My Experience with Glaucoma & Eye Surgery
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- I wanted to make this video in case it helped anyone else in a similar situation and/or using any of the same medications. I am clearly not a doctor and this is just an explanation of my experience with chronic inflammation in my cornea (keratitis) and glaucoma caused by prolonged use of steroid drops.
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I was in denial when I got my eyes checked and the pressure was high. I thought why me? because this is a condition that used to mainly affect older individuals. Now, I am taking my drops religiously. I only wish that I would have started sooner. Everyday, I am aware that I have an eye disease that wants to rob me of my vision, which sometimes makes me depressed and I then go into isolation. I just hope for the best and continue to do what I am suppose to in order to preserve the vision that I do have. Hopefully, before long we will be able to tackle this disease in another way. Thank you for sharing your story. You’re an inspiration and I wish you the best.
I feel your pain. Its less then 24 hours since I found out I have it and I locked myself in my room processing it. Like you, I feel very depressed. Fear of losing my sight sends me in depression overdrive. Hope you are healing well.
@@ruthmelicharles5062 what are the symptoms?
@@edufy8711 excruciating headaches, nausea and there were times when I'll be using my phone of laptop and my eyes went blurry or dark.
I was diagnosed with Glaucoma today
Im was diagnosed at 35. Just a simple eye exam. I don’t know if its genetics, hereditary, or trauma.
I have congenital glaucoma. So birth to now I’ve had glaucoma. I have the shunt surgery in both eyes now but, in the left eye (the worse case) has lasted me 16+ years. So I want to reassure you if done properly and monitored closely, the tube should last a very long time. Seeing your video helped me know I’m not the only young adult with glaucoma! So I really appreciate you posting this🥰
What did you do with the problem….i m facing too from birth and i m now 16 years old
Thank you for sharing ur story, i currently have a high eye preassure rn at 29 and 28 and im taking preassure drops. I went to the doctor yesterday, now i have to take exams if i have glaucoma or what. But im just 17 and im so scared to go blind. (Because i have a tiny black spot in my left eye)I hope theres a place where we could find comfort in. An app where people like us could connect and calm ourselves to gether and share our experiences. I hope everyone here heals and i hope and pray that all of us will heal.
Me too i have eye floaters and diagnose with glaucoma 😢sadd
Hi CookieGirls. A Glaucoma patient here (Posner-Schlossman Syndrome). Looks like u caught it early, so don't panic. If the tests confirm it, my advises would be:
1. Read a lot. Like enough to become an expert (non-professionally of course) about Glaucoma and all it's types and subtypes, treatments, surgeries, .. etc. This learning will be ongoing, sadly.
2. Find an excellent specialist. Opthalmologists are highly specialized. So, your doctor needs to be specialized in glaucoma, not cataract or retina for instance.
3. The specialist will take you through a process: use eye drops first for some time (could be months), and if the eye pressure is fine and regular like clock-work then cool, u will just need to use them forever. Otherwise, a surgery is required. Types of surgeries vary according to the type of Glaucoma. I advise that u learn ab them from now. For instance, the tube that Caitlin got is the type used mostly when nothing else works. Good call from her doctor I think.
4. You need to be proactive. Understand the symptoms of high IOP so that u can react immediately. Talk to ur doctor and widen ur understanding through him (he/she needs to be the type who is ok to talk and explain things. You will suffer with a silent doctor). If you don't notice your symptoms and report them to ur doctor, this may affect their decisions for ur treatment.
5. Make it a habit to check ur eye pressure (IOP) in both eyes every week or two weeks max (find a place close to ur home). Document ur readings so that u can discuss it with ur doctor later. Remember, it's your eyes and u are the first person responsible for them.
6. Some types of Glaucoma have known reasons, others (like mine) don't. Problem is we humans don't know yet how to regenerate nerve cells. So, all these medications and surgeries are to stop further deterioration, not to regain any lost vision. I'm 44, and hopefully I will live to see us regenerate nerve cells.
