I've been on and off Alrex over the last five years, probably a few weeks at a time maybe on 4 occasions for an irritated pingeucula (dry eye makes it get inflamed). So not for 5 years straight!
I'm now back on it for a little bit, 1 drop a day for terrible allergies that I cannot seem to manage with antihistamines, etc. I tried restasis and had a terrible reaction and I"m afraid it's just not for me. I'm of course worried about IOP, and my eye doctor said that he is not concerned because he'll be monitoring my IOP, and I have not shown signs of being a steroid responder in the past.
Well, I got to googling how he checks my pressure. I have NEVER remembered anything touching my eyes, or a "puff" of air, or anything like that. The only thing I recall him doing in my exams is putting a drop of yellow dye and then using the blue light in the slit lamp.
I'm panicking now that he hasn't actually checked my pressure! He's a very well known eye surgeon at the hospital, is a cataract/glaucoma specialist, etc. and I trust him - but now I'm worried!
Are there ways to have your pressure checked without him touching my eyes? Because like I said, all is remember is the yellow dye and blue light (in addition to other stuff like regular slit lamp lights, and vision tests, etc). He's never told me what my numbers are or anything like that, just said nothing is elevated or anything like that.
I'm now back on it for a little bit, 1 drop a day for terrible allergies that I cannot seem to manage with antihistamines, etc. I tried restasis and had a terrible reaction and I"m afraid it's just not for me. I'm of course worried about IOP, and my eye doctor said that he is not concerned because he'll be monitoring my IOP, and I have not shown signs of being a steroid responder in the past.
Well, I got to googling how he checks my pressure. I have NEVER remembered anything touching my eyes, or a "puff" of air, or anything like that. The only thing I recall him doing in my exams is putting a drop of yellow dye and then using the blue light in the slit lamp.
I'm panicking now that he hasn't actually checked my pressure! He's a very well known eye surgeon at the hospital, is a cataract/glaucoma specialist, etc. and I trust him - but now I'm worried!
Are there ways to have your pressure checked without him touching my eyes? Because like I said, all is remember is the yellow dye and blue light (in addition to other stuff like regular slit lamp lights, and vision tests, etc). He's never told me what my numbers are or anything like that, just said nothing is elevated or anything like that.
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