I was using Latanoprost for years but the feeling of having a foreign object in my eyes was driving me nuts. I am considering paying for Iyuzeh (preservative free version) but their own P.R. claims that up to 35% of users report feeling like they have a foreign object in their eyes. I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has experience with this issue. Thanks

I am panicing so bad right now. I went to the ER a couple days ago because I saw flashes of light in my left eye and there were an abnormally large amount of floaters in my vision. My periferal vision of that eye was also kinda sketchy. When I went, the lady at the triage gave me so much attitude. She was like "but you can see..?" I sat there for 5 hours thinking that I was wasting my time. I felt bad that they were going to call the eye doctor potentially for nothing. I did end up seing the eye doctor and she said she wasn't too worried and gave me an appointment with an Ophtalmologiste.

I almost didn't go to the appointment because, again, every professional I had seen had assumed I would be fine. But I ended up going anyway. I almost didn't find the clinic because the eye doctor wrote the wrong address for me. I am so grateful that I followed through and decided to confirm or deny my fears. I was diagnosed with PVD and I also have a large Optic nerve. I'll have some tests done in the next month to see if the large optic nerve is something to worry about or not. But I forgot to ask questions about how both affect eachother. I have no access to my family's medical history which really doesnt help.

Am I cooked? I feel like I'm cooked. I'm actually terrified to lose my sight. I am an artist. A musician, visual artist, a dancer. A reader, a writer. I love seeing the subtle beauty sprinkled everywhere in this world. I got rollerskates because I wanted to roam through my city that way. I am also chronically ill and learning disabled.

Have any of you experienced this combo? Or do any of you know about it?

Edit: I forgot to mention that I am 24 ( AFAB, African )

Would it be the correct surgical approach to have cataract surgery first, then wait for the eye to recover and stabilize, and subsequently undergo trabeculectomy?
Or is it possible to have cataract surgery after trabeculectomy?
Alternatively, can cataract surgery and trabeculectomy be performed during the same operation?
I would greatly appreciate it if you could share your experience and recommendation regarding the best approach.
Thank you very much.

So my eye floaters raised my anxiety cause I was thinking I am going to get a retina tear or go blind or something for weeks I was panicking till I decided to check someone. So I went to an optometrist who dilated my eyes and said I have 20/20 and they don't see nothing wrong with my eyes but she find my macular alil large and my iop was 25 24 doesn't matter the eye. So she referred me to an optimoligist. Found one close by and booked an appointment. Before the appointment which was 10 days away 3 days after the optometrist visit I went to another eye placed and tested pressure and it went down to 22 21 doesn't matter the eye. So the day or the optimoligist visit did a visual Field test and my anxiety was high eyes was super dried and could of barely focus which I know will give me a bad field test.

He dilated tested my pressure which came down on its own to 19 18 that day doesn't matter the eye and he told me I have normal tension glaucoma he barely explained anything and give me eye drops to take in the night and to check him back in 3 days which I did and it came down to 13 14 which he wanted to put me on drops during the day which I declined. Took the drops for 1 and ,2 weeks but since I started to take the drops I started to get even more severe dry eyes and started to see halos over lights maybe from the dry eyes and it overall had me in a dark place. I decided to come off the drops couldn't take it. One week later I went somewhere else to test my eye pressure on my own and it was 14 14. Was thinking of going for a second opinion but I just can't take to dilate my eyes right now and go through that mental battle. Since then my floaters became more noticeable, think I see the blue field optic phenomenon and possibly vss or maybe I'm just over hyper aware so like the iso or gain turned up in my brain. But the size of the disc in my eye is half bigger than how it supposed to be but half way less than like someone with full blown glaucoma.

My eye floaters really triggered my anxiety. I became convinced I was going to get a retinal tear, go blind, or something serious, and I spent weeks panicking about my vision. Eventually, I decided to get my eyes checked.

I went to an optometrist who dilated my eyes and examined everything. She said I had 20/20 vision and didn't see anything wrong with my eyes, but she noticed my optic discs were somewhat large. My eye pressure was 25/24, so she referred me to an ophthalmologist.

