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Plateau Iris post LPI

HI looking for some clarity, I recently had a laser iridotomy as a preventative treatment narrow angles & plateau iris configuration pressures where within...

HI looking for some clarity, I recently had a laser iridotomy as a preventati...

Lower21

•2 months ago

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No lens after cateract removal?

Very concerned about my friend who just had cateract surgery on one eye, they were not able to put a new lens in not sure why yet, anyone have this happen and...

Very concerned about my friend who just had cateract surgery on one eye, they we...

Autumn65

•2 months ago

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SEPTEMBER BOY

I have just had my GLAUCOMA exam at spectators and I got the score of 83 I did miss some dots on the very edge do you think I will pass mll

I have just had my GLAUCOMA exam at spectators and I got the score of 83 I...

Septemberboy

•2 months ago

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Upcoming appointment.

Hi everyone, hope you are all doing OK and coming on here has kept me sane, to a degree. My last appointment was on Dec 17th last year but I had a few...

Hi everyone, hope you are all doing OK and coming on here has kept me sane, to a...

BrightandBreezy

•2 months ago

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Post Trabulectomy

I feel miserable. Just had second post op appointment. Healing going ok, pressure going down but warning that pressure must not go too low otherwise problems...

I feel miserable. Just had second post op appointment. Healing going ok, pressur...

YogaLover

•2 months ago

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Glyndebourne update

For anyone interested in following my journey! In February, I decided to get a second opinion, as my vision was still extremely blurry 21 weeks following a...

For anyone interested in following my journey! In February, I decided to get a...

Glyndebourne

•2 months ago

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Update on Duotrav

Hello everyone, We have been in contact with Novartis for an update on availability of DuoTrav. There are still supply issues and they cannot confirm a date...

Hello everyone, We have been in contact with Novartis for an update on availabi...

Trish_GlaucomaUK

Partner•2 months ago

1 Reply

Normal Tension Glaucoma

I was diagnosed with NTG 2 years ago after having a field of vision test and scans. My eye pressure remains at 14 in each eye and I am administering Visutrax...

I was diagnosed with NTG 2 years ago after having a field of vision test and sca...

AnnieJo41

•2 months ago

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Glaucoma, cataracts and DVLA Test

Hi does anyone know if having Glaucoma gives prioritisation on the NHS waiting list for cataract replacement and does anyone know if cataracts can affect the...

Hi does anyone know if having Glaucoma gives prioritisation on the NHS waiting l...

hosbay

•2 months ago

6 Replies

SEPTEMBER BOY

can any body tell me what. glasses I should wear for my dvla test

Septemberboy

•2 months ago

4 Replies

eye watering

Hi everyone I had a presserflo revision a month ago and since then my eye has been watering.When I wake up I have a puddle in my eye. Have mentioned it to...

Hi everyone I had a presserflo revision a month ago and since then my eye has be...

callie77

•2 months ago

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Cataract surgery

Been see consultant said need cataracts removed already had iridotomy has pressures still too high. Anyone else had it done and did it lower pressures

Been see consultant said need cataracts removed already had iridotomy has pressu...

Bess21

•2 months ago

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MicroShunt

I have Glaucoma (open angle) in my left eye and have had Preserflo microshunt surgery after 2 years my pressure has gone up to 25 and I am told I may need a...

I have Glaucoma (open angle) in my left eye and have had Preserflo microshunt su...

eye4thefuture

•2 months ago

7 Replies

change in prescription

I had trabulectomy 1st August , wasn’t without major ups & downs then in Nov settled a little to 12 pressure & consultant said could go ahead & get new...

I had trabulectomy 1st August , wasn’t without major ups & downs then in Nov se...

Ironer

•2 months ago

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Dry eyes following glaucoma surgery

Following 2 trabeculectomies (1 failed), 2 bleb re- needlings & 2 cataract removals, I now have severe dry eyes and have been referred for tear duct...

Following 2 trabeculectomies (1 failed), 2 bleb re- needlings & 2 cataract remov...

Redshoes15

•2 months ago

11 Replies

monopost and fatigue/ melancholy

hi there, I am still fairly new and have been struggling to keep up with putting the drops in until recently as I have been confirmed a diagnosis of glaucoma...

hi there, I am still fairly new and have been struggling to keep up with puttin...

Townyowl

•2 months ago

10 Replies

DVLA eye test

I'm having my three-yearly DVLA eye test in two weeks. I always dread the visual fields test and I'd welcome any tips for managing it.

