How does latanoprost work
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Good afternoon Dr Hagen
Will I escape corneal damage/disease if I use Zioptan rather than latanoprost? Will there also be less irritation? (My insurance will pay 80% of the cost, so it is affordable for me). Are there are disadvantages to using it?
For instance brominidine is not nearly as good as the glaucoma drop Alphagan-P but there are many that work as good as brand names. latanoprost is one of them. There are over 20 companies that make latanoprost. Studys have shown that some are underfilled and some produce drops that are so large that the bottle will not last the expected 6 weeks.
I never experienced this situation before. When I wake I have difficulty opening my eyes. The feel like they are stuck and won't open. I need to put eyes drops to make them work. It started about 3 weeks after I had my cataract surgery. I was instructed to use Durezol anti-inflammatory drops which I continue to use and need to continue for another 4 weeks according to the doctor's instructions.
Hello Dr Hagen. I saw a glaucoma specialist yesterday and she didn't even dilate my eyes. How can she clear me of glaucoma and say I am still only a suspect if she didn't have a good look? I did a Humphrey visual field test and had an OCT. She also checked my angles and pressures and corneal thickness. Also, does an OCT check that the retina is OK as well as the optic nerve? Thank you!
No if not work the first time no going to work the second time. WIthout getting too technical most eye surgeons including me treat 360 degree of the drainage angle, if your surgeon only treated 180 degree and the IOP went down some but not enough some surgeons would treat the other 180 degrees You would need to ask your surgeon if treated all or half of the drainage trabeculum.
I was misdiagnosed as having pressure in my eyes and was given Latanoprost eye drops which I used for 5 days and my intuition told me to stop it and get a second and third opinion which I did. I then found out I did not need to be on Latanoprost and my eye pressure was normal. I am only 45 and never had a problem with dark circles under my eyes which developed two days after I started using the eye drops.
RE no damage, LE OCT scans show 1 area or damage, moderate diagnosis. For 12 years I was stable on latanoprost. Last 2 years pressure keeps rising, tried different drops, ALT, recently cataract and stent surgery. I am 66, with another 20 years or so to live, wondering long term prognosis for disease today? Most studies I found were older, and indicated 10% risk of blindness.
I paid $250 for a medication I usually pay $40 for and on checking that was the reason. There is a generic latanoprost but its not as strong or as long acting.
Diagnosised as open-angle glaucoma. I use latanoprost drops which successfully control the pressure. (Last measured at 13 to 14)
My opthalmologist has said that lens replacement may alleviate the pressure. I would not need to use the eye drops afterwards.
What is your opionion?
Thanks for your help.
They are suppose to strip my membranes how does that work? Does it hurt.
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