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Reviewer: Ladyinref, 65-74 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years
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Took for 3 years told doc my panic was up very dizzy had to sleep or try to sleep so I did not feel the side effects I did want to leave house cause so dizzy n off balance doc said that can't be after 3years well so funny doc stopped on my own and could function not sure what will do on my next visit probably tell me to find another doc I have shots in my eyes he said if u don't take meds
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Reviewer: Dad, 65-74 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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My pressures were 26 and 32 before treatment. After 3 months of Travatan Z use at bedtime, my pressures are now down to 21 and 26 and holding steady at those levels. I have had no side effects from Travatan Z. My doc wants further pressure reduction so he has added morning drops of Betimol.
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Reviewer: Michaelle, 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I have been using Travatan Z for a few months and in one eye my pressure has improved but for the eye that needs it the most my pressure has gotten worse. Going back to the eye doc tomorrow to get final results. Since I started the drops my right eye flutters like crazy. So bad that it was starting to annoy me. I have forgotten the administer the drops the last two nights and my eye hasn't
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Reviewer: 35-44 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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My eye pressure was at 27 (in each eye) and after several years of monitoring my eyes for glaucoma, my eye doctor recommended that I go on and start these drops. I began taking them (one in each eye at bedtime) about a month ago. At my follow up visit a few days ago, my pressure has come down to 15 (in each eye) and I can feel the difference it has made on my eyes. These drops have not given me an
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Reviewer: helenmj, 65-74 on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I now have headaches and increased sensitivity to light. My eyes had been so sore, but because I was blind before my surgery several years ago, I took them for many years. Very dissatisfied with the outcome. Not a treatment.
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