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SLT Laser

Hi everyone, I was wondering if you would mind sharing your experiences of SLT laser? I have had side effects with two types of drops (Monoprost gave me heavy...

Hi everyone, I was wondering if you would mind sharing your experiences of SLT l...

Bonniecat7

•4 years ago

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Scared

Does it mean being diagnosed in your 50s it’s harder to keep your sight because your relatively young

Does it mean being diagnosed in your 50s it’s harder to keep your sight because ...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Anyone had to massage eye themselves post trabeculectomy ?

Hi hope everyone is doing ok? I have just had my one week post trabeculectomy check up and I am healing well, possibly too well !!! My IOP was up at 30 but...

Hi hope everyone is doing ok? I have just had my one week post trabeculectomy ch...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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High IOP’s but NOT GLAUCOMA. Why continue with drops?

Hi all, So I have had a first appt with a glaucoma consultant (went private) due to waiting time on NHS - was the SAME consultant I had been referred to on...

Hi all, So I have had a first appt with a glaucoma consultant (went private) due...

Tiger31

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Hi, I have Normal Tension Glaucoma and was told today I have damage to the centre of the optic nerve and not just the edges. Anyone else?

Normal tension glaucoma Optic nerve damage

Crazycatlady27

•4 years ago

11 Replies

Webinar - Seeing Beyond Limits

Dear all, I happened to learn about below webinar. This is related to sight loss and the life rebuilding afterwards (though seems not due to Glaucoma). It...

Dear all, I happened to learn about below webinar. This is related to sight los...

lswk

•4 years ago

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Resuming cycling after trab surgery?

I'm interested in hearing from others who have resumed their bicycling after trab surgery. My doctor seems to be ok with it, but he did pause and say to "make...

I'm interested in hearing from others who have resumed their bicycling after tra...

Derfahrer

•4 years ago

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Not coping

Been diagnosed since December just crying all the time. Convinced I will go blind

Been diagnosed since December just crying all the time. Convinced I will go blin...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Appointment

I was diagnosed with Glaucoma in December so scared. They say they have caught it early my optician found the glaucoma. Went to the hospital and they done...

I was diagnosed with Glaucoma in December so scared. They say they have caught i...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Post laser

Hi - I had SLT laser a few months ago as my first glaucoma treatment which seems to have worked well so far. I was wondering if anyone has experienced a change...

Hi - I had SLT laser a few months ago as my first glaucoma treatment which seems...

Gobaith77

•4 years ago

1 Reply

1st NHS Glaucoma check coming up - how frequently do they check you?

Hi, I was diagnosed with glaucoma in 2015 by optician. After numerous attempts over the years to get a referral to my local nhs eye dept they rang out of the...

Hi, I was diagnosed with glaucoma in 2015 by optician. After numerous attempts o...

Tricia3

•4 years ago

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IOP alone is a poor indicator for Glaucoma

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HMThai

•4 years ago

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Hylo Forte V Blink

The hospital have had me using hylo forte for the last few years following the cataract surgery complications, now GP is prescribing Blink not sure why, just...

The hospital have had me using hylo forte for the last few years following the ...

Jennymary

•4 years ago

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Life with Glaucoma !

I have glaucoma and eye damage and pain and I have to say it's reduced my quality of life considerably, especially as both my mother and father never had...

I have glaucoma and eye damage and pain and I have to say it's reduced my qualit...

Noelhoney

•4 years ago

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Support from others with glaucoma - pilot study

Newly diagnosed? Waiting for hospital referral? Or, one of the small minority experiencing significant sight loss? Would talking to others in the same...

Newly diagnosed? Waiting for hospital referral? Or, one of the small minority ...

Frances_GlaucomaUK

•4 years ago

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My family Glaucoma history

Reading some replies to Tiger31 post this is my family's glaucoma history Great Gran-Gran-Mum-Me When it was discovered that mum had glaucoma myself and my...

Reading some replies to Tiger31 post this is my family's glaucoma history Great...

Jennymary

•4 years ago

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Prozac and Narrow Angle Glaucoma

Taking Prozac for many years, now suspect narrow angle glaucoma. Any advice about potential links to meds and glaucoma? Do I change meds?

Taking Prozac for many years, now suspect narrow angle glaucoma. Any advice abou...

Tiger31

•4 years ago

14 Replies

Diagnosed with open angle Glaucoma, too late?

I was diagnosed during lockdown with open angle Glaucoma in both eyes by community eyecare to whom I was referred to by Specsavers. My best corrected Visual...

I was diagnosed during lockdown with open angle Glaucoma in both eyes by commun...

Daveeeuk

•4 years ago

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Field Test

Just about to have DVLA field test at Specsavers. Is the test at Specsavers different to the one carried out by my Consultant ?

Just about to have DVLA field test at Specsavers. Is the test at Specsavers diff...

Tigdad

•4 years ago

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OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA

Hi was diagnosed with a suspected open angle glaucoma on the 9th of December. My eye pressure of the right eye was 58 and the left was 36 .laser was done and...

Hi was diagnosed with a suspected open angle glaucoma on the 9th of December. M...

Rhussen

•4 years ago

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All posts for February 2021

SLT Laser

Scared

Anyone had to massage eye themselves post trabeculectomy ?

High IOP’s but NOT GLAUCOMA. Why continue with drops?

Hi, I have Normal Tension Glaucoma and was told today I have damage to the centre of the optic nerve and not just the edges. Anyone else?

Webinar - Seeing Beyond Limits

Resuming cycling after trab surgery?

Not coping

Appointment

Post laser

1st NHS Glaucoma check coming up - how frequently do they check you?

IOP alone is a poor indicator for Glaucoma

Hylo Forte V Blink

Life with Glaucoma !

Support from others with glaucoma - pilot study

My family Glaucoma history

Prozac and Narrow Angle Glaucoma

Diagnosed with open angle Glaucoma, too late?

Field Test

OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA

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