Experiences with

Alphagan eye drops

Hello everyone, is anyone having problem with getting GP to prescibe Iopidine eye drops? My GP is refusing to prescribe it, saying its coming up as a red flag. Does anyone know what it means? This was prescribed by a consultant at hospital on 22nd March, when I was put on a waiting list for presserflo

Is anyone in the UK having trouble getting Monopost single use eye drops? Pharmacist just says to ask for a different drop…not as easy as that when you’ve tried most available and they don’t lower pressure! So frustrating…don’t know what to do now.

is anyone having trouble getting hold of Cosopt eye drops. These are single use drops which are preservative free. My pharmacist just says to ask consultant for an alternative drop but these are the only ones that lower my pressure slightly and I think I’ve had just about every glaucoma drop that’s available

I have been using Cosopt eye drops to reduce the pressure in my eyes for some time. I have been recently put onto a beta blocking tablet (isoprolol) for heart problems. As both these medicines contain beta blockers I will be getting a more of the drug in my body. What about the impact on my eye though

I wondered if anyone had any experience of using these at all . I do think they’re helping with my closed angle Glaucoma . Not quite sure if it’s acute or chronic as 2 different consultants that I’ve seen have different opinions . Unfortunately the clinic I go to is an American owned one and used by

do I had pressure test again ( 3rd. In as many weeks gone up to 40 both eyes has Felix tests basically eyes are not doing so well . I was put on steroids for an infection I had which raised pressure too much so now specialist has put me on diamond pills and alphagan drops including drops I’m already

Hi. First of all this post is not an advert or a recommendation. It is just my Story and an opportunity for me to share my experiences in the hope that some good will come out of the last two years. My sincere wish is that something in my story will help someone that is reading this. Whether that is

We have contacted Novartis pharmaceutical corporation for an update about the supply difficulty with obtaining Simbrinza eye drops. In a verbal message, they said: “There is an interruption in the supply of Simbrinza eye drops. There is no confirmed date of when it is likely to be made available again

Hi every one, I am due to have cataract surgery in a few months. I will be having my left eye done first which is a Lazy eye.Has anyone had this done and does it improve sight in that eye.

Two years ago I had to inform the DVLA that I had developed glaucoma in both eyes. It was a very stressful time as I had a trabeculectomy, corrective surgery and cataract removal before embarking on the vision test. The Specsavers team was very helpful in deferring my test until I felt ready to take

People with PD have a higher prevalence of cataracts compared to the general older population as discussed in the following link : https://www.ajmc.com/view/cataract-surgery-more-common-in-patients-with-parkinson-disease-prior-to-diagnosis Here is a relevant quote from the article : ' Patients

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Does anyone have an update on taking vitB3 niacin? After asking what I could personally do to help with my glaucoma, apart from the obvious healthy eating and regular excercise my consultant wrote down supplements, albeit no strength was mentioned. So since nov 2022 (the last time I saw that particular

I was diagnosed with uveitis when i was 14 and unfortuently also developed secondary glaucoma induced by the steriod eye drops which were being used to treat the uvietis. I had a bardvelt shunt to both eyes approx 10 years ago but they are no longer functioning so I am back on eyedrops to control my

Hi there, I've been using fixapost eye drops for 2 days now and my eyes feel extremely gritty, dry and red. Is this likely to pass once my eyes adjust to the new drops? Ive also noticed the redness is even worse upon waking up in the morning/ after a nap/ Prior to this i had been on tiopex (timolol

Hi, Several months ago, my mum was diagnosed with PMR and has been taking Prednisolone (initially 15 mg, now 10 mg after a taper). Unfortunately, her vision is deteriorating rapidly, and she has only partial sight in one eye. She has dry macular degeneration and likely glaucoma too. I want to do everything

Has anyone experienced a trabeculectomy in their only sighted eye? I lost sight in my right eye in 1998 due to a brain haemorrhage. The left eye is a lazy eye but I have 20/20 vision with variafocals. I'm concerned if I take the recommended op I might end up with no sight if there are complications?

Hello everyone, I am having such a hard time these past months. i was seeing floaters and distorted shapes out of the side of my eyes. I was sent to an Opthamologist (as the Optha-Neurologist I had before told me that GCA isn't a neurological disease and referred me to this Opthamologist). Awhile

Hi. My mum has had suspected glaucoma for the last seven years and over the last three years as developed cateracts which have made her eye sight worse. She has been advised that there is a heightend risk of making her glaucoma worse if she has surgery on her cateracts.However, from what I have read

after spending many years with Double vision which is controlled with prism glasses I have been trying to find out what causes me to feel so disorientated when I go out to busy/noisy places and affects the quality of life. I have now been diagnosed with cerebral visual impairment which is thought to