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Just had to give glory to God for this.
About 4-5 years ago it was discovered I had occular hypertension.
The pressures in both eyes were double what they should have been and
so I was given eye drops to use twice a day. I was told I would have to use them
for the rest of my life to prevent glaucoma.
I had problems with the eye drops they have various side effects and I've had to
keep swapping them. But I got pretty frustrated with them, they are cold and sting and
there's nothing worse then going to bed nice a sleepy, only to find you are wide awake a few
minutes later due to using the eye drops.
The first lot of eye drops prescribed irritated my eyes, stung and dried out my eye balls.
i had to pry my eyes open each morning.
The second lot were worse than the first with the same side effects.
The third lot were based on beta blockers and were considered an old school remedy
which is no longer recommended. At least my eyes did not sting and feel irritable but the
list of side effects and potential complications was several pages long. Including heart
problems and breathlessness. as the beta blocker builds up in the blood stream.
Anway in Jan 15 I felt that I needed to pray for and expect healing and that there would
no longer be any need to use the eye drops. So I asked a group of friends to pray with me.
At one point a friend said "what eye problem" and I knew exactly what she meant as I
was getting the same thing.
Then in 2015 with the general busyness of life and problems with my aunt, I forgot for
several weeks at a time to use the eye drops or collect prescriptions. During this period
I had 3 normal optician eye tests (they kept mucking up the test) each time the
eye pressure test was normal.
Then in Jan 16 I had an appointment at the eye hospital. I did not tell the
consultant I had not been putting in the eye drops regularly as I knew he would be mad
with me and start accusing me of being irresponsible etc! But I did ask if I could stop
using the drops as a trial and have a follow up eye pressure test. I knew I was healed
but I wanted to prove it medically.
He was very reluctant and told me this kind of problem just doesn't go away. Maybe in
old age it might improve, something to do with eye pressure reducing naturally with
age. But he said I must use the eye drops or risk permanent damage to my sight.
Anyway in the end he agreed to a trial period of 4 months but no longer, he said
he expected the pressures to increase but felt it would help me to see the error of my
ways and convince me the drops were necessary.
Not sure why but the hospital did not recall me back for 6 months, I went back today.
Guess what the pressures are normal and I've been told there is no need to prescribe
any more eye drops. They want to see me back in a years time and if they are still
normal at that time, they may discharge me completely.
How amazing is that.
About 4-5 years ago it was discovered I had occular hypertension.
The pressures in both eyes were double what they should have been and
so I was given eye drops to use twice a day. I was told I would have to use them
for the rest of my life to prevent glaucoma.
I had problems with the eye drops they have various side effects and I've had to
keep swapping them. But I got pretty frustrated with them, they are cold and sting and
there's nothing worse then going to bed nice a sleepy, only to find you are wide awake a few
minutes later due to using the eye drops.
The first lot of eye drops prescribed irritated my eyes, stung and dried out my eye balls.
i had to pry my eyes open each morning.
The second lot were worse than the first with the same side effects.
The third lot were based on beta blockers and were considered an old school remedy
which is no longer recommended. At least my eyes did not sting and feel irritable but the
list of side effects and potential complications was several pages long. Including heart
problems and breathlessness. as the beta blocker builds up in the blood stream.
Anway in Jan 15 I felt that I needed to pray for and expect healing and that there would
no longer be any need to use the eye drops. So I asked a group of friends to pray with me.
At one point a friend said "what eye problem" and I knew exactly what she meant as I
was getting the same thing.
Then in 2015 with the general busyness of life and problems with my aunt, I forgot for
several weeks at a time to use the eye drops or collect prescriptions. During this period
I had 3 normal optician eye tests (they kept mucking up the test) each time the
eye pressure test was normal.
Then in Jan 16 I had an appointment at the eye hospital. I did not tell the
consultant I had not been putting in the eye drops regularly as I knew he would be mad
with me and start accusing me of being irresponsible etc! But I did ask if I could stop
using the drops as a trial and have a follow up eye pressure test. I knew I was healed
but I wanted to prove it medically.
He was very reluctant and told me this kind of problem just doesn't go away. Maybe in
old age it might improve, something to do with eye pressure reducing naturally with
age. But he said I must use the eye drops or risk permanent damage to my sight.
Anyway in the end he agreed to a trial period of 4 months but no longer, he said
he expected the pressures to increase but felt it would help me to see the error of my
ways and convince me the drops were necessary.
Not sure why but the hospital did not recall me back for 6 months, I went back today.
Guess what the pressures are normal and I've been told there is no need to prescribe
any more eye drops. They want to see me back in a years time and if they are still
normal at that time, they may discharge me completely.
How amazing is that.
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