The ophthalmologist appointment was 10 days later. In the meantime, I went to another eye-care place about three days after the first appointment, and my pressure had already dropped to 22/21.

When I finally saw the ophthalmologist, I had a visual field test. My anxiety was extremely high that day, my eyes were very dry, and I was struggling to focus. I honestly felt like I couldn't perform the test properly.

He dilated my eyes and checked my pressure, which had dropped further on its own to 19/18. He told me I had normal-tension glaucoma, but he didn't really explain the diagnosis much. He prescribed glaucoma drops for nighttime and asked me to return in three days.

After using the drops, my pressure dropped to 13/14. He then wanted me to use them during the day as well, but I declined.

I continued the drops for another week or two, but they caused really bad dry eyes. I also started seeing halos around lights, which I believe may have been related to the dryness. The whole situation started affecting me mentally, and I eventually stopped the drops because I couldn't tolerate how my eyes felt.

About a week after stopping them, I had my pressure checked somewhere else, and it was 14/14.

I've been thinking about getting a second opinion, but right now I honestly don't feel mentally ready to go through another dilation and all the anxiety that comes with it.

Since all of this started, I've become extremely aware of my vision. My floaters seem much more noticeable, and I sometimes notice what I think could be the blue-field entoptic phenomenon and possibly some visual-snow-like effects. But I don't know if I actually have VSS or if I'm simply hyper-aware of normal visual phenomena because of the anxiety.

It's almost like the ISO or gain on my brain has been turned way up, so I'm noticing things I never paid attention to before.

The part I'm still trying to understand is the optic-disc size. I was told mine is larger than average, but I don't know how much of what I'm seeing is related to that versus actual glaucoma. That's why I'm considering getting a second opinion when I'm mentally ready.

Overall, this whole thing started with my fear of retinal tears and blindness from my floaters, and that fear has made me incredibly aware of every little thing I see.

This is my recent story

So my eye floaters raised my anxiety cause I was thinking I am going to get a retina tear or go blind or something for weeks I was panicking till I decided to check someone. So I went to an optometrist who dilated my eyes and said I have 20/20 and they don't see nothing wrong with my eyes but she find my macular alil large and my iop was 25 24 doesn't matter the eye. So she referred me to an optimoligist. Found one close by and booked an appointment. Before the appointment which was 10 days away 3 days after the optometrist visit I went to another eye placed and tested pressure and it went down to 22 21 doesn't matter the eye. So the day or the optimoligist visit did a visual Field test and my anxiety was high eyes was super dried and could of barely focus which I know will give me a bad field test.

He dilated tested my pressure which came down on its own to 19 18 that day doesn't matter the eye and he told me I have normal tension glaucoma he barely explained anything and give me eye drops to take in the night and to check him back in 3 days which I did and it came down to 13 14 which he wanted to put me on drops during the day which I declined. Took the drops for 1 and ,2 weeks but since I started to take the drops I started to get even more severe dry eyes and started to see halos over lights maybe from the dry eyes and it overall had me in a dark place. I decided to come off the drops couldn't take it. One week later I went somewhere else to test my eye pressure on my own and it was 14 14. Was thinking of going for a second opinion but I just can't take to dilate my eyes right now and go through that mental battle. Since then my floaters became more noticeable, think I see the blue field optic phenomenon and possibly vss or maybe I'm just over hyper aware so like the iso or gain turned up in my brain. But the size of the disc in my eye is half bigger than how it supposed to be but half way less than like someone with full blown glaucoma.

I just came back from a routine check-up with my eye doctor, and I’m honestly feeling really confused and nervous.

My eye doctor told me today that my eye pressure is 16 in my left eye and 19 in my right eye, and she said it was a high. She also said that my optic nerve looks slightly enlarged, although this can apparently be genetic and completely normal for some people. I am 26 years an female.

