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Lynn…….I found the visual field test highly annoying.  Nothing to be afraid of, just tedious, and I won’t know the results until I see the doctor next week.  I wish you luck with yours. Marilyn SAHM2Three <sahm2th…@aol.com> wrote in message

news:20000614204809.23154.00001795@nso-fx.aol.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> In article <PMK15.1001$lU5.11…@news1.rdc1.nj.home.com>, "NYBarton" > <nybar…@home.com> writes: > >On a lighter note…….for someone who only visited the ophthalmologist > >once every two years, I have been in his office SEVEN times in the past > >month since this all started……LOL > mARILYN: > Let me know how your Vision Field Test went… i was supposed to go have mine > done yesterday, but had to reschedule, oh drat… <snicker.> > I guess you and the eye doctor are "seeing" each other a little more frequently > now huh to make up for all those lost visits…. LOL…. > Lynn

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In article <PMK15.1001$lU5.11…@news1.rdc1.nj.home.com>, "NYBarton" <nybar…@home.com> writes: >On a lighter note…….for someone who only visited the ophthalmologist >once every two years, I have been in his office SEVEN times in the past >month since this all started……LOL

mARILYN: Let me know how your Vision Field Test went… i was supposed to go have mine done yesterday, but had to reschedule, oh drat… <snicker.> I guess you and the eye doctor are "seeing" each other a little more frequently now huh to make up for all those lost visits…. LOL…. Lynn

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In article <8Se25.3898$lU5.34…@news1.rdc1.nj.home.com>, "NYBarton" <nybar…@home.com> writes: >I found the visual field test highly annoying<

Dear Marilyn: Thanks…..  I’;ll let you all know how it goes….  I was really apprehensive in the beginning, but after so many wonderful people wrote in about the test and explained it, I totally relaxed.. Now I just want to get it over with….. Thanks again…. Lynn

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Thanks for all your responses.  Had good results at Ophthalmologist yesterday – the combination of Cosopt and Xalatan over the past two weeks brought the IOP down from 39/33 to 23/22.  My eye doctor and my pulmonologist have adjusted my medications to accommodate each other.  My eye doctor took me off the Cosopt and substituted Trusopt in combination with Alphagan, and continued the Xalatan at bedtime.  Hopefully, this combination will continue to lower the IOP.  My lung doctor drastically reduced the amount of steroids and after a very short burst of prednisone to ease my breathing and congestion, she is limiting me to a couple of puffs of Flovent morning and night.  Tonight is my very first Visual Field Test and in two weeks I’m having a Stereo Disc Photo taken. I am concerned about this since my left optic nerve has quite a bit of damage. On a lighter note…….for someone who only visited the ophthalmologist once every two years, I have been in his office SEVEN times in the past month since this all started……LOL Marilyn SAHM2Three <sahm2th…@aol.com> wrote in message

news:20000612081353.23154.00001346@nso-fx.aol.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> In article <8i17pk$50…@barcode.tesco.net>, "David J Wright" > <d.wri…@iga.org.uk> writes: > >f your doctor has prescribed a type of drop which may cause shortness of > >breath (usually a beta blocker) and you already have asthma, it would be > >wise to ask if you can be changed to one of the other glaucoma medications > >which do not have this potential side effect. > Marilyn: > I would listen to David on this one…..  My doctor asked me if I suffered from > any respiratory ailments, i.e. asthma, etc and then based on my answer, > prescribed a non-beta blocker glaucoma medication…. > Lynn

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On 15 Jun 2000 00:48:09 GMT, sahm2th…@aol.com (SAHM2Three) wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->In article <PMK15.1001$lU5.11…@news1.rdc1.nj.home.com>, "NYBarton" ><nybar…@home.com> writes: >>On a lighter note…….for someone who only visited the ophthalmologist >>once every two years, I have been in his office SEVEN times in the past >>month since this all started……LOL >mARILYN: >Let me know how your Vision Field Test went… i was supposed to go have mine >done yesterday, but had to reschedule, oh drat… <snicker.> >I guess you and the eye doctor are "seeing" each other a little more frequently >now huh to make up for all those lost visits…. LOL…. >Lynn

Gosh I know what you mean!  Although we only do so now about every three months, My eye doctor and I were "seeing each other" about every other week for several months.  Too bad my eye doc is a guy! <lol>

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Marilyn, Excellent news, especially having the Cosopt replaced because on of its active constituents is timolol which is a beta blocker which can cause breathing problems. Don’t worry about the field of vision test or the photo. All these tests will do is show how things are, not make any difference to them, but they are a vital benchmark to show if the treatment is being successful. Try to relax, especially during the field test and if you feel you attention wandering, pause the test and look away. (Ask the technician how to pause the test before you start) in this way, those points you miss will be due to the glaucoma rather than due to a lack of concentration after all, the test is hard work for most of us and sometimes a rest is necessary. Good luck and keep us informed of how you get on. With kind regards — David Wright MSAE Chief Executive, International Glaucoma Association IGA Web Site – http://www.iga.org.uk/home.htm While we are pleased to offer the above information, it is not possible for the International Glaucoma Association to advise on an individual patient’s eye condition or treatment as this has to be the role of their own doctor or eye specialist who knows the full details of their particular case. Any comments above should therefore viewed as general observations. ———- In article <PMK15.1001$lU5.11…@news1.rdc1.nj.home.com>, "NYBarton" – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -<nybar…@home.com> wrote: > Thanks for all your responses.  Had good results at Ophthalmologist > yesterday – the combination of Cosopt and Xalatan over the past two weeks > brought the IOP down from 39/33 to 23/22.  My eye doctor and my > pulmonologist have adjusted my medications to accommodate each other.  My > eye doctor took me off the Cosopt and substituted Trusopt in combination > with Alphagan, and continued the Xalatan at bedtime.  Hopefully, this > combination will continue to lower the IOP.  My lung doctor drastically > reduced the amount of steroids and after a very short burst of prednisone to > ease my breathing and congestion, she is limiting me to a couple of puffs of > Flovent morning and night.  Tonight is my very first Visual Field Test and > in two weeks I’m having a Stereo Disc Photo taken. I am concerned about this > since my left optic nerve has quite a bit of damage. > On a lighter note…….for someone who only visited the ophthalmologist > once every two years, I have been in his office SEVEN times in the past > month since this all started……LOL > Marilyn > SAHM2Three <sahm2th…@aol.com> wrote in message > news:20000612081353.23154.00001346@nso-fx.aol.com… >> In article <8i17pk$50…@barcode.tesco.net>, "David J Wright" >> <d.wri…@iga.org.uk> writes: >> >f your doctor has prescribed a type of drop which may cause shortness of >> >breath (usually a beta blocker) and you already have asthma, it would be >> >wise to ask if you can be changed to one of the other glaucoma > medications >> >which do not have this potential side effect. >> Marilyn: >> I would listen to David on this one…..  My doctor asked me if I suffered > from >> any respiratory ailments, i.e. asthma, etc and then based on my answer, >> prescribed a non-beta blocker glaucoma medication…. >> Lynn

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