[Anonymous]

#1051022

I’ve the protruding eyes from Graves and also have Glaucoma. The
opthalmologist insists that I put the eye drops (for the glaucoma)
in my eyes while I am lying on my back looking at the ceiling. When
I do, the eyes overflow and “tears” dribble down towards my ears.
If I also do as the drug company wants and press to close the tear
duct, my eyes really overflow.

I don’t think this is getting the medicine in the right place. Has
anyone else had this problem? How have you handled it?

So far my endocrinologist and my opthalmologist have not conferred.
Should I try to have this happen? What is your experience?

[Anonymous]

#1150697

For the past 2 months I have been using drops typically prescribed for treating glaucoma. The purpose (in my case) is to reduce the pressure and prevent glaucoma. I was told to pinch the bridge of my nose when applying the drops and dont blink…which is impossible!!!….so the liquid would not run into my tear ducts and get into the bloodstream. After doing some searching on the net, I found a page which stated the drops are also used for lowering blood pressure. This is why we have been advised to *close* the tear ducts. I have been having my blood pressure regularly checked and it is perfect.
I like to close my eyes for about 5 minutes after putting the drops in to make sure the eyes are getting something!
The result is quite a wet pair of eyes but so far it works!!

[Anonymous]

#1150698

I have to use 3 kinds of glaucoma drops morning and night. I just lay on my back and close my eyes afterward. I know a lot of it runs down my face, but I just hope for the best. Just last month my doctor told me to make sure I wait at least 5 minutes between drops, or else the next drop will wash away the previous drop. I hadn’t been doing that before! P.S. Sometimes I can taste them running down my throat. yech.

[Anonymous]

#1150699

Hi, I’ve put drops in my eyes for so many years now I just tip my head back and let them go. I do pull my lower lid down a bit and release it when the drop hits the eye. My doc said to try and keep from blinking for a minute or so. Usually after a couple of minutes my eye will spill over and run down my face. Don’t know if it is the drop or if tears have been stimulated. Never tried putting in drops while lying down – probably stick it in my ear.

[Anonymous]

#1150700

Thanks Jen

I’ve been keeping them closed for 3 minutes- may well up it to
5. But the problem I’ve got is keeping the drops from leaving at
both sides of my eyes.

I did not have as much trouble when I was on a beta-blocker eyedrop
as it formed a gel and mostly stayed put. But as well as lowering blood
pressure, it also agitated my bronchial asthma tendencies. So now
I’m on an alpha-agonist. This one is very “thin” and watery. So it
really wants to flee.

Oh, another question. Have the eyedrops changed the “sleep sand” from
what you used to have normally?

[Anonymous]

#1150701

I have used other eye treaments in gel form and found that i was wiping the goo from my eyes all day long. the drops i use now have made a huge difference and because of that i know that they are getting to the right spot. whether the full amount gets thru is questionable. i have *rivers* running down my face each time…a combination of the drops and tears. now, it is only occassionally that i get sleep in my eyes and this is most likely to happen late at night. next time you post, inlcude an email address and i will forward the URL for that web site i found.

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