Good luck, and let me know if you have any questions.
Me too I have it and blind spots in left eye but whatever comes I’ll make the best of it wishing you the same 💕
Only recently found your channel, and I like your content.
So, although this was six months ago from where I saw it, you've been through a lot. Anyone would lose motivation, and yet you're still here, and getting better. I love your candidness and strength, it's very inspiring and also humbling.
Thank you for sharing this, and for being awesome!
Look forward to more videos, and I hope your healing is going well :)
Take care
Sorry to hear you are going through all of this Caitlin. Feel better and take care of yourself. Thanks for keeping us in the loop on how you are doing.
Sad to hear about all the problems you have had Caitlin :(, but having said that it's great to see you back and being your "chirpy" self again, have missed watching your vids. Hope you fully heal soon and remember not to put so much pressure on yourself!
Caitlin, Thank you for sharing your story. You are a beautiful brave young woman and such an inspiration and comfort for many of us who are facing glaucoma surgery. Hope there will be better solutions for you , me, and others dealing with this disease - so many new discoveries just in the last few years that might lead to answers.
Just found your videos. Love listening to you talk. You sound like a terrific person, beautiful inside and out. I'm sorry you had to go through so much with your health. I hope you find peace and relief from everything that ails you.❤
Thank you for sharing your compelling story. Youre great at explaining, look forward to watching and hearing your other videos, updates.
Thanks so much for making this video. I had a trabeculectomy that stopped working recently and I might need a tube shunt surgery and your video made me a lot less scared about it. I really appreciate the time you put into making this.
Thank you for sharing your story, even though this happened to you a few years ago, I’m glad I found your story I’m going through all this now. Just had surgery 10/31 it’s all pretty scary. I’m going on 6 weeks and I feel like on and off I still have symptoms, I’m having headaches almost everyday. Everything you talked about I’ve been going through it’s crazy because a lot of times you do feel lonely and it’s scary. The Diamox is horrible I lost weight while on it because it made me so sick. I pray that one day there’s a cure for this very scary & sad disease that could rob us from seeing our loved ones. Again thank you so much for sharing your story.
Hi Caitlin, thank you for sharing, I have a situation very similar to yours, and I am a Tech guy too, Like IT security and so on.. watching out your videos sometimes it like your choices are like I am having the opportunity to see in real, what it could happen to me if I took the same path you already experienced, but I can think twice, paying more attention to those topics as Health, money etc... Really nice hearing from you! Thanks.
I am amazed and touched by you sharing with us your experience. I am a glaucoma patient like you are but not quite as serious as your case. Please hang in there because you somehow inspire me with your story. God Bless you and good luck!
Hi, I'm happy to see you doing CZcams video again. Thank you for giving news of your health. Continue like this, do not let go. Peace & love ✌️
Thank you Caitlin for sharing your testimony regarding the Glaucoma, it was a very sincere & genuine experience which I myself can relate to. It was very encouraging to learn from your experience and I wish you all the best. Thank you & take care.
This is my first time commenting on CZcams but your video spoke to me a lot. I'm also a relatively young person who has developed high eye pressure. I'm seeing my doctors every 6 months and am now on drops. I hope it doesn't progress as far as surgery, but it does look like it's headed that way.
I came across your channel through your regular tech content, great stuff, keep up the good work.
Wow! Thank you for sharing! I just went to my Dr today for my glacoma. I'm 49 have had glaucoma for 2 years now. Today the dr said she believes at some point I will need surgery. Going to try SLA again. Didnt do much before. Most drops I have had alot of reactions to so it's been a pain. I'm praying I dont need surgery. Your story has helped me not feel alone. You're incredibly brave. Thank you again. I'm scared shirtless!
Ive been having somewhat the same eye issues, i was pretty bummed out but seeing you so happy is good at least you can remain happy. And help other people with the same problems.
