Eye drops

[sheelc]

I've been diagnosed with ocular hypertension in both eyes and using Latanaprost drops at night. No real problems so far other than dry eyes later on in the day. My brother has Latanaprost too and he puts his drops in each eye but at the same time then presses on the tear duct for 2 minutes. The leaflet and most info I've seen states to do one eye-press for 1-2 mins then the other. Any problems with his approach as it seems to be working keeping the pressures down so far?

[Nala2509]

I follow the same method as your brother, so far it seems to be working fine for me.

[sheelc in reply to Nala2509]

Thanks Nala2509, one of those questions I couldn't find an answer to so thought I'd give it a go on here. I know it's only a few minutes each night but it's bit of a faff so if I can save time I will!!

[Reformer]

Hi - I was diagnosed with IOH in November - starting with Latanoprost and now on Monopost. I do each eye individually just to maximise the effect, and I guess because that's what it said on the instructions. I try to use the time as a sort of 'wind-down' from the day ..... and it's only a couple of minutes extra.

[Eyeworrier]

One of the doctors I've seen at the hospital recommended each eye in turn as better than both at once, but I do both together when I'm in a hurry.

[Beecalmed]

Hi! I started off doing one at a time but after 3 yrs and up to 3 drops a day I decided to try to do in both eyes at the same time. I do punctal occlusion to stop it getting in my system. I try to take the drops at the same time every day and if push comes to shove then to within an hour of the time.

I actually use my phone as a timer as it’s always with me. I’ve preset an alarm for 2.5 minutes and then I voice activate it by saying “Drops!”. The timer has an alarm which alerts me to when 2.5 mins are up.

I also have an app on my phone which I can load in the info of my drops and it provides a schedule that allows me tick off when I’ve done a drop to keep track.

Both have worked for me, taken the stress out if remembering the drops and my glaucoma is stable (for now anyway) and so my consultant is happy with it. I tend to run things by by consultant or his team when I have a check to see if they think it’s okay.

[sheelc in reply to Beecalmed]

Thank you for your comment, it is interesting to hear what others do and as I'm only on a nightly drop in each eye it's not so onerous at the moment, but as we know the condition can change at any time. It's handy to know that both eyes at once shouldn't cause too many problems. It's a learning curve on the long journey with these conditions.