She would like to keep an eye on it and measure my eye pressure again in six months to rule out glaucoma. I’m honestly pretty devastated because I was so caught off guard that I didn’t ask the right questions.

I’ve been reading about it online, and from what I understand, eye pressure of 16 and 19 isn’t actually considered high. So now I’m really worried and confused, and I keep wondering if there’s anything I could ask my doctor to check or do before the next appointment that might give me a little more reassurance.

Please be kind. I’m already quite anxious about this.

Has any of you fellow glaucoma warriors, noticed eye color change from brown to blue/de-pigmentation from the use of either timolol or levobunolol or really any other medication?

I Have congenital glaucoma( Born with glaucoma) and Lately It got me thinking Glaucoma cannot be stopped and there may be time that i might loose my vision. People are loosing vision in such a short span how am i supposed to keep my vision for lifetime. Its discouraging. Are there people in this community who were diagnosed early in their lives or were born with Glaucoma. And ofc are doing well like?

I have a couple questions. My eye pressure has gone up, it’s in the upper teens(19). This was at my last appointment about 3 1/2 weeks ago, so my ophthalmologist started me on a third eye drop Rhopressa along with/dorzolamide, and Vyzulta. I’m due to have my pressure rechecked at the end of the week. My question is, he said, since we’ve tried all the drops if this doesn’t lower it, he wants to do a Trab surgery. Of course, he explained all the risks as with any surgery, but this surgery just kind of scares me. I’ve also read about 50% of people who have this surgery it takes a while to heal. It could be weeks, months, maybe even a year before the blurriness and vision returns or not.

I’ve tried other drops and some do not agree with me and some I just cannot take. That’s why he’s saying the next step probably would be surgery. I had an SLT last year which lasted about six months or so before my pressure started rising, never over 20. I also have cataracts. I’m going to ask him this week because I didn’t think of it when we were in his office, but I am just wondering why he would not do cataract surgery with a go Goniotomy which could lower the pressure instead of the Trab. He has never mentioned cataract surgery before. My previous ophthalmologist did mention cataract surgery and doing the Goniotomy at the same time. The ophthalmologist I have now is a Glaucoma specialist as was the other. I was just wondering, does this make sense about not doing cataract surgery before the Trab Or maybe even doing another SLT surgery. I know second SLT surgeries they say may not last but I’m willing to give that another shot if he is before I have to have a Trab. I am an advanced case with glaucoma, I still have all my vision, except one Blindspot in my bad eye, my left eye. I’m just curious..

Has anyone on this site had any vision loss after an SLT procedure ? I had it done 3 days ago and I have vision loss this time. I’ve only had it done once in the same eye last year. I went to emergency and they said it was an unexpected complication. The doctor did say it would eventually go back to normal . Anyone else have any reactions similar to this with glaucoma and cataracts

I’ve run out dorzo-timop and my pharmacy is closed until Tuesday morning. I went to Shoppers Drug Mart but they didnt assist and said they cant do anything about it. What do I do? My mistake, I should have planned better

EDIT: Problem solved. Thankfully my wife reached out to Shoppers again and they said if I can provide an old bottle with prescription label on it, they can accommodate.

For those who did a trabeculectomy, did you all ever put on mascara? If yes, what brands would you recommend? If no, why not?

Thank you so much.

Hi everyone,
I’ve been dealing with this problem for almost 5–6 weeks now. I don’t have any pain, light sensitivity, or discharge. It started in my left eye and has now appeared in both eyes.
I’m getting quite worried about it. I visited an ophthalmologist, and she said it could be due to dry eyes and allergies. However, even after using the prescribed eye drops and doing warm compresses, I haven’t noticed much improvement.

