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Stop Glaucoma (medication) eye drops
I just turn 81. My ophthalmologist thought I have Glaucoma last year and prescribed two kinds of drops! I read Glaucoma progresses very slowly, about 20 years before blindness! These eye drops have preservatives that irritate my eyes! The pressure on both my eyes are border line high at 23. My father was blind at age 40 with Glaucoma but none of my 8 siblings have Glaucoma. I have stopped the eye drops for a month now and just wondering if someone is in my predicament - continue the drops or stop the drops until Coronavirus vaccine is available, so I feel safe to see the doctor.
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Please follow the wise advice from @jakedduck1 and go back to the ophthalmologist - if you are on 2 drops, it means your pressures are not being controlled by a single type, or your glaucoma is progressing.
Ask for a different med or one that is preservative-free. My friend had to get his preservative-free ones from a compounding pharmacy (a special pharmacy where they mix meds to a doctor's specific order) to avoid some major side effects. He also placed a cold compress on his eyes after using them.
Eyesight is one thing you cannot get back, please protect it!
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