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[quote user="nancy wolfe"] does one just reach around the other side and hit a button or what? [/quote] Yes, it is really that easy!
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[quote user="billym"] I have been going by walmart to get tested. [/quote] I commend you for this. I think it is highly useful and I wish more people would do this. You should be able to get a "volume discount" for the IOP tests. I had a few different doctors of optometry that worked...
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[quote user="tsingle999"] ... i am not really concerned with my daytime pressures right now. i beleive all the damage is happening at night and i cant measure that pressure anyway. i mean when my highest ever (with meds) pressure during the day is 21 and im sure it is a lot higher when i sleep...
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andrea: When a part or even the entire optic nerve is dead, I know it does not promote vision. Does theis death grow like when a limb had gangrene? Is the Nerve 'dead' so it should be rejected by the body? I think it must mean something different from most tissue dead for optic nerves to be determined...
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pmpvip: I was very worried to know that my IOP was increasing again. Non control of my IOP with advance state of Galucoma really is making me lot worried about all this. You are correct that it is important to take all the steps you can to get your intraocular pressure under control. I think you are...
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Richard - it's good to have your participation on FitEyes.com. I have done some work to correlate intraocular pressure and blood pressure, although I have not done anything extensive. My intraocular pressure seems to fluctuate more than my blood pressure. You can probably find some interesting articles...
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Richard Lemieux: My question is : Has anyone tried that route before and has anyone some recommendations to make. Is there any model of tonometer used by optometrists that would provide good enough data? Hi Richard. That's an excellent question! This is nearly the same route I took when I started. The...
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The simple answer to your first question is that you should be fine altering the time of day for your eye drops two days of the week for your work schedule. I almost never use my eye drops at exactly the same time of day. My schedule varies by an hour or more very frequently. Precise measurements of...
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Hi jayhawk1 - I don't know of much research in this area off the top of my head. Here's one citation from my citation database that may help you: 1. P Denis, et al., “Evaluation of the Tono-Pen 2 and the X-Pert noncontact tonometers in cataract surgery,” Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie...
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pmpvip: Dear Friends (1) what we can do in daily life to limit further damage to eyes? Paresh, here is my first response: What-Can-We-Do-To-Prevent-Further-Glaucomatous-Damage-To-Our-Eyes