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hotboz:
So if I stick to the drug and appointments, case of blindness or extreme loss of vision might not come up?

hotboz:
Thanks for the good work here.

I was diagnosed with glaucoma today. What should I expect? They said it's still at the early stage though.

Bluehill1051:
Hello, thank you for being here.
For the past 6 years I've been on glasses for short sight. I've never changed it, neither is my sight improving. I really want to stop using the glasses or at least not depend too much on it. Are there drugs I can use or what do you suggest.
PS. I use glasses watching TV and driving. It's that serious

solalal36:
I will.. Thank you

solalal36:
Thank you.. This is helpful... please do you have any idea how much an eye clinic will charge for the examination?

solalal36:
Hello!
My eyes are sensitive to light. I noticed this long time ago(about 8 years ago when I was a teen).
When I walk under the sun or someone shines a light on my face, my eyes hurt. At times, after prolonged exposure to light (all kinds of light), my eyes start to itch me, it hurts and usually leads to frontal headache(headache around my forehead). So I deprive myself of light without using my phone, light bulb and so on then relives me after some days).
Three years ago, I went to a new eye clinic and it was diagnosed as "photophobia". I was told I'm going to get AR(anti reflective lenses). I didn't get it as I was still in school and didn't have money then.
Recently, I started learning computer programming and I've been using my laptop and phone for about 14 hours per day and the eye hurts and headache have been disturbing a lot.
Now, I want to know if I can go ahead and get the the AR lens without medical prescription or I go to an eye clinic again.

NB: I went to a boarding school and my family isn't financially buoyant so I result to Garri(cassava flakes) most times without milk. Now that I've finished with Uni, I still drink Garri a lot but I haven't for almost a week now...

Please, I need medical opinions ( to go to eye clinic or get the AR lens myself?)

I will be expecting your positive responses

Abukeke:
Thanks for your response Sir, i'm in Lagos

Abukeke:
Hello Doc,
Kindly advise please -
1) What is the cause of blurred vision usually after I've looked at my phone for a while.
2) Also, there are times I see a red vein-like mark on my eye and whenever this happens, i usually feel pain in that part of my eye and will even find it difficult to look at the sun. Although i think that this red thing comes possibly when i don't get enough sleep.
Thirdly sir, at what age is reading glasses usually recommended as I squint when i have to read and i've started squinting to fix thread in a needle.
Thank you

Princelyod:
it's a prescription and I need to get it for my mum. The number one especially. Thanks.

Princelyod:
1. M3 muscarinic agent/agonist - Pilocarpine, carbachol, physostigmine etc
2. Prostaglandin agonist - latanoprost
3. Carbonic anhydride inhibitor/beta-blocker, alpha-2 agonist - reduce production of aqueous humor on ciliary bodies

Are those drugs available in nigeria

freshinko:
Alright sir. Thank you very much n

oderinde151:
Thanks

oderinde151:
Good evening Doctor, I don't know what the problem is but sometimes I just start blinking continuously and then stop. It worsens if someone asks why I'm blinking so fast because I'd now focus on the blinking and it would take alot of time to take off my mind of it or to stop it.

freshinko:
yes it happens once I concentrate to read in a moving car.

queengift:
I will advice you to go to Canada or USA, take the bridging exams, it will take you about two to three years, then get your self registered as a full optometrist in any of those countries, it's stressful but you will smile at last.

Am an Optometrist too, but trying to register with the council at Ireland, since Canada is expensive

freshinko:
Dr. Please I feel very dizzy each time I attempt reading while inside a moving car.

Masdec:
Good Morning Dr.
Been a while, just felt i should update.
Its 5months now since he started using the glasses, my observation; the eyes no longer turn when the glasses is removed except when he has to look up/ farther distance, although, even at that, the turn isn't as bad as it used to be.
The last appointment was in Sept and the next one in January.

Antiochus:
Ok sir.

I have been taking garlic for over a month now. I heard it's good for the health and they said it contains antioxidant. I hope it's not the reason why the pressure is high cause i injest garlic heavily these days. Garri gives me eye ache and headache too i don't know if there is connection between garri and IOP

Thanks for the good work you are doing here.

Antiochus:
I do apply it 7AM/8Am in the mrng and 6Pm in the evening. Though i do apply it late in the night these days at exactly 9PM. There was a night i didnt administer it until the next mrng and the reason is i had severe headache that evening i slept around 5pm until i woke up around 12 midnight but i applied it in the mrng. That was the first and last time i have skipped the evening dose but i have never skipped the mrng.

Antiochus:
No i did not

Antiochus:
Hello Doc
The last time i checked my IOP it was 12/12 that was 2 months ago. I checked it today and it read 18/18 the Doc said 18 is normal for a non glaucoma patient but for a glaucoma patient like me it is sub-normal. So she said i should continue using the Betaxolol and i was given an appointment till next year february she said if the pressure is still at 18 or above by the time she'll have to place me on another medication in order to lower the pressure.

I don't experience dry eyes anymore but i still see starburst which i complained about and she beamed a pen-like torch into my eyes and said my cornea is still ok.

Cc: optm

MyVILLAGEpeople:
Nonsense shiiit.. Swear dat u have never partake in anything illegal before ??. Every Nigerian na criminal. This world itself na scam. The whites have scammed Africans and they are still exploiting Africans till date..

Karleb:
Yahoo is fraud! It's bad!

The white that get duped by yahoo boys on a daily basis are still far better than us because we get duped every millisecond by our politicians.

Budget of N7 trillion but can't pay salaries.
Our law makers earn more than Donald Trump (who earns in dollar) on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis!

Those ones are the real yahoo grand pas and grand mas!


Think about it.

Karleb:


Which bro are you talking about?

I know the basics of yahoo no mean say I dey do yahoo o. I know the game but I don't play it.


Yahoo is fraud but I've stopped blaming yahoo boys. We leave in a country where the minimum wage cannot afford a bag of rice. Where our leaders wey we use our finger put for power dey steal money put for tank. Steal money wey their generation no fit ever finish. Country where our leaders dem dey use palliative do birthday.


I'd rather channel my hatred to those fools.

Bornsinner7:
It's a big lie

No commercial bank would risk moving cash without security escort..

We all know who is capable of this act and them no born you well make you steal from the van

capitalzero:
When will ask people to do autopsy for suspicious death of their relatives, they will quickly rush to do burials citing religious and superstitious reasons.
The boy has been buried, no evidence he was beating to death. No video or picture of teacher beating him.
To know the truth, body must be exhumed for autopsy!!!!