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Thanks for your support - full licence reinstated! Time to lodge a complaint?

To weeks ago I posted this: Licence revoked - DVLA said appointment wasn't attended, but it was! Link:...

To weeks ago I posted this: Licence revoked - DVLA said appointment wasn't atte...

sunrisesunset

•10 months ago

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Hair thinning

This is probably a silly question, however I have had multiple different eye drops over the past 7 years for my Glaucoma, and are currently using Travatan and...

This is probably a silly question, however I have had multiple different eye dro...

Moana64

•10 months ago

13 Replies

Reaction to trabeculectomy

I'm 66 and it was decided that as drops were no longer controlling pressure, I needed to have trabeculectomy in both eyes. Had first op last summer but had a...

I'm 66 and it was decided that as drops were no longer controlling pressure, I n...

Vanarama

•10 months ago

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Eye Drop Prescription Bottles don’t last 4 weeks

Hi, just wonder if anyone else has a similar problem. I take Brinzolamide twice a day in one eye and Travapost at bedtime. The Brinzolamide only ever lasts me...

Hi, just wonder if anyone else has a similar problem. I take Brinzolamide twice ...

VerdiG

•10 months ago

9 Replies

Latanoprost drops advice

Hi, any advice on eye drops, Ive been prescribed Latanoprost but will these make my eyes sore, should I ask for preservative free? Is it best to put them in...

Hi, any advice on eye drops, Ive been prescribed Latanoprost but will these make...

Glm1

•10 months ago

21 Replies

3 months post microshunt

Hello, recently had the microshunt in both eyes, 3'months since my last eye now. Been going ok, pressures down from 46 to 9 This might sound daft but when I...

Hello, recently had the microshunt in both eyes, 3'months since my last eye now....

Bec8891

•10 months ago

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Left open angle DVLA

Hi, I've just been diagnosed with left open angle glaucoma. I'm really upset and worried about losing my licence as Ive seen the feedback about specsavers VF...

Hi, I've just been diagnosed with left open angle glaucoma. I'm really upset an...

Glm1

•10 months ago

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Dorzolamide (Eyedelto) runs out too quickly

I’m taking Eyedelto (preservative-free Dorzolamide) drops twice a day. The bottle says that when it’s time to discard the bottle 28 days after opening,...

I’m taking Eyedelto (preservative-free Dorzolamide) drops twice a day. The bottl...

Gyfers

•10 months ago

20 Replies

Visual field test & Visual Acuity

hello, I have Glaucoma in my right eye and left eye has ocular hypertension. Have had it over 2 years and drops are controlling the pressures. I have the...

hello, I have Glaucoma in my right eye and left eye has ocular hypertension. Hav...

Kiara-52

•10 months ago

8 Replies

Glaucoma and hayfever nasal spray

Excellent forum, thanks; I can't understand why I haven't found it previously. I have glaucoma in one eye, IOP in both eyes was previously managed by...

Excellent forum, thanks; I can't understand why I haven't found it previously. ...

twentytwenty

•10 months ago

5 Replies

Storing eye drops in the heat

Good morning, I just wondered what the rules are regarding eye drops and storing them when it’s hot… the coolest room in our house yesterday was still 24...

Good morning, I just wondered what the rules are regarding eye drops and storin...

KBIOW

•10 months ago

14 Replies

Confused about the dvla result...

Has anyone had a similar experience? My car is lying on the street while I m waiting for the new law Dvla promise that will be coming in weeks. When I...

Has anyone had a similar experience? My car is lying on the street while I m wai...

Christian636

•10 months ago

10 Replies

Effexor alternatives - Narrow-Angle Glaucoma

Greetings my doctor just prescribed me Effexor, but he didn’t know I am predisposed to narrow-angle glaucoma, which is a contraindication Has anyone dealt...

Greetings my doctor just prescribed me Effexor, but he didn’t know I am predi...

SierraSix

•10 months ago

1 Reply

OCT scan

I am 62 years old and have an eye test every year due to a history of Glaucoma in the family. Last year as well as the normal tests I had on OCT scan. This did...

I am 62 years old and have an eye test every year due to a history of Glaucoma i...

Chris616

•10 months ago

4 Replies

Right eye injury

I got hit in right eye upper region, after several hours swelling occurred, at time of injury and after 24 hours at time of diagnosis my vision was 6/6,...

I got hit in right eye upper region, after several hours swelling occurred, at...

Ravish340

•10 months ago

1 Reply

DVLA experiences

Recently we have noticed more and more comments regarding your experiences at certain Specsaver branches, and your disappointment on how the tests were done....

Recently we have noticed more and more comments regarding your experiences at ce...

Trish_GlaucomaUK

Partner•10 months ago

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Bitstoprost

I have ocular hypertension but the pressure in my left high remains stubbornly high and my eye drops have been upgraded to Bimatoprost. Have any of you found...

I have ocular hypertension but the pressure in my left high remains stubbornly h...