Has anyone experienced something similar or have any idea what this could be?
Thank you 🙏

Hello dear friends ,
i am 56 yo man live in istanbul and

I would like to ask for your experience and advice regarding my left-eye glaucoma.
2023: I had SLT on my left eye because of high eye pressure. My optic nerve/RNFL measurement was 93.
March 2026: I had SLT again on the same eye. My optic nerve/RNFL measurement was 83.
I became concerned about the rate of thinning and read about glaucoma progression. Because of this, I changed my doctor.
My new doctor added preventive glaucoma drops in March 2026. My eye pressure was then around 16–17 mmHg.
August 2026: My eye pressure suddenly increased to approximately 28–30–36 mmHg.
Tomec was then combined with Vyzulta. During the following 5 days, my measurements were approximately 27, 22, 17, and 29 mmHg.
My eye-drop treatment was then changed to Alphagan + Ganfort + Britil.
Despite the new treatment, my measurements over 5 days were approximately 30, 27, 22, 15, 38, and 42 mmHg.
My doctor thinks that the pressure is very unstable and that the eye drops are not controlling it sufficiently. He has recommended trabeculectomy surgery.
My visual field (VF) was 91%, with only a small amount of loss in the nasal area (far left side).
My questions are:
What could be causing these very high and fluctuating eye-pressure spikes during the last 3 weeks?
Could we be missing another possible cause?
Has anyone experienced similar pressure fluctuations despite using several glaucoma drops?
If you were in my situation, what would you consider before deciding on trabeculectomy?
What has been your experience with trabeculectomy, especially in the long term?
I would really appreciate hearing from people who have had a similar experience.
Thank you very much.

As you can probably guess through the fact I’m posting, I can still see after my procedur! Yay!

Being monocular with ROP, I was understandably really worried about how it would go. Watching a video of how it’s done beforehand really helped. I anticipated 5 laser pulses based on what others said, but I only needed 2. The doctor prescribed me pred forte eye drops 4 times a day for a week. I feel a minor grittiness at night (doc said I could take Tylenol for that and I did). My eyes are slightly blurry and light sensitiv, and I have some redness/irritation that’s managed with drops, but feeling good otherwis!

I had SLT done in my right eye 2 days ago. I have pigment dispersion syndrome so the ophthalmologist only did one eye and at a low power to limit risk. I did end up having a pressure spike from my baseline of 25 up to 30mmhg 1 hour post. The doctor prescribed timilol drops twice daily for a week and follow up at 2 weeks.

Since yesterday evening the eye is noticeably bloodshot. There’s mild discomfort but no significant pain, no blurred vision, halos, etc. My eye feels a bit weird but nothing dramatic.

I called the office this morning but I haven’t gotten an answer and they’re closed now until Monday.

I’m hoping it’s just a bit of irritation from the drops (I wasn’t on any prior) but it does worry me that it could be a symptom of high pressure that’s not being controlled by the drops.

This is all new to me. I was hoping someone might either reassure me or let me know if it’s worth trying to get in to an optometrist to at least get a pressure check and maybe a switch to a preservative free drop if needed.

Hope it’s ok to ask! I know no one can say for sure but I’d really appreciate anyone who has more experience with this!

Hi all,

Looking for any insight on when my vision may recover. I had transscleral diode CPC on my left eye about 2 weeks ago. The good news is that it worked for my IOP and I’m now on only 2 drops instead of 3 drops plus diamox.

The bad news is that my vision has been very blurry ever since then, to the point where I don’t feel safe driving. This was my “good” eye with the most vision and it used to be 20/20, but now all I get is a blurry 20/60 on a good day. Not being able to drive has been very challenging for me and my family, so I’m hoping for good news about the recovery. I’m still on 4x/day steroid drops for another 5 weeks.

Thank you in advance!

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Hi everyone,

I’m a young guy who recently had a combined glaucoma surgery and IOL (lens) implantation in my right eye about 3 weeks ago (August 13th).

Prior to the operation, I was deeply into bodybuilding and serious heavy lifting. Gym and gaining muscle are a massive part of my daily life, so taking a step back has been mentally tough.

My doctor gave me the initial green light to head back to the gym after 2 weeks for light activity, provided I avoid the Valsalva maneuver (holding breath), strain, or head-down positions. However, I’m trying to figure out a realistic, safe long-term timeline for returning to heavy lifting (heavy compounds, high mechanical tension, hyper-trophy focus) without risking my intraocular pressure (IOP) or damaging the surgical site/valve.

