me if you are long sighted and have cataracts surgery for long distance you then become short sighted

Has anyone had to deal with low pressure after trabeculecyomy? I had the fourth of my weekly post- trabeculectomy follow ups today. The pressure was 5. Before...

I failed the DVLA test recently after taking them for over 10 years. I wasn’t surprised because I had noticed my vision was getting worse and that everyone...

Hi allLast September I had an acute closed angle glaucoma attack in left eye. The consultant did iridotomies in both eyes and the pressure in left eye reduced...

What are others' experiences of virtual clinics. Our clinic adopts the process of Appointment at Clinic and then no further communication means everything is...

Hi, I am 52 and have glaucoma and cataracts in both eyes. 8 week ago I had a trabeculectomy, which went ok and although pressures went very low post op they...

I have Glucoma and therefore have a 3 year car licence. I have just done my Specsavers Fields test and wonder how long the delay time is this time. In 2021...

Has anybody had cataract surgery and had Refractive outcome that has eye pressure

Hi I've been using Xailin Night on prescription for a couple of years now. I like the gel - it's creamy and my eyes feel well lubricated in the morning but I...

I found out in January that I have narrow angles at my routine optometrist appointment. She referred me to the specialist who I saw in May and she confirmed...

Hi everyone,I had a presserflo op in Sept 23 and another in March 24 brought my pressures down to 11/12. Now on my last check they were up to 19/14 and...

Morning folks, I’ve got my first full follow up on Wednesday after I was diagnosed with bilateral NTG back in January. They’ll be redoing all the tests....

Hi I am awful at hospital visual field tests.. I get anxious, my eyes dry up, I worry if I blink I’ll miss a light, I’m hesitant to click on lower light...

just thought a thread on this might be useful. I was taking vitamin b3 3000mg per day, and noticed improvement until I ended up in hospital. Ginkgo bilboa is...

Hi. Please can anyone recommend some dry eye drops. I’m recently diagnosed with secondary open angle glaucoma and am on Brinzolamide and Travoprost. I’m...

I have had several disc hemmorages on my left optic nerve over the past 3 years. The eye has early glaucoma.After the last disc hemmorage in September 2023 my...

Hi, I asked my previous eye consultant if they would fill a form out to say I was visually impaired. It was a few years ago but they refused which was...

Hello, I have been searching for other people who are/have been pregnant and have glaucoma. I am 33 years old and I have glaucoma. I have been on latanoprost...

i have aggressive open angle glaucoma in both eyes .An emergency trab was performed March 23 after sudden vision loss and very high IOP . July 23 Jan 24 bleb...

I am currently taking Trusopt and Monopost drops daily. Recently the doctor recommended laser treatment to clear the drains and reduce the need for eye drops....

Hi Can anyone tell me why I have to take Monopost at night and Tiopex in the morning? Just interested why it’s not the other way round? Thanks

After years of using many drops and 3 failed SLTs, I was hoping to gain some insight as to the benefits ( or flaws) of more invasive surgeries. Any advice...

Hello, I’m in my 12th week post op, everything went well, my eye is healed with stable pressure of 8. Last week I has a loose stitch removed after they put me...

Hello, I have ocular hypertension and have had SLT and use eye drops. A 8 weeks ago I woke up and had lost some vision. I still have no definative answers ....

I am on monopost eye drops and now on Azopt eye drops as well as my eye pressure needs to come down. Does anyone have side effects from Azopt drops?

I have had glaucoma for over 30 years and my licence has had to be renewed every 3 year when I have to have a DVLA field test to renew my licence. I had my...

My husband was diagnosed with glaucoma a few years ago and has got considerably worse recently, he’s on 6 drops a day and has had laser treatment. While the...

Hi I'm still on Monopost drops eye pressures 21 and 18. Got dry eyes and meiboman gland dysfunction. I have shallow angles but laser still open.I have primary...

So visit to the hospital didn’t go as hoped. As I feared, not much understanding of husband’s side effects and my concerns about his pre existing conditions...

what’s open angle glaucoma, I’ve recently had my drivers license revoked due to open angle glaucoma