Thanks Mike solid as ever. I understand what you are saying, thank you
Mark
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- Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:30 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Iritis, an introduction
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- Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:09 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Iritis, an introduction
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Mike you have thrown me a little. Your reference to lowering the steroid eye drops helping the pressure in the good eye has me concerned. Are you saying that possibly by either taking oral or using steroid eye drops in my bad eye is possibly the cause or contributes to the high eye pressure I am cur...
- Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:26 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Iritis, an introduction
- Replies: 67
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2Jess Fortunately I have not really had to live with iritis for longer than six weeks at a time. I have had two iritis flare-ups, both of which could be controlled with steroids. (Oral and drops). Unfortunately however when they do appear it is really quiet serve with the last also requiring an inje...
- Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:41 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Iritis, an introduction
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Update! Had appointment last Friday and things look to be on the mend. CME appears to be not as bad as first thought and can now start to ween the steroid medication down. No injection required at this stage. In fact it is now thought the asymmetrical macular shape is more because of the original ir...
- Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:36 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Iritis, an introduction
- Replies: 67
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- Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:57 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Iritis, an introduction
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Update! Going back to the Doctors tomorrow to determine whether 1 week’s worth of triple the amount of steroids has help my macular oedema. What I have discovered is if I try to view something from the top of the eye looking towards the ceiling, I can just read text on the computer screen. This as...
- Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:25 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Iritis, an introduction
- Replies: 67
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- Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:59 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Iritis, an introduction
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Update! Ok had another set back. It’s been two weeks after the laser surgery to fix the after cataract and for the first week things were sort of going well. The second week however no further sight improvement and towards the end was sure may have been getting worse. Went for my check up yesterda...
- Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:22 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Iritis, an introduction
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Oh wonderful Mike. Even though I have the implant it is good to know further refinement is still possible. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my Iritis and Glaucoma specialist. I’m led to believe and also thru personal experience they are some of the best doctors in their field. My adv...
- Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:10 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Iritis, an introduction
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- Wed Jul 05, 2006 1:14 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Iritis, an introduction
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Thanks Mike. For other people's benefit, yes I do have HLA-B27+ and have two close relatives that has serious Rheumatoid Arthritis. What is the possibility that I too, may develop Rheumatoid Arthritis as well? My Aunty and grandmother developed this in their early forties. Would it be wise to see a ...
- Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:44 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Iritis, an introduction
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- Tue Jul 04, 2006 8:29 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Iritis, an introduction
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Will it occur in my right eye
Hi Mike, cannot say how much I appreciate you advice. I am a 34-year-old male that has had iritis in my left eye twice over the last 2-3 years. As a result of the last inflammation high eye pressure developed and also a cataract. I have recently had filtering surgery and the cataract affected lens r...