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Aspirin & Retinopathy

Question:
<<I’ve read a lot recently in the popular press about using aspirin to treat various diabetic complications & wondered whether anyone had been prescribed aspirin to control the progress of their retinopathy? Has it been effective? What does did you take? Any side effects? The benefit of aspirin therapy is that [...]

any info re: normal pressure glaucoma

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I am a 41-year old female diagnosed with normal pressure glaucoma last year.  I have had substantial loss of vision in my left eye.  My ophthalmologist has prescribed 3 different medications: Timoptic, Xalatan, & Trusopt.  Reading about the side effects has scared me almost as much as the idea of going blind [...]

glaucoma detecting

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I just got sent an article in from the San Diego Business Journal about a company (Laser Diagnostic Technologies)  that produces a nerve fiber analyzer for glaucoma.  Has anyone heard about or been tested with the machine  (GDx)?  The article states it can detect glaucoma at an early stage, and talks about [...]

Narrow angles

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Hi  Jay; Bruce & Jan McFadden <mcfad…@connix.com> wrote: >I’m new to this group.  I was diagnosed with narrow angle glaucoma and >have had laser iridotomy in both eyes to correct the situation.  At >present, my IOP is normal and there has been no damage to the optic >nerve.  However, since [...]

prednisone & blood glucose

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I’m using a friend’s account to post this.  I was diagnosed with Crohn’s just about two months ago and am now on 60mg of Prednisone.  Thank God, I start tapering off tomorrow.  I’ve gained 35 lbs. in 6 weeks.  My appetite is insatiable.  Anybody else?
I’ve been [...]