I know the struggle you're going through. I lost vision in my left eye about 2 years ago. About 7 or 8 years ago I had a cornea transplant and it worked really well until 2 years ago. A year ago I had a 2nd transplant but it failed and my restoring my vision may not possible but I am getting a second opinion from another doctor hopefully soon. Watching your video and hearing about how someone has gone through something very similar was comforting. So many of things you went through with your fluctuating eye pressure and constant use of drops was so very familiar to me. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I also worked in the tech field which is what brought me yo your channel. Unfortunately that had to end for me with my current situation as it is. Thanks for sharing what you've been through. Sometimes it can feel very lonely when no one I know has been through something like I am. Again thanks and please continue to make content I've been enjoying your channel a lot.
Sorry for the long post
I too am having some of the simile issues I do work in the tech for you and I’m going through having a cannerac removed and I should put in on my one remaining right eye that works I’d appreciate hearing from you I have no problem talking somebody feels so much like home alone but having somebody to share information with is really helpful and I thank you for sharing your story come out for deer in from you.
Thank you sharing your experience. Listening to you felt like listening to my own experience with everything you have been through. I felt like nobody could understand how I felt physically, emotionally and mentally.
Glad you're ok Caitlin! Scrolling through some of your videos now that I'm a new subscriber. I have contacts and good to hear on what caused this, more aware and will be taking these out nightly instead of sleeping with it on! As I mentioned in another video, you're very beautiful and smart, a breath of fresh air compared to many other YT tech vlogs! 😀
I had the glaucoma shunt 4 months ago. I'm 32 years and was born with cataract in my left eye. I had the cataract removed when I was a couple weeks old and always been on pressure drops my entire life. I'm glad I came across your video. I'm glad to know that I'm not the only young person going through this. I pray for good treatment and healing for us all.
Has the shunt help ?
So glad to see you back, Caitlyn! Wow it has been such a battle as you say. Yet you glow such light (if I can call it that way) after 22:16, it is so inspiring, I wanted to give you a hug right then, hope not sounding creepy. Wishing you much healing and best luck, and much looking forward to your upcoming videos.
Wow!! i just came across your page. I can totally relate to just about everything you said. I have advanced glaucoma...4 years ago numbers were 49 and 39...very high. Just had my 4th eye surgery on the same right eye 1n 12 months because of complications. I now have 2 shunts in my right eye. I also said let’s just take the eyeball out but of course docs are going to fight for your vision...so we keep fighting, I am 5 days post-op and trying to heal. I wish you the best.
Thanks for this video Caitlin. My son wears glasses and uses contacts (about 4 to 5 years now) and he said he would wear his dailies more then a day. I will let him know to be more careful and only use them daily. Glad you found your mojo and will be making more new videos. I look forward to them.
Sorry to hear you're going through that. I know it sucks. I went through that Glaucoma surgery as well, in my left eye, I was 27 at the time 3 yrs ago. It ended up giving me a really bad cataract, so I had to have surgery for that a year later. Glad you're doing well now! Ready for more content!!
Did the cataract surgery make any positive impact on your sight?
Thanks for this video your bravery is inspiring. My right eye pressure went into orbit last month and my journey has just begun. Nothing was working so I received an injection in my eye this week. Thanks again for your video your honesty will help people who are facing the same challenges
So sorry you have had to endure this! Super strong you have had to been! Best of luck, hope it keeps improving!
I'm happy I found your page. Thanks for sharing your story. I had two cornea transplants a few years back. Happy New Year!!
Hi - Thank you so much for your video. I have never commented on anything online before but this really hit home.
I have watched/ read so many medical accounts but they have never encapsulated the emotional impact of eye disease and the fear that follows.
I feel your pain everytime you teared up and I am truly sorry.
I have had keratonsis since my early teens (prescription about -12 in each eye with scleric lenses). l couldn't have surgery due to an extremely thin cornea, then diagnosed with open angle glaucoma in my 20's. I've been on Alphagan & Xalatan since. At 38, my right cornea ruptured and had to have a cornea transplant. I've been on steroid drops since (Lotemax) and had to stop glaucoma meds for about 2 years.
