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Can anybody tell me if you are long sighted and have cataracts surgery for long distance you then become short sighted

I am currently taking Trusopt and Monopost drops daily. Recently the doctor recommended laser treatment to clear the drains and reduce the need for eye drops....

Hi I am awful at hospital visual field tests.. I get anxious, my eyes dry up, I worry if I blink I’ll miss a light, I’m hesitant to click on lower light...

Hi everyone,I had a presserflo op in Sept 23 and another in March 24 brought my pressures down to 11/12. Now on my last check they were up to 19/14 and...

just thought a thread on this might be useful. I was taking vitamin b3 3000mg per day, and noticed improvement until I ended up in hospital. Ginkgo bilboa is...

i have aggressive open angle glaucoma in both eyes .An emergency trab was performed March 23 after sudden vision loss and very high IOP . July 23 Jan 24 bleb...

Hi. Please can anyone recommend some dry eye drops. I’m recently diagnosed with secondary open angle glaucoma and am on Brinzolamide and Travoprost. I’m...

Hi Can anyone tell me why I have to take Monopost at night and Tiopex in the morning? Just interested why it’s not the other way round? Thanks

Hello, I’m in my 12th week post op, everything went well, my eye is healed with stable pressure of 8. Last week I has a loose stitch removed after they put me...

My husband was diagnosed with glaucoma a few years ago and has got considerably worse recently, he’s on 6 drops a day and has had laser treatment. While the...

Hello, I have ocular hypertension and have had SLT and use eye drops. A 8 weeks ago I woke up and had lost some vision. I still have no definative answers ....

Hi I was diagnosed almost 3 yrs ago and simply handed a leaflet and a prescription. I now have to use them 3 times a day as the pressure has worsened.The dark...

I am on monopost eye drops and now on Azopt eye drops as well as my eye pressure needs to come down. Does anyone have side effects from Azopt drops?

I have narrow angles, no glaucoma, have had iridotomies in both eyes and currently taking Monopost daily. I am now on 6/9 month check ups and my consultant...

I have had glaucoma for over 30 years and my licence has had to be renewed every 3 year when I have to have a DVLA field test to renew my licence. I had my...

I was diagnosed with glaucoma in April and am trying to get to grips with things - so apologies if this is a stupid question! I have just had my eye drops...

Does chocolate increase intra-ocular pressure? I avoid caffeine but should I avoid chocolate too? A GP once told me it has a similar effect to caffeine.

Hi everyone!I was shocked today to find out that my 6 monthly blood test coverning liver function(I've been taking 3g of vitb3 for a year now and regular liver...

Hi. I was recently diagnosed with secondary open angle glaucoma in my right eye. I was prescribed Latanoprost (1 drop in both eyes at night) and Timolol (1...

This isn’t strictly glaucoma related, but I often see people post about DVLA. I have developed double vision and although the optometrist didn’t say so...

Hi I'm still on Monopost drops eye pressures 21 and 18. Got dry eyes and meiboman gland dysfunction. I have shallow angles but laser still open.I have primary...

Hi all - it’s been a hellish year in and out of hospital with my eye but I was finally diagnosed with normal tension glaucoma yesterday and receive my drops on...

Hello. I hope everyone is well. I had surgery 5 days ago to insert an Aqueous Shunt in my left eye. I would be interested to know if anyone else have had...

I'm a 69 y/o female taking Lumigan eye drops for dx of Glaucoma suspect and IOP (took Latanoprost drops previously but my pressure was increasing a bit so...

My prescription has been switched to Cosopt preservative free. I requested a multi bottle rather than unit doses for environmental reasons, which my...

Does anyone have glaucoma and also suffer with migraines auras . I have both ,taking drops for the glaucoma, but just paracetamol for the migraines.?My...

I've had glaucoma for about 12 years,several operations etc.My problem is that I'm told that I need a review in 4 months for instance,no appointment is forth...

I’ve very recently been diagnosed with glaucoma after losing sight in the top half of my right eye, which has been a real shock. I’ve been going to Yoga and...

Hi everyone. - this was first noticed on an oct scan (i went for a macula scan and they did the wrong obe!) that i had retinal nerve fiber layer (rnfl)...

Hi everyone I had a Dmek procedure last Thursday at Moorfields @St .Georges and nearly one week later my vision is still very very hazy and the air bubble they...