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monopost and fatigue/ melancholy

hi there, I am still fairly new and have been struggling to keep up with putting the drops in until recently as I have been confirmed a diagnosis of glaucoma...

hi there, I am still fairly new and have been struggling to keep up with puttin...

Townyowl

•8 hours ago

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DVLA eye test

I'm having my three-yearly DVLA eye test in two weeks. I always dread the visual fields test and I'd welcome any tips for managing it.

I'm having my three-yearly DVLA eye test in two weeks. I always dread the visual...

begonias

•13 hours ago

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others views on Ganfort eye drops

I was diagnosed with glaucoma about 2 years ago. I had SLT which didn't work and was using latanoprost (XalaTAN) but unfortunately my inter ocular pressure is...

I was diagnosed with glaucoma about 2 years ago. I had SLT which didn't work and...

fishbig

•1 day ago

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Eye Drops Side Effects

hello all, i have just changed my eye drops as the previous Brimatprost and Monoprostwere not reducing my eye pressure sufficiently (was 35) specifically for...

hello all, i have just changed my eye drops as the previous Brimatprost and Mono...

someoneslearning

•2 days ago

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Anyone seeing halos around lights? It's 9 weeks this Friday I had iridotomy

Iridotomy

Bess21

•3 days ago

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Cataracts and glaucoma

I had my eyes tested at Specsavers yesterday. Had all the extra tests and everything was fine. I have high eye pressures and use Monopost drops. No glaucoma...

I had my eyes tested at Specsavers yesterday. Had all the extra tests and every...

Dorset22

•6 days ago

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Azarga Roclanda (New here)

I just had a scare when the pressure in my left eye reached 46. I was prescribed Diamox 2*250mg and the pressure went down to 16 after a week. My specialist...

I just had a scare when the pressure in my left eye reached 46. I was prescribed...

GBLucca

•7 days ago

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When do I tell my insurance company I have glaucoma?

Need some advice from somebody who has been through this whole really worrying process as I am very stressed about the whole thing. I am having an eye test and...

Need some advice from somebody who has been through this whole really worrying p...

Crunchielady

•7 days ago

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Diagnosis in 40s

Hello, does anyone have experience of with primary open glaucoma in their 40s? I have recently been diagnosed by an optometrist and I am waiting for a...

Hello, does anyone have experience of with primary open glaucoma in their 40s? ...

Griffira

•8 days ago

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iridotomy holes ?

hi everyone Hope you are all keeping well? I had my laser iridotomy 3 weeks ago and have my follow up Friday next week, I wondered, is it typical to not...

hi everyone Hope you are all keeping well? I had my laser iridotomy 3 weeks ...

Hidden

•9 days ago

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Prescription glasses after cataract and stent surgery

have just had my post op visit to optican following cataract and I stent procedure It may seem stupid I was expecting not to have to wear glasses for...

have just had my post op visit to optican following cataract and I stent procedu...

Crafty-gran

•10 days ago

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SLT bumps IOP 5 days out

I had SLT and I’m using icare home to monitor the pressure. Before SLT I had around 20 with Travatan. The day of the SLT and the day after I had huge...

I had SLT and I’m using icare home to monitor the pressure. Before SLT I had ar...

ForMartha

•10 days ago

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September boy

I have sent my v1 medical form to the DVLA and have not heard for two months is this normal

I have sent my v1 medical form to the DVLA and have not heard for two ...

Septemberboy

•10 days ago

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Why increasingly faint and hazy sight?

Having advanced glaucoma, my recent second trab revision has resulted in poor healing and visits in the past month for alternate resuturing snd needling as the...

Having advanced glaucoma, my recent second trab revision has resulted in poor he...

Sorshup

•12 days ago

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Narrow angles grade 1 and dilating drops

I have read about narrow angles and not to use dilating drops, so why do they?My pressures went up and since then had iridotomy and on monopost dorzolamide...

I have read about narrow angles and not to use dilating drops, so why do they?M...

Bess21

•13 days ago

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MadGilbert

Diagnosed at very early stage of glaucoma in both eyes a very observant optician spotted a minute abnormality in right eye. He revered through my local surgery...

Diagnosed at very early stage of glaucoma in both eyes a very observant optician...

MadGilbert

•13 days ago

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Open Angle Glaucoma and Citalopram

Has anyone with Open Angle Glaucoma been prescribed Citalopram for anxiety and depression? My husband has been prescribed this medication this week and after...

Has anyone with Open Angle Glaucoma been prescribed Citalopram for anxiety and d...

Francelover

•14 days ago

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monopost eye drops and persistent metallic taste

does anyone have a persistent metallic taste when using monopost eye drops?