The Dr's did make me aware of the possibility of the transplant affecting my glaucoma, but I also had no choice but to have the transplant.
My eyesight has since deteriorated in both eyes. Most days I can't wear lenses, read, watch tv or drive at all.
I do still have hope though. There are so many places I would like to see. So many things I'd like to do...and so many surgeries I haven't tried.
Thank you for giving me a portal to share my feelings. People with normal sight don't seem to understand, they feel like I'm either exaggerating or they should pity me.
It's good to feel understood.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. God willing you’ll continue to heal well and your condition will become lots more manageable. Glad you’re feeling better.
I sincerely hope you get better! I too have a similar issue and have glaucoma (12 years worth) I must endure a similar surgery as you to relieve my pressure in my right . I've had an "eye stroke" and not much vision in my eye. It sux to deal with it and VERY expensive. I too endure the drops (several types) and HATE the "dry eye" that is a result of it all. Best of luck to you, hope you get better soon!
Caitlin you are a super courageous person and I have mountains of respect for you! How ballsy are you, "just take the eye out, it doesn't function correctly so I have no use for it" Waw that's badass as a true warrior right there! Thank for sharing!
Hooboy that is a lot of eye drama! I’m glad the surgery went ok and that you’re doing better. I’ve always had high pressure in one eye (19) and another that has scar tissue, but so far I’ve been lucky and haven’t had to use eye drops or anything. I don’t mind the puffer machine at the doctor’s office, but I dread that field of vision test!
Wishing you the best girl. I came came across your profile because of IT stuff but thank you for sharing much more content about life. ❤
Youre intrepid demeanor towards blindness amazes me. I have had high ocular pressure for a while and am taking drops nightly for it. I could never imagine loosing an eye let alone asking a doctor to take one out. Girl you are savage in the best possible way. Thanks for the share.
I'm So happy to see you back Caitlin and that you are feeling good in yourself, Gorgeous as always. Excited for future content.🙂
Wish you all the best! Lookin up to you, been a severe dry eye syndrome sufferer for many many years.
Thank you for this video. So many people take their eyes for granted. It’s crazy what we do to our eyes with contacts and videos like this help to educate people. So thank you.
Hi Caitlyn! Glad to see you back and that your doctor was able to save your eye. Looking forward to seeing new content from you. It also looks like you got your hair trimmed.🙂
Life is crazy indeed and full of challenges. But glad you got a pretty serious situation under control even if this might be something you need to keep an eye on the rest of your life. My dear passed grandmother used to have glaucoma. She was also a keen reader so a big part of her life was missing after she lost her vision so badly that she could not see much. So, do whatever you need to do to keep your pressure under control, Caitlin
Thank you for sharing. And Its been 3 yrs. I want to encourage you to keep going on. I am 47 and had the same surgery to save my left eye. I also have enough sight in my right eye to keep on going.
Thank you very much for this video! My mother is having the same shunt surgery in her right eye later this month. God bless you.
Great to have you back, I wish you all the best. I look forward to more videos, but remember, no stress.
Good to see you again. Back in 2006, I helped my dad with the aftermath of cataract surgery, no complications. Last year I had cataract surgery on one eye. The improvements in eye surgery in the intervening years is startling. The other eye will need cataract surgery someday, but so what. I understand how infuriating a chronic condition can be. Controlling blood sugar, blood pressure,and gout take up too much of my time and daily tasks.
Anyway, keep at it.
And you have pretty eyes.
Look up Blood Type Diet. The wrong foods may cause blood pressure irregularities.
Your positive attitude is very motivating. Welcome back!
Very helpful and informative Caitlin. Wish you the best in your recovery.
Glad to see you're doing better, and even decided to put it out here. Hope it helps someone in a similar situation.
Holy crap! That's intense. I'm glad you're at least feeling better.
Although I gotta say the potential of a mad-eye moody deal or a terminator eye.... So cool!