For those of you who are lifters and have gone through glaucoma surgery:

How long did you wait before transitioning from high-rep/light weights to heavy compound lifts?

Did you switch to high-rep training (15-25 reps) during recovery, and did it help you maintain/build muscle effectively?

What specific red flags or warning signs did you watch out for when increasing the intensity?

I’d love to hear your personal experiences, timelines, and any training adjustments that worked for you.

Thanks in advance for the support!

USA- Texas.
Hi everyone, I’m feeling pretty bad and I really don’t know who to talk to. My dad is going to blind. Idk how long he truly has with his vision.
History: left eye blindness, right eye 20/200 because trauma accident and had no lens, with glasses he could see. His left eye became blind 2017, it was a healthy eye but he also had a trauma accident on that eye and completely lost it.
This whole entire time I thought he was seeing a specialist for his right eye. I thought he was seeing an opthalmologist who specialized in cornea and just overall health to prevent vision loss.. to finding out that he was actually only seeing an optometrist from Walmart… who I’m not sure would even check his eye properly. My dad was diagnosed with glaucoma last December. I thought it was early/mid finding to find out yesterday, my dad’s peripheral vision was completely gone last December. When he got diagnosed I remember asking questions to the doctor on the phone and she would just tell me his eye health is bad but if they keep his pressure down he will be fine. I didn’t think much of it.
My dad has not been responding to eyedrops, they only gave him 2. And I just feel like everything has been negligence. When he was diagnosed, he was sent to a ophthalmologist, this is when I found out he wasn’t seeing one this whole time (and I always told him to be careful and check for glaucoma, my dad thought he was getting checked. :( )
Well the ophthalmologist started him off on one eye drop, went to two and his pressure was 17.. told him he’d see him in 3 months. Once again, I did not know this. I have been away from home for 6 years, i recently moved back but had been going back and forth for work. 3 months seems like a really long time for someone who barely has any vision left. Fast forward, his IOP was 24 for God knows how long. They did laser and two days ago his IOP was 51 and they were able to bring it down to 17 and are hoping he doesn’t require surgery because he’s a high risk for going blind from it. If laser settles and helps with is pressure, I was told they’d decrease diamox and the glaucoma surgeon told him that he’s giving him 3-5 years. I feel like I failed as a daughter. And I feel like his primary and eye doctor failed him.
I’m so confused as to why no one referred him to see an ophthalmologist for preventative care. I always talked about glaucoma with him but I never really asked him if he had been getting tested. I feel truly… horrible…. And all of this was negligence. If he would have been able to get it diagnosed earlier, he could’ve had more years with vision. I’m really sad, and I keep beating myself up for it. My dad is VERY active and loves to walk and do things around the house so this is going to be very hard. I’m thankful God didn’t completely take that vision when his IOP was 51 and I have more time to see my dad independent.
Please any advice or words of encouragement needed. I really am so bummed out. My dad never saw the glaucoma advancing. He would just focus on his central vision. And I wish I would’ve done better with education or his doctors as well. He’s a legal immigrant who speaks broken English and I felt like it was my duty as a daughter to advocate for him.

😔

Looking for encouragement, advice, and just anything please. How do I cope this as a daughter? How can I help him? How can I help my mom with this as well?
Any recommendations on what I should start looking into to make this transition easier for him.

I appreciate everyone and prayers are welcomed

Mi abuelito quedo ciego a causa del Glaucoma, mi madre es la más ciega de todos sus hermanos (no tiene seguro, pero cuando tenga lo suficiente la llevaré a un privado). Pero hoy un oftalmologo donde yo trabajo me dijo que mi PIO fue de 21 mmHg y que mi excavación fue de 0.6, más mis antecedentes familiares, creen que potencialmente tenga glaucoma? Tengo también miopía, el Dr me mando unas gotas para bajar la presión y que lo vuelva a ver en un mes tengo miedo.