Glaucoma

Been on drops for about 5 years to keep the pressure on the nerve down, by prescription. Lumigan and now Travistan, once a day.

Best wishes blue light 

I am being monitored .The optic nerve of mine seems to be deformed from birth 2 years no change if I get 3 to 4 years with no change I don't have it .I have indulged in herb since high school l so if I have it herb kept it check or it doesn't      work we shall see ......

What's your IOP at?

The MJ IOP reduction is minimal and short lived.  The drops are effective and show long term efficacy.

Dont let it go, get the pressure checked regularly.  The damage escalates very quickly if not addressed.

All the best Bluelight!

The MJ IOP reduction is minimal and short lived.  The drops are effective and show long term efficacy.

Dont let it go, get the pressure checked regularly.  The damage escalates very quickly if not addressed.

All the best Bluelight!

Follow drs orders. My father did not and lost sight in his left eye. He now uses 4 different drops twice a day to try to keep the right eye. 

Drops & herbs keep the pressure down if you keep on top of it. 

Lots of glaucoma in my family, and all my siblings on drops.

They can't figure out why my pressure is so low ....

{cough, cough}

Good luck to you Joe. Don't fuck around with your vision. Follow the dr.s advise. Way to many senoritas to look/gawk at.

I am going to come up to see ya soon too.

I've had it since age 40 (had Graves Disease at the time which accelerated it), got cataracts & had surgery in left eye, then my retina detached & had it repaired, right eye is getting close to needing cataract surgery now & it's already partially detached.  Once that happens I'll not be able to read or see anything up close anymore.  Distance vision is not too bad (altho I've lost peripheral vision in both eyes) but up close is a nightmare.  I haven't read printed matter in years (books, magezines, newspapers), I have to use a computer w/a large screen & zoom in on everything.  One of the reasons I retired last year was the fatigue from doing my job which consisted of staring @ large computer screens full of engineering drawings all day.  Am now trying to find some kind of field coordination job so I don't have to go back to that.

My advice - Keep the pressure down w/medications!  Pot helps but not much (you have to smoke A LOT ALL THE TIME to match the effects of standard eye drop medications).  If you are very nearsighted w/astigmatism (which I am) you are at higher risk of retinal detachment if you get the cataract surgery (they never told me that, I had to find it on the internet).  Also always use sunglasses in bright sunlight, which aggravates the condition.  If you get the cataract surgery TAKE SOME TIME OFF (a week if not 2) TO LET YOUR EYE RECOVER!!!!!  They sent me back to work the next day & it hurt like hell for many days & my eye was all bloodshot, then my retina detached - I SWEAR the eye strain was a contributor to that.

I haven't bothered w/the medical mj card since I don't want to lose my pistol permit (yup I'm an armed blind guy!) nor do I want my name on any list Trump's minions may get ahold of.  Besides, Mass is less than 40 miles away & it will be available in retail form there in less than 9 months.

I use Xalatan, Doriziprol (sp?), & Prolensa right now (all eye drops).  Used to use Timolol but that wasn't strong enough.

&*a^1*G\=-\%*  

Just kidding. I got it as well.

30 years of glaucoma prevention down the drain. Had it for 2 years will not loose vision so long as I take eye drops to relieve pressure in each eye. 

I heard Latanoprost supposedly causes your eyelashes to grow.

If I get Tranny eyelashes i will sue there asses off.

I just about 2 months ago found out I have it also, began by having to go to Eye doc for a bout of scleritis ( very painful), now am told my pressure in eyes are 19 and 21 ( Bob freaked when he heard this as he has more experience with the numbers) and have glaucoma :(.  Also that has led to being diag'd with Rheumatoid Arthritis now, and am being sent to Neurology and being checked for MS ( from a brain MRI they found white matter lesions)...what a mess !!

I too was given drops and feel like my vision is getting darker, my doc doesn't want me back until 6 mos, so I guess he is not too concerned. I am literally falling apart and feel my health is taking a dive to the bottom of the pool, fer sure ! It is pretty bad when you have to decide which disorder takes precedence over the others, turning 56 on monday and remembering how much healthier I was just 5 yrs ago, really kinda depressing ! 

 I just want to Dance.... pain free !

Latanoprost = Xalatan = my eyes always leak thick goo which sometimes congeals in my eyelashes overnight - so I sometimes have to peel my eyes apart in the morning.  During the day I usually have a buildup of white goo at the bottom of each eye too, which sometimes slowly drips out in a thick gummy tear that fuses my glasses to my face.  Not to mention my eyes are usually irritated & red, so I have a continual Steve Bannon/Donald Trump esque baggy lower eyelid condition.

latanoprost...is what I have...yea, my eye are all gooky in the am too....hmmm !

Yup Lyn 19 & 21 are way high, don't think mine were ever that high, maybe in the 16 - 17 range, usually now they're in the 13 - 14 range.

Well, you know what I think of the docs  down here in bumfuck South Jersey !!!

Hey guys where over here!

So Tranny eyelashes and gooball eyes to look forward to. Don't worry there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Oh fuck it's a train!

lol...Tranny Eyelashes...;)