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Advice please

I am British but I live in Southern Spain. I am on private healthcare as I am retired but not pension age. So, I have been seeing an Opthalmologist in a...

I am British but I live in Southern Spain. I am on private healthcare as I am re...

Costadelsol

•21 days ago

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red eyelids

I have had glaucoma now for about 8-9 years, and using Latanoprost/timolol drops which is keeping my pressure at an aceptable level. I have got used to some...

I have had glaucoma now for about 8-9 years, and using Latanoprost/timolol drops...

barney4ever

•21 days ago

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Renewing my driving lience

I called the Dvla yesterday to make enquires about my licence.I was told not to drive again. That i have to reapply again.my licence will expire soon .i had...

I called the Dvla yesterday to make enquires about my licence.I was told not to ...

TOM63

•22 days ago

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6 weeks later

I think I may have thought twice about this trab procedure if I’d known more, however I am now recovering from the watery eyes and fuzzy vision. In two weeks...

I think I may have thought twice about this trab procedure if I’d known more, ho...

Justinerose

•25 days ago

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Statins and eye drops

Hello, I am currently using Cosopt and Monoprost drops for my glaucoma, which according to my consultant, seem to be keeping my pressures at an acceptable...

Hello, I am currently using Cosopt and Monoprost drops for my glaucoma, which ac...

Rainyday2024

•25 days ago

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Incorrect Diagnosis of Uveitis

Has anyone been diagnosed with Non-Infectious Uveitis when they had Infectious Uveitis, but was never treated for it? Medical focus was on Glaucoma, and...

Has anyone been diagnosed with Non-Infectious Uveitis when they had Infectious U...

Trekfan

•26 days ago

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Amlodipine

Hi I was diagnosed with NTG recently. I have hypertension and have been on amlodipine for 5 years. I have just come across an article of amlodipine being...

Hi I was diagnosed with NTG recently. I have hypertension and have been on amlo...

morgan54

•26 days ago

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First week in work

First week in work after the operation and my eyesight has been a bit blurred but ive managed to get around with no dramas. Im a bit worried about being walked...

First week in work after the operation and my eyesight has been a bit blurred bu...

Angel5454

•27 days ago

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dark/black circles under my eyes

I am currently on Ganfort eye drops once a day for NTG and have noticed recently that I have got very dark/black circles under my eyes. This is new for me...

I am currently on Ganfort eye drops once a day for NTG and have noticed recently...

Nala2509

•27 days ago

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More on trab experience

Most interesting recent posts and replies. having had trab & three needlings right eye within the past four years, trab left eye 30 years ago and revision of...

Most interesting recent posts and replies. having had trab & three needlings rig...

Sorshup

•27 days ago

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Trab progress

A few seconds ago hi , my pressure is 16 and my next check up is in two weeks. This is 5 weeks after my trabeculectomy was performed. Still very blurred...

A few seconds ago hi , my pressure is 16 and my next check up is in two weeks. ...

Justinerose

•28 days ago

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Sorry , change of website for views on NHS

Oh dear, I had a message today to tell me that I had used the wrong website , (although broadcast on Radio 4 ) Sorry if anyone has tried it. At last they...

Oh dear, I had a message today to tell me that I had used the wrong website , (a...

muddledme

•28 days ago

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Chance to tell government about eye services

The government says that it wants to hear from the public about the state of the NHS and ideas for the future. What an opportunity ! Quite an easy on line...

The government says that it wants to hear from the public about the state of the...

muddledme

•29 days ago

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Glaucoma UK Excellence in Glaucoma Care Award 2025

Hello, I am Carole and part of Glaucoma UK. Each year we look to our supporters and colleagues to identity and applaud the unsung heroes of glaucoma eye care....

Hello, I am Carole and part of Glaucoma UK. Each year we look to our supporters...

Carole_GlaucomaUK

Administrator•29 days ago

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re-assurance after trabeculotamy

my last surgical procedure was to take out the last stitches from my operation on 16 th September. The week following that my eye filled with a liquid which I...

my last surgical procedure was to take out the last stitches from my operation o...

Justinerose

•30 days ago

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feeling down

Hi all,Have a presserflo in each eye and went for a pressure checkup today. Left eye was 44 managed to get it down to 29 before leaving hospital. On God knows...

Hi all,Have a presserflo in each eye and went for a pressure checkup today. Left...

callie77

•1 month ago

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normal tension glaucoma causes?

hello, just looking for some thoughts. I’ve recently been asked by consultant to try Fixapost. Has this affected anyones blood pressure/ common symptoms- as...

hello, just looking for some thoughts. I’ve recently been asked by consultant ...