I'm having my three-yearly DVLA eye test in two weeks. I always dread the visual...

begonias

•2 months ago

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others views on Ganfort eye drops

I was diagnosed with glaucoma about 2 years ago. I had SLT which didn't work and was using latanoprost (XalaTAN) but unfortunately my inter ocular pressure is...

I was diagnosed with glaucoma about 2 years ago. I had SLT which didn't work and...

fishbig

•2 months ago

6 Replies

Eye Drops Side Effects

hello all, i have just changed my eye drops as the previous Brimatprost and Monoprostwere not reducing my eye pressure sufficiently (was 35) specifically for...

hello all, i have just changed my eye drops as the previous Brimatprost and Mono...

someoneslearning

•2 months ago

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Anyone seeing halos around lights? It's 9 weeks this Friday I had iridotomy

Iridotomy

Bess21

•2 months ago

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Cataracts and glaucoma

I had my eyes tested at Specsavers yesterday. Had all the extra tests and everything was fine. I have high eye pressures and use Monopost drops. No glaucoma...

I had my eyes tested at Specsavers yesterday. Had all the extra tests and every...

Dorset22

•2 months ago

19 Replies

Azarga Roclanda (New here)

I just had a scare when the pressure in my left eye reached 46. I was prescribed Diamox 2*250mg and the pressure went down to 16 after a week. My specialist...

I just had a scare when the pressure in my left eye reached 46. I was prescribed...

GBLucca

•2 months ago

15 Replies

When do I tell my insurance company I have glaucoma?

Need some advice from somebody who has been through this whole really worrying process as I am very stressed about the whole thing. I am having an eye test and...

Need some advice from somebody who has been through this whole really worrying p...

Crunchielady

•2 months ago

4 Replies

Diagnosis in 40s

Hello, does anyone have experience of with primary open glaucoma in their 40s? I have recently been diagnosed by an optometrist and I am waiting for a...

Hello, does anyone have experience of with primary open glaucoma in their 40s? ...

Griffira

•2 months ago

11 Replies

iridotomy holes ?

hi everyone Hope you are all keeping well? I had my laser iridotomy 3 weeks ago and have my follow up Friday next week, I wondered, is it typical to not...

hi everyone Hope you are all keeping well? I had my laser iridotomy 3 weeks ...

Hidden

•2 months ago

30 Replies

Prescription glasses after cataract and stent surgery

have just had my post op visit to optican following cataract and I stent procedure It may seem stupid I was expecting not to have to wear glasses for...

have just had my post op visit to optican following cataract and I stent procedu...

Crafty-gran

•2 months ago

9 Replies

SLT bumps IOP 5 days out

I had SLT and I’m using icare home to monitor the pressure. Before SLT I had around 20 with Travatan. The day of the SLT and the day after I had huge...

I had SLT and I’m using icare home to monitor the pressure. Before SLT I had ar...

ForMartha

•2 months ago

2 Replies

September boy

I have sent my v1 medical form to the DVLA and have not heard for two months is this normal

I have sent my v1 medical form to the DVLA and have not heard for two ...

Septemberboy

•2 months ago

6 Replies

Why increasingly faint and hazy sight?

Having advanced glaucoma, my recent second trab revision has resulted in poor healing and visits in the past month for alternate resuturing snd needling as the...

Having advanced glaucoma, my recent second trab revision has resulted in poor he...

Sorshup

•2 months ago

13 Replies

Narrow angles grade 1 and dilating drops

I have read about narrow angles and not to use dilating drops, so why do they?My pressures went up and since then had iridotomy and on monopost dorzolamide...

I have read about narrow angles and not to use dilating drops, so why do they?M...

Bess21

•2 months ago

12 Replies

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All posts for February 2025

Plateau Iris post LPI

No lens after cateract removal?

SEPTEMBER BOY

Upcoming appointment.

Post Trabulectomy

Glyndebourne update

Update on Duotrav

Normal Tension Glaucoma

Glaucoma, cataracts and DVLA Test

SEPTEMBER BOY

eye watering

Cataract surgery

MicroShunt

change in prescription

Dry eyes following glaucoma surgery

monopost and fatigue/ melancholy

DVLA eye test

others views on Ganfort eye drops

Eye Drops Side Effects

Anyone seeing halos around lights? It's 9 weeks this Friday I had iridotomy

Cataracts and glaucoma

Azarga Roclanda (New here)

When do I tell my insurance company I have glaucoma?

Diagnosis in 40s

iridotomy holes ?

Prescription glasses after cataract and stent surgery

SLT bumps IOP 5 days out

September boy

Why increasingly faint and hazy sight?

Narrow angles grade 1 and dilating drops

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