MadMorris

•14 days ago

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SLT Wating times

Could I ask how long anyone has had to wait for SLT. I am on the waiting list at Southampton Eye Unit and speaking with the secretary today the wait is...

Could I ask how long anyone has had to wait for SLT. I am on the waiting list a...

Beechdown

•14 days ago

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Post op 'Eendopthalmitis' infection.

I'd like to ask, if anyone has had an endopthalmitis infection after eye surgery, I've heard its very rare, and it really scared me, it was after a...

I'd like to ask, if anyone has had an endopthalmitis infection after eye surgery...

BrightandBreezy

•15 days ago

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Eye Surgery

I had a Glaucoma Eye revision surgery on January 13th last month. Went to get my pressure checked day after it was 15. doctor was happy.Went again a week later...

I had a Glaucoma Eye revision surgery on January 13th last month. Went to get my...

Eagles59

•16 days ago

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Eye drops side effects.

Hi there, just wondering if anyone has had experience of darkening on eyelids as a side effect of eye drops, I've tried lots of different concealer but doesn't...

Hi there, just wondering if anyone has had experience of darkening on eyelids as...

chris4146

•16 days ago

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Have you recently been diagnosed with glaucoma? Would you like to know what glaucoma is? Join our upcoming webinar

Date: Monday 10 February 2025 Time: 6.30pm – 7.30pm We understand that receiving this diagnosis can be overwhelming, and our goal is to provide you with...

Date: Monday 10 February 2025 Time: 6.30pm – 7.30pm We understand that recei...

Conchita_GlaucomaUK

•18 days ago

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2nd opinion

Hi I am looking at getting a 2nd opinion privately to see what stage my glaucoma is at and also if I am having/ had the correct treatment I have looked at...

Hi I am looking at getting a 2nd opinion privately to see what stage my glauco...

Bazzer65

•18 days ago

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Recently diagnosed

I’m 59 and have had a history of high pressures. Today I’m devastated to have been diagnosed with glaucoma- and worry about my eyesight in the future. Please...

I’m 59 and have had a history of high pressures. Today I’m devastated to have b...

Mckie

•20 days ago

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Taking Prednisolone (steroid) tablets to raise my low IOP after trabeculectomy

Hi everyone, hope you're well. I'm continuing on my journey with things after sustaining an injury to eye which lead to high eye pressure, leading me to have a...

Hi everyone, hope you're well. I'm continuing on my journey with things after su...

Roundearther

•21 days ago

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Coventry hospital

Anyone been to Coventry see Mr Bansal?

Bess21

•21 days ago

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Cloudy like vision

Hi,I'm on 3 different glaucoma drops ( simbrinza, timolol and travoprost) and have had glaucoma since 2018. Stable OCT since 2022. Over a year ago I had...

Hi,I'm on 3 different glaucoma drops ( simbrinza, timolol and travoprost) and h...

stephanie1977

•23 days ago

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Alternative treatments for Glaucoma

I am on a path trying to learn as much as I can about Glaucoma. I haven't had a definitive diagnosis as yet, and am having an OCT scan quite soon. I suspect...

I am on a path trying to learn as much as I can about Glaucoma. I haven't had a...

Margo

•23 days ago

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creativity

when I was first diagnosed with glaucoma, I thought that my artistic career was maybe over. My father suffered from this and I remember accompanying him for...

when I was first diagnosed with glaucoma, I thought that my artistic career was ...

Justinerose

•23 days ago

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Posts - Glaucoma UK | HealthUnlocked

Glaucoma UK

monopost and fatigue/ melancholy

DVLA eye test

others views on Ganfort eye drops

Eye Drops Side Effects

Anyone seeing halos around lights? It's 9 weeks this Friday I had iridotomy

Cataracts and glaucoma

Azarga Roclanda (New here)

When do I tell my insurance company I have glaucoma?

Diagnosis in 40s

iridotomy holes ?

Prescription glasses after cataract and stent surgery

SLT bumps IOP 5 days out

September boy

Why increasingly faint and hazy sight?

Narrow angles grade 1 and dilating drops

MadGilbert

Open Angle Glaucoma and Citalopram

monopost eye drops and persistent metallic taste

SLT Wating times

Post op 'Eendopthalmitis' infection.

Eye Surgery

Eye drops side effects.

Have you recently been diagnosed with glaucoma? Would you like to know what glaucoma is? Join our upcoming webinar

2nd opinion

Recently diagnosed

Taking Prednisolone (steroid) tablets to raise my low IOP after trabeculectomy

Coventry hospital

Cloudy like vision

Alternative treatments for Glaucoma

creativity

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