ChewyR

•1 month ago

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Tiopex Eye Drops

Was diagnosed with Glaucoma 6 weeks ago and was prescribed monoprost which made my eyes very sore.Changed to Tiopex which seem to make mytongue sore.Has anyone...

Was diagnosed with Glaucoma 6 weeks ago and was prescribed monoprost which made ...

skival

•1 month ago

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Needling

I had two stitches taken out on friday as my pressures werent coming done. Then the doctor need needled the bleb to get the pressure to go down. Does anyone...

I had two stitches taken out on friday as my pressures werent coming done. Then ...

Angel5454

•1 month ago

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Eye drops Bonanza!

After waiting 18 months for a checkup instead of the year it said on my medical papers I finally got a hospital appointment, I have POAG and the timalol and...

After waiting 18 months for a checkup instead of the year it said on my medical ...

Quantam

•1 month ago

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post trabeculectamy

my last stitch was taken out 3 days ago. I still have a blob on my eye where the fluid is not draining away. Is there anything I can do to assist this process...

my last stitch was taken out 3 days ago. I still have a blob on my eye where the...

Justinerose

•1 month ago

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4th post op check

went for my 4 th check up and my pressures were high again. The doctor ended up taking the last two releasable stitches and massaged my eye but the pressure...

went for my 4 th check up and my pressures were high again. The doctor ended up ...

Angel5454

•1 month ago

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CoQ10

My consultant recommended CoQ10 for my angle closure glaucoma. Is there any evidence that this could help? I have had Trabulectomy in one eye and the...

My consultant recommended CoQ10 for my angle closure glaucoma. Is there any evi...

Cornishcoastcat

•1 month ago

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post-op trabeculatery

after my surgery 4 weeks ago, I had my stitches removed. I woke two days later with flashing lights and a watery looking eye. Concerned that my pressure had...

after my surgery 4 weeks ago, I had my stitches removed. I woke two days later w...

Justinerose

•1 month ago

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Glaucoma and nicotinamide

A. August 2020. A study in Australia revealed that: It is uncertain if the increased retinal activity in the retina with high doses of nicotinamide, (Vit....

A. August 2020. A study in Australia revealed that: It is uncertain if the in...

woodthorpe

•1 month ago

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A patient patient with long history of bilateral glaucoma

Hello there , My name is Will. I am approaching my 80th birthday and I am in generally good health. I had bilateral open angle glaucoma which was diagnosed 33...

Hello there , My name is Will. I am approaching my 80th birthday and I am in ge...

Enquirer1

•1 month ago

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Changing to weaker eye drops?

Diagnosed about eight ninths ago and on Ganfort since then. Happily drops seem to be working and pressure coming down progressively - 16 in each eye and then...

Diagnosed about eight ninths ago and on Ganfort since then. Happily drops seem ...

TenzinWosal

•1 month ago

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Nicotinamide (Glaucomin)

My father has glaucoma and has poor sight. I have been aware that nicotinamide (vitamin B3) might be beneficial for him. I searched for a reliable source of...

My father has glaucoma and has poor sight. I have been aware that nicotinamide (...

Macdonald5

•1 month ago

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Rescheduling Clinic Appointments

So ..... acting in accordance with the instructions on my eye clinic appointment letter to call the department to rearrange if I'm coughing a lung up, I get a...

So ..... acting in accordance with the instructions on my eye clinic appointment...

DoricQuine55

•1 month ago

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DVLA tests for licence renewal

Hi, I have a 3 year licence renewal coming up shortly, and as I have open angle glaucoma in both eyes, kept stable by medication, I expect I will have to have...

Hi, I have a 3 year licence renewal coming up shortly, and as I have open angle ...

Moongazer29

•1 month ago

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All posts for October 2024

Advice please

red eyelids

Renewing my driving lience

6 weeks later

Statins and eye drops

Incorrect Diagnosis of Uveitis

Amlodipine

First week in work

dark/black circles under my eyes

More on trab experience

Trab progress

Sorry , change of website for views on NHS

Chance to tell government about eye services

Glaucoma UK Excellence in Glaucoma Care Award 2025

re-assurance after trabeculotamy

feeling down

normal tension glaucoma causes?

Tiopex Eye Drops

Needling

Eye drops Bonanza!

post trabeculectamy

4th post op check

CoQ10

post-op trabeculatery

Glaucoma and nicotinamide

A patient patient with long history of bilateral glaucoma

Changing to weaker eye drops?

Nicotinamide (Glaucomin)

Rescheduling Clinic Appointments

DVLA tests for licence renewal

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