I was given Alphagan P for elevated pressure post cataract surgery in February in addition to some other glaucoma meds I was on prior to the surgery. I developed a very bad red eye, itching aching eyes, crusty dry skin eyelids, and other visible manifestations. In addition, the Alphagan affected my low light/night vision to the point I was having quite a bit of trouble seeing in other than bright outdoor light.
Remember your most important eye is eye not had RD have it checked often.
From doing a lot of reading I understand the best medications are Alphagan-P (morning and afternoon, Azopt (3X/day), and Xalatan (at bedtime). Not sure if you have any opinions on this.
Also I would like to buy a tonometer - Is there one that you recommend?
We have a meeting scheduled with the Glaucoma specialist. Are there any questions I need to ask.
Thanks so much Dr Hagan!
You keep asking the same question and the answer doesn't change. Alphagan P is for lowering IOP only, not an antioxidant, it is sometimes used to keep the pupil from dilating fully at night after IOL or lasik surgery.
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I would suggest these actions to address your problem:
1. Get a second opinion from an outstanding cataract/corneal ophthalmologist eye MD. Need to be sure IOL in not out of position, that there is no posterior capsular clouding, that you do not have a different problem such as macular or cornea disease.
2. This problem can sometimes be corrected with an ultra-careful refraction (glasses testing) and wearing "wave-form" glasses all the time like Zeiss iScript lens.
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Dr. Stated Alphagan P was the best he could do with MEDS, and it did not do a thing so wants to do SLT which he says may not work or can make pressure worse. So if SLT does not work are my only options more riskier surgeries! Visual field gave been perfect for last 8 years, do not know if this hemorrhage has caused defects as yet! Are there not some other drops that could help? Hard to believe since I have only tried 3 different drops my options at this early glaucoma time are so limited.
Your problem is common and there are many previous discussions on this. If you have seen 5 ophthalmologists and none prescribed glasses and none found anything serious its not likely anything that threatens your vision. Since you are young it's not likely an incipient cataract. I suspect you have irregular cornea astigmatism.
Now you are on 2 of the 4 types of glaucoma medication available (the other two are carbonic anhydrase inhibitor and Alphagan-P type). You should be worried. Hopefully your ophthalmologist specializes in glaucoma. Don't know what else I can tell you other than take your medicines and keep your appointments.
Now i am using glaucoma eye drop alphagan p and glacumol.Doctor said may be improve little vision after clean the lens but risky surgery.May be loss of vision.Plz Help me Sir.What is the white membren(Plz see the attch. picture).Is pterygium or other.When i closed my right eye(goog eye) then the left eye squint is correct.what is the treatment for white membren.Plz help me.Now my age is 31 year.
If it's not troublesome you can wait a while longer to see if it is permanent. Alphagan P helps some people not everyone. It's a glaucoma drop.
I learned about optic nerve head drusen and heard about possible neuroprotective agents such as Alphagan P to prevent visual field progression. I was wondering if you knew of any studies that have been published that show this works, or if it doesn't. What are other ways to manage optic nerve head drusen. I read about optic nerve decompression surgeries as well
Any related studies or websties on management of optic nerve head drusen would be greatly appreciated.
I rarely use Alphagan-P anymore. It is usually expensive and latanoprost is a much better choice for most people. It is inexpensive and once per day dose. The rest of you statement/questions I can't answer. There is no scientific evidence that those supplements lower IOP. Remember IOP changes from hour to hour and varies 6-12 pts/day.
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