Hey Caitlin - glad that you seem to be doing better. Regarding just taking your eye out - I wouldn't do it. Although it may seem 'useless' now, you never know what will happen in 5, 10, 15 years etc. They may be able to repair the optic nerve with stem cells (or other). You'd hate to give-up on the future opportunities by having it removed now. Best of luck in your continued struggle.
Thank you so much for your video ! Jusy like my story .... I dont know any person that has Glaucoma so was important to me to hear you. I wish you all the best !!
Glad to hear you are doing better, hope it continues to heal up well!
Great to see you again Caitlin . Having had an eye injury years ago I can sorta understand a bit what you go though , cause my problem is still ongoing . I'm hope things are good with you're eye in the future .
Thanks for shearing your experience.
I'm on the same tablets, will have to do surgery soon.
Stay positive!!
Thank you for this - one of the only honest and complete accounts of this surgery and experience I could find
Thank you for sharing your experience, I got LASIK 1 year ago, and my left eye regressed to 25/30 and I had to do a followup surgery. 2 weeks after the followup, my vision started going blurry, milky and started regressing. It turns out the the Corticosteroid Durezol eyedrops were causing my eye to increase pressure. I called like right away and tried to get into contact with my doctor, and she prescribed Tomolol Maleate, a drop used to reduce pressure. Within one hour my eyes were able to slightly adjust and focus on small details, and the next day it continued to improve. Be very careful with your eyes people, take care of it and make sure to get professional advice if anything peculiar happens or else you CAN go blind.
It`s nice to see you back posting on CZcams, sorry to hear about your eye problem`s and I hope you fully recover :-)
Thank you for sharing your story! I recently had eye surgery also, to fix retinal detachment. Had another surgery 5 years ago, for retinal detachment in other eye. I’ll pray for you ❤
Glad to see you back, good to hear and see you are doing well.
Hi Caitlin... I had Trabeculectomy surgery 2 weeks ago in my left eye (pretty much similar situation like yours)... May god bless with overall good health 😇🙏💫
Wow, thank you. I am facing this surgery and am really scared. What I learned from you is to see the eye doctor as often as possible.
Thank you for sharing. I'm actually going through the same.. It has hit me a bit hard to be honest... I'm suppose to have the XEN surgery in a week or so.
Flying and they gym are my only real "happy places"; I understand this is going to be an issue. A good take away from your vid was the time "expectancy" of the procedure. I did not ask about that. Again. thanks for sharing!
So glad to have you back!I wish you all the best.
Loved your video I really felt for you I had the exact surgery in my right eye a few days ago along with cataract surgery I’m 30 you look amazing we just have to where it well and preserve what we have left lol I learned a lot from this ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Not many people or docs understand the struggles of painful blind low vision patients and not enough a.d.a. protections other than ssdi
Thanks for this informative video.
I also have some eye issues and i appreciate the honest way you told your story. Actually i don't notice anything wrong with your right eye..looks normal to me. Take care and good luck☺
Incredibly strong for going through it all. Kudos. 👍
I'm 20, was going to have LASIK which was my dream since being 10. On the day I had a few tests done and instead of surgery, I was told I had glaucoma and couldn't have the laser. I'm devastated and so scared 😭😭 I'm -7.00 and I have astigmatism as well. Thank you for the video, so sorry you had to go through all of this, sending love and a lot of support. ❤️
Love your video. I too am suffering from glaucoma. So this video was very helpful. I am an also a stage 4 cancer patient. So I know how u feel when u say bad news seems to never stop.
Good to see you are feeling better. Your videos are awesome. Stay healthy.
Greate video, I'm 34 and I have glaucoma, my father had it too, you are not the only one. yesterday just had SLT laser on my right eye next month is my left. You are so courageous!!!
Enjoyed your story. Sorry so much has happened to you at Young age. I has Glaucoma, were doing lazer surgery and putting a seed implant instead of night drops. They want to save my eyes.. right one bad.. left one starting... I'm 67 and diabetes is my culprit. And me being non active instead of proactive is how things happened.. best of luck to you. They are always inventing stuff!!
