gintonic
50 shades of grey pussy cats
yes completely failed for my wife
ours were and remain to be excellent. Please do not taint them, they are franchises,and performance is down to individuals.
Glaucoma
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yes completely failed for my wife
ours were and remain to be excellent. Please do not taint them, they are franchises,and performance is down to individuals.
Ponty
pfm Member
Had repeat tests today. Good news is that pressures are down a bit (16), field tests good and on examination, fluid seems to be draining OK. No referral to specialist required for now but will monitor again in 12 months. The bad news is that I’ve just had to order my first pair of reading glasses. Been putting it off for as long as I can but I’m struggling to read menus now!
gintonic
50 shades of grey pussy cats
what a come down - surely a wealthy man about town can afford to pay someone to do that?
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Whaleblue
Southbound
Tip/trick for reading menus when you get to this stage and don’t have your glasses with you…
Put thumbs and forefingers together at their tips to make a very small hole to peer through. You can then read a word or two at a time. This simulates the closing of the iris (when it’s bright enough) to create greater depth of field.
mandryka
pfm Member
The thing about reading glasses is that you will lose them and you will forget them. You will need more than one pair.
As far as not being able to read the menu is concerned, my advice is to relish it. Just find a suitable looking young man in the vicinity and explain that you have forgotten your glasses and would he kindly read it to you. People absolutely love to help.
The other trick is to use the photo app on your mobile to zoom in.
cooky1257
pfm Member
Have you any idea how creepy that sounds?
mandryka
pfm Member
They thought I might have it, it turned out to be a false alarm, but one thing I picked up is that the puff eye-pressure test is not really very reliable. In the hospital I went to they actually touched the eyeball briefly to get a measure of the pressure. I talked about it with the nurse and she said it was worth finding an optician who would use the touch system for regular checks. In fact I never followed it through. I just use Specsavers, but seeing your post makes me think I should.
MUTTY1
Waste of bandwidth
I was referred after a high reading in the blow test. Spent 3 yrs in the NHS system until refusing to have eye drops after one annual exam left with me with blurred and darkening of vision on the drive home. I thought they had out of date drops or something so immediately phoned the clinic. Blank wall of course. On my next yearly they dropped me as I refused the drops. I’ve had two annual routine tests since and my pressures were within limits(?)
No test for a couple of years. I still read easily without glasses, can read number plates ok and have good peripheral vision. I bought the recommended far sight glasses after an eye test just to see if they improved my fly fishing. They sharpen things slightly but don’t actually make a material difference.
At my age macular degeneration is on the cards so I shall have to join the system again at some point. But there is probably a ten year queue
No test for a couple of years. I still read easily without glasses, can read number plates ok and have good peripheral vision. I bought the recommended far sight glasses after an eye test just to see if they improved my fly fishing. They sharpen things slightly but don’t actually make a material difference.
At my age macular degeneration is on the cards so I shall have to join the system again at some point. But there is probably a ten year queue
I had a high reading (mid/high 20s) a few years ago (diagnosed through Specsavers) though there was no damage evident in the eye. I was referred to a specialist and eventually I had laser surgery to try to open up the drainage but that was not very effective and just lowered the pressure to about 19. About a couple of years ago I had stents fitted as part of cataract surgery. I was a few years away from needing cataracts removed, but it is done as a combined procedure. Now the pressure is 12/13 consistently and the degradation has been stopped.
gintonic
50 shades of grey pussy cats
My wife was diagnosed by SpecSavers, and sent immediately to an emergency eye clinic about 9 years ago.
At the time she had a different (also high street) optician to me, who dismissed her symptoms twice over a 6 month period (along with her GP). They did not take any measurement of intraocular pressure as she was under 40 at the time. It wasn't until I insisted she try my optician (SpecSavers) that she was diagnosed and got the treatment she needed. But in the 6 months it took to get that diagnosis, she lost 75% of her vision in her left eye.
She has had two surgeries over the last 9 or so years. Laser Iridotomy to drill a hole in her eyeball to create a drainage point. This worked for about 7 years but then pressure started to rise. Then she had Laser Trabeculoplasty to open up the drainage channels but that didn't work.
Now she has lost 80% of her vision but it is well controlled by two lots of eyedrops. She administers drops 5 times a day. One of the drops is quite painful to use. She sees the consultant twice a year. SpecSavers have been excellent, and will do a pressure test any time she wants without an appointment.
At the time she had a different (also high street) optician to me, who dismissed her symptoms twice over a 6 month period (along with her GP). They did not take any measurement of intraocular pressure as she was under 40 at the time. It wasn't until I insisted she try my optician (SpecSavers) that she was diagnosed and got the treatment she needed. But in the 6 months it took to get that diagnosis, she lost 75% of her vision in her left eye.
She has had two surgeries over the last 9 or so years. Laser Iridotomy to drill a hole in her eyeball to create a drainage point. This worked for about 7 years but then pressure started to rise. Then she had Laser Trabeculoplasty to open up the drainage channels but that didn't work.
Now she has lost 80% of her vision but it is well controlled by two lots of eyedrops. She administers drops 5 times a day. One of the drops is quite painful to use. She sees the consultant twice a year. SpecSavers have been excellent, and will do a pressure test any time she wants without an appointment.
Ponty
pfm Member
Good to hear it’s under control. I just need to closely monitor for now. I’m pretty sure it will get worse and will need a procedure at some point, my father / grandfather has / had it so fairly inevitable I suspect.
gintonic
50 shades of grey pussy cats
this is an excellent source of information. https://glaucoma.uk/about-glaucoma/what-is-glaucoma/ Some surgical interventions will only work with certain forms of Glaucoma.