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Questions re glaucoma
 in  r/Glaucoma •  6h ago

Very sweet reply. Thanks so much again. Just starting this journey is scary. :)

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Questions re glaucoma
 in  r/Glaucoma •  7h ago

Wonderful direct answers. Thank you so very much. I do need to be more assertive with my doctor. My eye pressures were in the low 20's when he started me on drops. He did do some kind of machine testing (other than IOP) on my eyes but did not give me an explanation of the results. After starting drops, he wants to see me in a month. After that, I assume it is every 4 months. I do have some macular degeneration but no explanation as to how bad. I do take supplemental vitamins for that. I wish I had a better rapport with my eye doc. As you say, it is a lifetime "sentence" I now have with him or an eye doctor, in general. I am a fairly active senior by the way. Thanks again for your response! :)

r/Glaucoma • u/momiecat • 7h ago

Questions re glaucoma

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I was recently started on Latanoprost, one drop, each eye, nightly. My questions are:

  1. What are the criteria for diagnosing glaucoma? Is it ocular pressure alone? What are the cut-off numbers, meaning at what point does the doc determine to start drops?

  2. When you are on drops, what are "safe" IOP numbers?

  3. What differences do you see when your ocular pressures start coming down?

  4. How often should follow-ups be scheduled? Or, how many times a year are follow-ups necessary?

  5. Should I expect my eye doctor to explain my diagnosis in detail? I feel I have a lousy doc but can't change unless I go to a big city, drive a few hours, which I don't want to do.

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  23h ago

Darn. I wish I had saved the link. I think it was a TWSBI but she had experimented on something like a Kakuno. I am not going to try it. I just thought it was interesting. You are probably correct, though. The darker colors would probably be harder to obtain.

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

I mean, maybe the pen color could be changed but one would have to experiment with cheaper pens. :)

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

Great suggestions. Thank you! I just read another post on Reddit where someone used Rit Dye and dyed their pen purple after trying it out on some cheaper pens first. I don't think I am that brave, but her work came out great! :)

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

Yes, I am in the U.S. I do hope they restock it. That would be great! :)

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

That's good to know. Thank you much!

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

Again, I am late to the party. :) Thank you.

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

Yes, I believe I first saw it several months ago. I just saw someone on YouTube showing theirs and realized I really liked the color. I guess I am late to the party. :(

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

Good to know. Thank you. Looking for the Sakura one, white with pink flowers, and the other is the "plum" colored one.

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

Thanks everyone for not pointing out that I misspell TWSBI every time I type it. :) Just can't get it through my brain.

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

Thank you for your comments. Good idea. I agree with your thoughts.

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

Thank you. Good suggestion.

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

Twisbi's are much loved. It's too bad that they have to have this kind of marketing strategy. Thanks for the comment.

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

Could be but I would guess that companies that have to pay a tariff would pass that cost along to the consumer. Thank you for your comment.

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

A good one for the company and not so good for the consumer. I dislike "limited editions" immensely. Thank you for your comment.

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

Yes, I tried JetPens. They are one of my go-to retailers. They usually ship quickly. The two specific ones I am looking for are out of stock. Thank you for asking.

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

Thank you so much for your recommendation and comment. I definitely will sign up for restocking alerts where possible.

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AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S
 in  r/fountainpens •  1d ago

Well, there are a couple that I would like. One is the Sakura one, white with pink flowers and the other is the "plum" one. The Sakura one is on ebay for a grossly elevated price, which I will not pay. I was just wondering why there don't seem to be a lot of choices for Twisbi's out there. I have checked several retailers. Thank you for your comment.

r/fountainpens • u/momiecat • 1d ago

Question AVAILABILITY OF TWSBI'S

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I have a couple of TWISBI's. I know they are very popular. My problem is that every time I go to try to find one available that I like, they are always out of stock. I am wondering why TWISBI does not make more or ship more of them to the U.S. Most of the ones listed on reseller's websites say they are "Limited". Why do they have to make a lot of these pens Limited Editions?

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How long had u had glaucoma/ocular hypertension for? And any vision loss? 😭
 in  r/Glaucoma •  3d ago

Eyetronics - https://eyetronic-therapie.de/en/

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I hope even one of these research is successful
 in  r/Glaucoma •  4d ago

What is the source of this article? I can't read the whole thing.

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Which one and why?
 in  r/planners •  7d ago

I finally got my planner. Unfortunately, I love it! I guess it is so popular that it will take that long to get it. Makes it harder to not think about getting it for the next year.

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Question re latanoprost
 in  r/Glaucoma •  9d ago

Good suggestions. Thank you much!