Articulate and awe inspiring as ever! Glad that health is on the up and look forward to your and content on the horizon.
It’s so good to see someone young make a video like this. I’m having the same surgery on Thursday and you’ve really helped me. Thank you.
Hello Steve I ever interested to find out how your surgery right I am considering having surgery done actually set up an appointment but it was in another state and I really didn’t understand what I needed to do in terms of aftercare so I moved it back to my state where I am now seeing a Doctor Who is going to do a postop on my right eye the only one I have that’s working so wish me luck and reach out with a comment on how your operation went might be very interested to hear thanks
Wish you a speedy revovery and more power. God bless you.
High 5 Catlin good to have you back, seriously think very carefully about removing an eye.
Hope that your recovery goes well. In the main your seam happy, sirprised you come accross as on your own
Though not the same, I grew up with spontanious nose bleeds till I was I think 18ish, that my parents wanted me to have surgery for, I said no. The nose bleeds stopped happening any way
Glad to see you back and doing better.
My prayers go out to you an I hope you have a speedy recover
This video was worth it = ) i rather googled your name and Eye, instead of asking weird stuff in your chat that you probably answered 300 times already, i am sorry you went through this. but i am happy you are doing as well as you are doing!, fun fact, you were one of the first people i ever watched on twitch years ago! was fun to find your stream again a few weeks ago.
Wish you all the best. Thanks for sharing your story with us.
I was diagnosed with this monster when I was 20 and I didn’t think much of it back then…. But now that I’m 40 and been on numerous drops… it’s a bit scary…
I was diagnosed with glaucoma at 25 and the thought of losing my vision has made me very depressed. I hate wearing contacts and my glasses are very thick so it has pretty much debilitated my self-esteem. I can't really say I remain hopeful. I remain indifferent, but I continue to take my eye drops and when I feel depressed, I let it run its course. No one understands this type of disappointment. I went to college for performing arts and had hopes of becoming a well known entertainer and I feel like God/life/universe/whoever has kinda taken that away from me because I struggle to find myself attractive when I look at myself.
Anyway, all that to say, thank you for your video and from experience, I completely get where you're coming from.
Much love!
how r u now.?
@@aditi8987 thanks for asking! I actually moved to Japan and I wear daily contacts so that has improved my self-esteem. I go to a specialist doctor to treat my glaucoma so things are going pretty well. I just use my eye drops every day!
Im 37 and just got diagnosed today I’m so depressed about it. They said I need drops and then possibly surgery later on in life. It’s so depressing and I’m so scared. What drops have worked best for you?
Sae here man . I am so depressed and shitting my self out.
I had the Preserflo Micro Shunt installed in my right eye a month ago. The IOP is down after the surgery which is a good thing. Best of luck to you and thank you for sharing.
Thanks. You are very brave. I am way older than you and i don't have all your problems. I have glaucoma and was just told that I will be doing that surgery soon. I even did the laser surgery 3 years ago You have such a bubbly personality despite everything.
Thank you for posting this! I just had the same surgery done, it been under a week - blurry vision in that eye is bugging me. Hoping it will clear up.
How are things with your eye now? I had the same surgery three weeks ago and am experiencing what you are hopefully not any longer.
Helpful yes. Sorry you have to deal with this being so young, not to mention beautiful. Inside and out. I’m 67, dealing with this crap now. Appreciate your insight. Ha in sight. Yea i know what your thinking, this guy has a strange humor. But truthfully I’m appreciative. God bless ❤
Tku so much for sharing yr story. Im having the same surgery tomorrow in NYC n i. Nervous as hell !! Im so depressed.
Wow, I am so sorry to hear of all your eye issues. I’m twice your age and my eye pressure is in the normal range. My problem is that my skin on my eyes is very thin so this has my eye Doc concerned. I am on pressure drops and looking to have the laser to clear the drain ducts. Your video was very helpful.
