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could you please help me to reach a good speciealist for glacouma at new brunswick new jeresey 08901 and ay be farther its okyy .thanks so much

I'm told that I'm right on the 'edge' or right on the line for glaucoma - borderline.   I have no vision in left eye due to a retinal detachment at age 10.  My good eye has been for the most part good until I turned 55, 6 months ago.   I've had 2 visual field tests and some tests this week to measure cornea, etc.  I'm told my 'rimming' is good whatever that means and my vision is about 20/30 in this eye.   I am on Timolol but Dr.

I had trab of the right eye 2 years ago, followed by a trab revision patch to correct drop in IOP to 2, followed by another revision to correct a leak in the patch which resulted in the need to leave 3 stitches in permanently because it was determined that area would not heal.  I have much discomfort in this right eye in part from those stitches and in part from the eye drops I take (Cosopt, lumigan, alphagan P).

Hello Fiteyes members,

It has been a while since I wrote on the forum. I was quite busy with family life and not having so much time for glaucoma related diggin'
Anyway, time has come for my new find which intergrates, I think, very well this what makes my glaucoma.

Because of diminishing visual fields my ophthalmologist has suggested a laser procedure on my right eye. Two years ago my previous physician performed a selective laser trabeculoplasty on my left eye. The results lowered the IOP in the left eye from readings in the high teens to an average below 10 IOP g. My current physician has argon laser trabeculoplasty equipment and feels the ALT procedure as effective as SLT.

My current medications are:

On June 26 at New England Eye Center, I brought my 7CR to the doctor's appointment to compare reading with the standard Goldmann IOP device.

I did 6 measurements per eye with 7CR first and then immediately after, the doctor read my IOP using Goldmann.

IOPg from 7CR was 23 mmHg on both eyes. The values were calculated from 5 valid measurements per eye. IOPg from Goldmann was 18 mmHg on both eyes. There was offset of 5 between those two devices.

Hi, at the beginning of this year I was investigated for glaucoma and underwent 2 day long investigations..I was recommended to redo this investigation in a year. Recently I realized that I must have at least one floater, maybe I had it before but now that I'm more attentive, I observe it. Do you think that investigations which suppose contact with the eyeball can cause or is related to floaters ? What is your experience with floaters.

I have 50% drop of vision in my left eye. My doctor is pushing me for laser glaucoma surgery.  They are using a small plastik tube to create secondary passage for eye fluid. What I want to ask is what kind of problems such surgery could cause in the future. Please, share experience about this topic.

Thank you everybody.

The latest discovery of the cause of Chronic Glaucoma

By doctor Somkiat Athikhomkulchai

Opthalmologist on this day know that IOP is the only risk factor in chronic glaucoma but why

1.Some high IOP patients have no disc cupping?

2.Many glaucoma patients have normal or low IOP?

3.Most glaucoma patients, the disease still deteriorate and progress in spite of every modality of IOP lowering method?

At 57, 7 years after discovering I have Glaucoma I am considering Glaucoma filtration surgery as I'm concerned with the effects the Azopt and Lumigan drops have on my system. I have always maintained a healthy diet (no red meat in 35 years). For the past 7 years I have had acupuncture treatments weekly ( my acupuncturist has successfully treated her father, who has Glaucoma,  keeping his pressure down without drops or surgery). My pressures have been around 13-15 (tested by my Ophthalmologist only).

Warning and Disclaimer - what you are about to read may sound wacky and, most importantly, it is NOT a substitute for a real visual field test performed in a doctor's office.

Word about me - I have had ocular hypertension for the past 10 years, treated with 2 drops.  So far, I have no identifiable visual field defects.

Maybe worth trying in cases of glaucoma where Diamox would have been described.

Use the plant carefully [with a herbalist] as it can be toxic in overdose.

Hi everyone,

Here is a link of a free video of people taking part in a Spring Forest QiGong workshop with Chunyi Lin in Minnesota.  This first video is available until Monday and then it will be a different video.  There is a person in the video that says his visual field improved by about 20% (no scientific measuring here-antecdotal) during the workshop.  

I am looking to purchase a tonometer to monitor my ntg pressures and have the possibility of purchasing a TopconCT14 non-contact tonometer (used) through my behavioural optometrist who is upgrading her equipment. Could I have some feedback if this might be a good tonometer for me to work with? I have looked through the fiteyes topics and can't seem to find any evaluations by Dave or others concerning this tonometer. I am eager to get started on the journey of understanding my individual pressure cycles and using the info to develop a healthier lifestyle. 

Thanks folks

 I  have been reading online to try figure out if someone with POAG can take anti histamines such as Claratin and ephedrines. From what I can read it appears as if these anti- allergic medicines are mostly a problem for narrow angle Glaucoma - related to the dialating effect - but seems ok for open angle Glaucoma. maybe someone has a bit more info or experience - I will ask my dr the next time I see him.

Daniel

I have not yet been diagnosed with glaucoma and am not on medications but have recently experienced a significant elevation of IOP from my normal range of 13-18 to about 20 in one eye after having my eyes dilated and 22 in the same eye on another occasion. I was told that so far I do not require any medication or surgical interventions for this fluctuation but need to be monitored prior to exercising and afterwards.

My wife just had her eye pressure measured at the doctor's office at about 9 this morning a couple of hours after waking. The result was 25. She was (and always is) very stressed anticipating the visit. 

Can ayone recommend any doctors in this area? I know I can go to LA, but it's still quite a drive from here!

Thanks,

gb

Hi,

  Has anyone had any experience with Dr. Liebmann of the NY Eye & Ear Infirmiry?  My doctor has recommended I see him.

I am a 56 year old female just diagnosed with normal tension glaucoma in my right eye. I have some optic nerve damage and several field vision tests have revealed that I have already lost 25% vision in my right eye. My question is this: my Mother also has Glaucoma and has Alzheimer's Disease. I'm just wondering if my chances of inheriting Alzheimer's are greater now that I've already seemed to inherit her Glaucoma. Sorry if I didn't post this question in the right place I'm new!