Experiences with

Refresh eye drops

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 having never had anything like this before. The area around my eyes also feels very sore/tender. Does anyone else suffer with this or have any

Hello, does anyone use Iopidine eye drops? In another attempt to reduce my eye pressures I have been prescribed them and am feeling anxious about side effects ( I have had some nasty ones in the past). I’m hoping to hear how others have experienced this medication. Many thanks.

Hi there, I've been diagnosed with PDS and don't know anyone else with the condition. My vision is borderline for me to continue driving and I started Monopost eye drops two days ago. I'm having problems with dizziness, nausea, palpitations and headaches. Wondering if this calms down after taking eye

hi. I am on monopost eye drops for early open angle glaucoma and have now been prescribed Brinzomide drops to bring pressure down again. Does anyone get side effects from brinzomide Drops. Seem to have full headache . Thanks

After suffering from a continuous period of acid reflux and digestion symptom and taking several different PPIs which made it worse, I had an endoscopy and was diagnosed with Helibacter Pylori and mild gastritis. This was treated with antibiotics and the test was negative after this. I have had a couple

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?

Does anyone using Simbrinza have problems with a side effect of blurriness? I was on Xalatan for 9 years without any problems, but my ophthalmologist changed me to Simbrinza 2 months ago hoping my eye pressure would not increase so rapidly after an eye injection.

hi, I have NTG and have used monopost eye drops for 3 years.I’ve had dry eyes all that time but it’s been getting worse at night ,and despite using Thealoz during the day and Xaillin at night I have severely dry eyes and have to re apply drops or Xaillin during the night, getting to be quite painful.It

hello I have been using Ilube eye drops for years. ( Acetylcysteine 5% )I have recently discovered it contains preservative benzalkonium chloride which is toxic to the eye. Is this a reason to stop using it or is the preservative not in large amounts? Many thanks

hi everyone, just come from the opticians today and my prescription as changed from R -1.25 / L -2.25 last time I went about 18 months ago to today R -1.75 / L - 2.75. I’m on Brinzolamide & Ganfort eye drops for Glaucoma. Last check up was last month and the eye hospital were happy and back in 6 months

Hi, has anyone experienced nightmares after taking Monopost eye drops? I have advanced glaucoma, and am about to be registered sight impaired. After many years of pressures being controlled by surgery, I've now had to start taking these eye drops daily, and have nightmares every night, unless I don't

hello all, I have been on cosopt preservative free eye drops now since November…. previously I was on all sorts of drops after having a laser iridotomy, an enlargement and subsequently now have high eye pressures which the cosopt eye drops are controlling. With the eye drop my pressures at the latest

I have been using eye drops but now I am seriously using eye drops…Refresh eye drops 6x during the day, prednisone drops 2x a day, gel drops at night, moist heat eye compress 1x a day, new humidifier plus I have seriously cut down on using my ceiling fans (not easy to do in Phoenix, AZ…home of the over

In the summer, I noticed sporadic noises in one ear. It only happened at night, when lying down to sleep. It was almost like a deep and faint squeak. It lasted 2 days and went away. Months later, after developing a sinus cold, it returned. I did not react immediately as I thought it would pass. After

Hello. Following my recent post about my dry eyes, I had my follow-up appointment on Monday nearly 4 months post right trabeculectomy & it did not go well. Had a visual field test and eye scan. No change to my right eye but my left eye continues to lose peripheral vision. The pressure was elevated even

Over the years my opthamologist and I have settled on Simbrinza eye drops as the best for my glaucoma. Yesterday my pharmacist tells me he can't find the drops anywhere and he's going to keep looking. We're in SE London area. Any suggestions? Thanks

Hi I seem to have an ongoing problem with blocked sinuses / post nasal drip. I came across "Sinus massage" yesterday which seems to have shifted things a bit, but I am wondering if anyone has a tried and tested remedy other than Vicks and head over a bowl of hot water. The only time I have had a really

following cataract and I stent surgery 2weeks ago ,I have been using 1 ohial of eye drops per eye. Previously told that 1phial would do for both eyes I understand about cross infection but was wondering how long I need to use separate phials for each eye Obviously getting through double the amount

Hello, I was diagnosed with narrow angles and had laser irodotomy done on them in Jan ‘23. Fortunately it was picked up at an opticians appointment and I didn’t have a closure attack! I recently had a check up and my pressures were 34 in both eyes. The specialist said the iridotomies were working

I have steroid induced open angle glaucoma diagnosed in June this year. I have had an autoimmune condition called Relapsing Polychondritis for 20 years and this has affected my eyes resulting in overuse of steroids. My dilemma is I need to use a maintenance steroid drop (dexafree)twice a day in each