Just came across your CZcams video.. I have to say I can relate to you. I just had trabeculectomy done 5 days ago, prior to surgery I was on 6 different drops and 2000mg of diamox... literally know everything your feeling, I basically had the same experience as you. My pressure would reach 60 !! Thanks for making a video gained a subscriber
Hello
Please has your sight gotten better
Because someone just got this surgery but still has blurry vision
I wish you well with your eye issues. I use my e-bike a lot ( > 80km per week), and I can't imagine what it would be like to manage busy traffic with one functional eye when going at speeds of near or above 30km/h.
Take care, lass.
Individuals like us who have had major surgeries and major body parts replaced are just a little stronger and take no crap. I hope you feel better soon. Stay positive. It could be worse, at least your not ugly. Any guy your age would be lucky to have you.
Yikes. Our eyes are so important - perhaps even the most important of our senses.
I am near-sighted on my right eye; started when I was a teenager. The advantage of that, however, is the fact that I can see very small things extremely well with my "bad" right eye (like, for instance, when having to remove a tiny splinter from a finger).
Caitlin, you seem to be a strong person. I admire you for that. Be well..
Oh my God ! Hey beautiful lady... even with one eye you are so precious. That is my experience right now ... the same , the same... sometimes life is not fear with us
God blessed us. You are not alone!!
Thank you very much for sharing this, its really not an easy situation but I believe you are stronger and you will keep moving forward. I need your opinion and based on your experience, do you recommend doing the surgery or maintain eyes drops to reduce the pressure? I have 4% remains only from my optic nerve and am afraid to do the surgery which is pretty much similar to your surgery… what would you advise me and based on your recent experience with eye drops and surgery?
Hope your recovery will go well. I had an eye surgery two months ago (LASEK), everything went well but I was frightened before it.
I'm watching your video pie pre glaucoma surgery. I've had 3 cornea transplants on top of the glaucoma. Pressure just started doing up at the top of covid before all the shut downs.
Welcome back glad you're doing better!
Hi Caitlin. Good luck on your eye recovery. Take care!😎😎
Like so many others, I know your story because of my personal experience. I tried so many eye drops, but time after time I would have terrible side effects. Combigan is a beta blocker. The medicine in it was originally used to lower blood pressure. Then researchers realized that it also lowered IOP, so they made it into eye drops. The first time I used it, I got so dizzy I almost fainted. I didn’t realize it was a side effect of the drops (low blood pressure) that was making me so lightheaded and dizzy. Next time I went to see my eye doctor I mentioned that I thought I had something wrong with my heart because of what I was experiencing. “Oh, that’s the Combigan. It affects some people like that,” she said, and changed me to Azopt. I had no idea. Btw, good news - a generic for Azopt came out this year, 2023, that only costs $10/month.
The Glaucoma Research Foundation has several great CZcams videos on tips and latest research for glaucoma patients. Lifestyle and diet recommendations, for example. Like never do any exercises or yoga poses in which your head is below your heart - so yes, no downward dog and no lying flat on the floor because it raises IOP. Anti- inflammatory diet advice. And also, since IOP goes up when you sleep, sleep with your head elevated on a stack of pillows or a wedge pillow.
I’ve had hydra stents put in both eyes during cataract surgeries, and that has helped a bit. And, I meditate daily for about an hour, which has brought my pressures down significantly. There are new innovations on the horizon involving gene therapy and stem cells, that will be ready for use after they are approved. Keep your “bad eye.” You never know what miracles are in store.
Thanks for this advice on heart to eye elevation . I literally just had orbital decompression surgery and my head must remain elevated for a few weeks during sleep but now I understand overall that it’s also important for general glaucoma sufferers like I am
This video has me all freaked out now...I've been fighting dry eye for years now. It comes for several months, leaves for several months, comes back for several months, etc. I definitely blame wearing contacts too long back when I was young.
I just want to say nothing is more precious than your vision. I am glad you are doing better. Dont worry about your looks, you are beautiful🙃