Cuzz

•10 months ago

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Adverse reaction to eyedrops

I was prescribed Latanoprost for one eye. After two doses I experienced severe pain in the eye which lasted at least eight hours. I stopped taking the drops...

I was prescribed Latanoprost for one eye. After two doses I experienced severe p...

wychwood58

•10 months ago

1 Reply

sight loss

The sight in my left eye is deteriorating and my consultant cannot find the reason why as my eye pressures are low and my visual field test stayed the same ....

The sight in my left eye is deteriorating and my consultant cannot find the reas...

Bazzer65

•10 months ago

9 Replies

Monopost and eye pressure

Thank you to the lovely people who replied to my post. This is a great site and you have relieved my worries and explained a few things. Good luck to...

Thank you to the lovely people who replied to my post. This is a great site and...

Dorset22

•11 months ago

1 Reply

Monopost and eye pressure

I have been monitored for past year or so for possible glaucoma because of raised eye pressure. 28 in left eye and 24 in right eye today increased from...

I have been monitored for past year or so for possible glaucoma because of raise...

Dorset22

•11 months ago

48 Replies

Help please is it possible in a month for the angle to change from narrow to wide open angles? This just doesn’t make sense to me.

Hello again, Well I am still in the system waiting for my next appointment on July 4th. My new consultant says I now have treated primary narrow angles,...

Hello again, Well I am still in the system waiting for my next appointment on ...

KBIOW

•11 months ago

5 Replies

Upcoming Trabeculectomy

I've put a couple of posts on here, mainly about driving and my troubles with Specsavers and the DVLA. I'm currently still driving after getting a 12 month...

I've put a couple of posts on here, mainly about driving and my troubles with Sp...

nstewart61

•11 months ago

5 Replies

Trabeculectomy or not?

My old glaucoma consultant has retired and I have a new, younger consultant who seems determined that I should have a trabeculectomy. My old consultant was...

My old glaucoma consultant has retired and I have a new, younger consultant who ...

BrownieBaker

•11 months ago

25 Replies

DVLA /SPECSAVERS

Hi everyone -after reading of so many people and their awful experience with Specsavers and having licences revoked- and I am so fearful for my own future in...

Hi everyone -after reading of so many people and their awful experience with Spe...

swanlady123

•11 months ago

8 Replies

Licence revoked - DVLA said appointment wasn't attended, but it was!

Hello, My dad had his DVLA eye appointment on 28th March 2023. We've been waiting for the results and a letter just came today saying that he never arranged...

Hello, My dad had his DVLA eye appointment on 28th March 2023. We've been waiti...

sunrisesunset

•11 months ago

21 Replies

Send us a email rather than a PM

Hello Everyone, Just a quick message for you all. If you want to make us aware of any urgent problems or concerns regarding your glaucoma or treatment, it is...

Hello Everyone, Just a quick message for you all. If you want to make us aware...

Trish_GlaucomaUK

Partner•11 months ago

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Blepharitis and Gluacoma

Does anyone suffer with the above with their gluacoma, my gluacoma is open Angle and I also have Cataracts in both eyes which need surgery but first I have to...

Does anyone suffer with the above with their gluacoma, my gluacoma is open Angle...

PeterRabbit62

•11 months ago

8 Replies

DVLA EYE TEST

I've done a couple of posts and enjoyed the past 11 months on a medical licence. I took a new DVLA Esterman test last week, and today I have heard that I have...

I've done a couple of posts and enjoyed the past 11 months on a medical licence....

Ken44

•11 months ago

14 Replies

Driving

After 6 months of stress I finally have my driving licence back, to be reviewed in a year. 😊 It can be worth fighting.

After 6 months of stress I finally have my driving licence back, to be reviewed ...

Paros

•11 months ago

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All posts for June 2023

Thanks for your support - full licence reinstated! Time to lodge a complaint?

Hair thinning

Reaction to trabeculectomy

Eye Drop Prescription Bottles don’t last 4 weeks

Latanoprost drops advice

3 months post microshunt

Left open angle DVLA

Dorzolamide (Eyedelto) runs out too quickly

Visual field test & Visual Acuity

Glaucoma and hayfever nasal spray

Storing eye drops in the heat

Confused about the dvla result...

Effexor alternatives - Narrow-Angle Glaucoma

OCT scan

Right eye injury

DVLA experiences

Bitstoprost

Adverse reaction to eyedrops

sight loss

Monopost and eye pressure

Monopost and eye pressure

Help please is it possible in a month for the angle to change from narrow to wide open angles? This just doesn’t make sense to me.

Upcoming Trabeculectomy

Trabeculectomy or not?

DVLA /SPECSAVERS

Licence revoked - DVLA said appointment wasn't attended, but it was!

Send us a email rather than a PM

Blepharitis and Gluacoma

DVLA EYE TEST

Driving

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Latest poll

Since the beginning of lockdown, has your screen time increased? Including working from home and family/personal time.

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