A 44-year-old member asked:
what medicines can my father with glaucoma take?
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Dr. Richard Bensinger answered
Ophthalmology 52 years experience
No limits: If you father is taking medication to treat glaucoma, then he has most likely had a diagnosis of open angle glaucoma (oag). There are no limits to other medication he can take simultaneously. There is a type of glaucoma called narrow angle for which disclaimers are listed on medication "do not take if you have glaucoma"- but these are for a type he doesn't have.
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Dr. Constance Okeke answered
Ophthalmology 21 years experience
Depends: on what kind of glaucoma your father has: narrow vs open angle glaucoma. Many over the counter and prescription meds have components that can affect narrow angle glaucoma moreso. Usually steroids should be used with caution as they can increase eye pressure in any glaucoma. His eye provider should help elucidate this more in detail for you. Hope this helps!
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A 59-year-old female asked about a 84-year-old female:
My mother will have trabeculectomy in 2 weeks for glaucoma. What is success rate and how long would it likely keep the pressure down?
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Dr. Richard Bensinger answered
Ophthalmology 52 years experience
Generally good: The success rate is in the range of 85%. The definition of success is that the pressure is kept in a safe range after the procedure. It will keep the pressure down for years in most cases although there is a small regression in a few cases which might require a repeat procedure. It is still the standard of operative care for glaucoma.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
What can I do if my 81 year old father still struggles w/roseacia. Most scripts bother glaucoma. Help!?
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Dr. Hamid Sajjadi answered
Ophthalmology 40 years experience
Tetracyclines: If your father is not allergic and can tolerate tetracyclines. A 3 week course of doxycylcine 100mg 2 times daily with meals followed by 6 mo to 1 yr of once daily (under dermotologist care) may be the best thing that does not interfere with glaucoma. In rosacea blepharitis is also very common. Treatment is the same.
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