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Hello people,
Wish we could have met under happier circumstances but very glod to have
found this news group.  I am 53 years old and am in India.

For 6 years my IOPs have gone up & down,but were always the same in each
eye. For the past month I started using Cosopt in one eye,twice a day,&
Lumigan in both at bedtime. Yesterday I was checked & IOPs were 19,down
from 23, in both eyes. Is there a way Cosopt would affect the ...

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I was referred for an unrelated problem, that turned out to be blepharitis.
As part of the examination, I had pressure taken and the optic nerve
examined. Vision was also tested (I'm 47, and vision was 20:20. I don't wear
glasses).

Could anyone answer this question.
Is it usual to have a different pressure recorded for each eye (IOP) for
example 11 and 16 ?
Rob

Saw the ophthamologist this A.M. and was diagnosed the above.  He performed a
laser procedure  - iridectomy.  Will I be going blind.
I am a diabetic also.  He stated he will be working on the Glaucoma and then
look to see if there is any diabetic retinopathy.

I have had tube surgery in both eyes.  Because the tubes are positioned
carefully between iris and cornea, it seems to me that unnecessary large
motion of the iris as by routine exam dilations isn't a good idea.
My inclination is to refuse dilations without a clear purpose.