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Anyone know if it’s safe to take turmeric as a supplement when on eye drops? I’m on Cosopt and bimatoprost plus a low dose propranolol.

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Hi. As far as we are aware from the research, turmeric is safe to take if you have glaucoma. I would suggest speaking to your consultant about this too.

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Thank you for your reply.

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I take turmeric daily in water kefir for years and glaucoma eye drops ,no problems at all

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That’s great to know, thank you!

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