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GLAUCOMA

elizabethl123 — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:42:44 GMT

I HAVE IT SO EACH MORNING AND NIGHT I PUT A DROP IN EACH EYE . TO MAKE IT EASY FOR ME I KEEP THE MED UNDER MY PILLOW SO EACH NIGHT AND MORNING I USE IT BETTER THAN GETTING UP TO GET IT IN THE MEDICINE CABINET

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Ruby Laine — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 14:30:43 GMT

I hope your drops are helping. I have a friend who’s had good results with hers, and her glaucoma hasn’t gotten any worse for quite a while.

It’s good to see you posting. Maybe I just haven’t seen your posts, but I’m glad you’re checking in.

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webbgarner1 — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 14:51:42 GMT

Good suggestion, I also use glaucomo drops am and pm. Thanks for sharing !

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elizabethl123 — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 14:52:54 GMT

IM DOING GREAT THANKS THE PRESSURE IS STAYING THE SAME I GO EVERY 6 MONTHS FOR A CHECK UP ALSO I HAD CATARACT SURGEY OVER 40 YEARS AGO IM 88 SO I WEAR CONTACS TODAY THEY PUT THEM IN DOING GREAT WITH THEM I GET THEM FREE .YOUR EYE SIGHT IS SO IMPORTANT BLESS YOU

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Mmsfoxxie — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 00:38:13 GMT

I am so blessed. My mother was legally blind from glaucoma when she died. So was her sister and mother. I'm blessed because knowing my family history of it, I started getting yearly exams early with an ophthalmologist.

In the year 2010, the same year that my mother died, I was diagnosed with it but I can't even tell. It's in the very early stage. My visual fields tests are good. I use one drop in each eye nightly. It burns, too. My mother used four different drops, some twice a day, some three times a day.

But @elizabethl123, I'm surprised that you can put your drops in without being in front of a mirror. I guess I'm clumsy, lol.

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elizabethl123 — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 02:02:26 GMT

i lsy flat in bed pull my lower lid down put in the drop easy

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heyslick57 — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 04:39:30 GMT

I also have Glaucoma. I just found out i have sleep apena, and going untreated for sleep apena may have caused my Glaucoma, so you may want to check that out.

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Wheatchick1 — Sun, 17 Dec 2017 22:32:24 GMT

I was originally diagnosed 33 years ago with primary open angle. I have used various eye drops over the years. I currently take one drop of Brimonidine in the morning with 250 mg of Diamox. At night I take one drop of Brimonidine, one drop of Latanaprost and another 250 mg of Diamox.

I have to see my ophthalmologist every 4 months, but we have been able to maintain the pressure in each eye to about 11 so he is pretty happy. I hate my annual visual field test the most.

When my husband died I went about 5 years without my meds which as you all know can be expensive. During my period of neglect my left optic nerve became somewhat damaged and I have lost some of the vision in my left eye. Now I know better.

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Mmsfoxxie — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 11:48:19 GMT

@Wheatchick1, I'm sorry you went through such a bad time and not able to buy your meds. Unfortunately, I think that expense is going to get worse again, insurance or not.

I take Latanaprost once in each eye every night. And it stings! Prior to this year, I was seeing my ophthalmologist every 3 months but starting this year it's every 6 months. I don't remember my pressure number on my last visit but it had went down from the 14 or 15 that it normally was.

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cherry — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:49:18 GMT

I just read a report suggesting a cup of tea everyday is good for warding off glaucoma

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Cakers3 — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 13:13:00 GMT

@cherry wrote:
I just read a report suggesting a cup of tea everyday is good for warding off glaucoma

@cherry Thank you-I just had the field test a few weeks ago. My pressure has gone up but still in a normal range-just higher end. He explained why he wanted to check for glaucoma when I had my annual exam last month.

I have to go back in June for a follow-up test.

I will ask him about tea and diet.

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Hooty — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 01:10:42 GMT

My DH has a mild case of glaucoma in his left eye, but cannot take any of the eye drops , he is allergic to them! Today his eye Dr. did a laser treatment on his eye, 130 shots of the laser!

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maximillian — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 01:55:38 GMT

Putting meds under a pillow may NOT be a good idea. I also have glaucoma. I also have allergies to many of the medications and my opthalmologist has finally settled on Zioptan and Timolol for me but they are PRESERVATIVE FREE. They need to be kept in a cool, dark, place. So, please check on your drops. Under the pillow may be way too warm.

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ID2 — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 11:01:05 GMT

Years ago (23 years) my eye doctor noticed the pressure in both my eyes were going up. I got lazer treatments (holes) in both my eyes....walla no glaucoma. My numbers are still good.

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Mmsfoxxie — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 11:30:24 GMT

@ID2, that is wonderful! So are you medication free now? Still will get monitored? I'd love not to have to do drops every night due to the stinging for about 10 minutes afterwards.

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Jump4joy2 — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 01:05:13 GMT

@maximillian wrote:
Putting meds under a pillow may NOT be a good idea. I also have glaucoma. I also have allergies to many of the medications and my opthalmologist has finally settled on Zioptan and Timolol for me but they are PRESERVATIVE FREE. They need to be kept in a cool, dark, place. So, please check on your drops. Under the pillow may be way too warm.

I am currently using Zioptan and was told by the pharmacist to store the medication in the refrigerator. So far, the drops have not lowered my pressure very much - and Zioptan was so expensive. On to the next medication!!