Eye ้and temple hurt from eye drops

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I am now struggles from glaucoma problem a lot, and since my doctor also cannot solve this problem. Could you please kindly help advise to this case if possible ?

or please advise me where can I consult this questions. Because I live in Thailand and there is very rare information about this kind of symptoms.

    I have glaucoma since age13, now I'm 45, and have surgery glaucoma for both eyes many times ( also surgery for cataract and cornea.) IOPs in last 5 years was well controlled by diamox4tab/day, timolol and alphagan. at 14-15.

    but in this Mar. I have accident , motorcycle fall, and since then IOP in right eye

increase to 27, and cannot control by drugs. finally I have trabecul.. on right  eye

in Jun., IOP in right eyes decrease to 9-10 but then doctor decided to stop diamox.

     so the left eye ,which IOP still under 20, start to increase to 35.

     then my doctor try to control with eyedrops, because concern that right eye

pressure if take diamox will be too low.

     so my left eyes use cosopt,xalatan,alphagan,isoptocarpine 2% still cannot control,

finally has to bring back diamox 4tab/day.with above all eyedrops -now IOP of 

left eyes fluctuate from 14-24. while right eyes 12-18.( only diamox and predfort for right eye.)

     now I have to go back to work, but my left eye has problem. it hurts when

wear glasses.( I cannot see without glasses.) seems like because too much eye drops. especially cosopt. it is very difficult to work with computer.

      then I tried to adjust eye-glasses, consult to doctor but no solution about this.

I replace left eye glass lens with one with total no eye value lens, but it is still

hurt on left eye.

      now it hurt more, even still don't wear glasses, left eyes get hurt a lot.

if I try to do light exercise, it reflect hurt on the eyes suddenly.

      I consult eye-glasses technician and she prescrib the weak glasses,

but still hurt.

      ( remark : after surgery, and quit diamox for a while, my body pressure increase from normal to 150/100 and now I have been taking losartan 

1/2tab per 2days. blood pressure has been decline to around 90-110/70)

 

 I have tried replace cosopt with timolol also, but IOP increase to 24,

so now using cosopt again.

 I try to avoid further surgery , because my eyes space was already 

surgery many time and if do surgery again it will be shunt. but seems like

shunt has many problems with other patients.

    If you have any advise to reducing pain or to solve this kind of problems, please kindly share and advise. Thank you very much.

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  • Posted

    Hi Asawa, have you tried wearing tinted or dark glasses?  That would help with the pain if the light is causing you problems

    I don't know what else to suggest, can you see a different Ophthalmologist?

    • Posted

      Light is not the problem, now it's mostly Cosopt and other drugs

      and I'm not sure any other symptoms from the body make it worse.

      Anyway thank you a lot for your kind reply.

  • Posted

    can Cosopt be used together with diamox like my case ? is it overdose because cosopt contains diamox ?

    does it cause the hurt in the temple to me right now ?

    please kindly  help if you know how to get information.

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