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glaucoma drops sideeffects or dry eye
Eye Conditions | Last Active: Oct 19, 2023 | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
At age 78 I have been fighting glaucoma for over 30 years. I'm currently on preservative free cosopt plus pilocarpine and rocklatan. My eyes are red all the time from pilocarpine, but I do not have pain. I do use refresh perservative free eye drops for dryness and rough corneas also. Periodically I do go down to Bascom Palmer Eye Research center in Miami to see if there is anything new they recommend. My Glaucoma doc has done a fellowship at Bascom.
Sadly glaucoma seems to be a one way street. After 30 years, I have no central vision in left eye, and have lost about 50% of field in right eye. But I am very thankful for docs and meds to enable me to still see 27 inch computer screen with high contrast well.
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Thank you for your response. A tough lifelong struggle, isn't it? When you go to an ophthalmologist for glasses at 35 , you don't expect to hear that you have glaucoma and the worse variant, especially if you don't have anyone in your family who has it. Unfortunately, the work of a researcher is tied to the PC for a large number of hours every day, which further complicates the matter with dry eyes. Gels and drops do not help. I am waiting for an appointment with an ophthalmologist, which I have soon and I hope to find solution for problem. In the end you still see wich is success and encourging. Best regards!