I do think that white backgrounds may have suddenly become a problem for me. In fact I wonder whether white paper is as much of a problem as predominantly white displays on a monitor. It only seems to have happened since starting on Topamax, so it does seem to be drug-related. It's a matter of working out whether the cure is worse than the disease, and if I can find a workaround for these red-and-green shadowy sunbursts, provided they aren't an early glaucoma symptom, I'd like to find a workaround, as I think that the disease is worse than the cure.

I will remember to post on here if I find that affordable multi-angle viewable flat monitor. Having just forked out for varifocals, plus free second pair with added polaroid, and not free third pair of reading glasses for reading in bed and not free fourth pair of piano glasses for, well, playing the piano, I probably don't want to buy an expensive monitor this month.

I do need to go back for a follow-up morning pressure test before I'm declared not at glaucoma risk and then I've got a follow-up appointment with a GP, who may still want to refer me on somewhere in any case.

Oh, and I've got an off-topic rant coming on. Topamax is mainly used to treat epilepsy, but is additionally recognised as a migraine treatment at low dosages. However, you need to be sure that you don't run out of it as stopping taking it suddenly can result in seizures, whether you're epileptic or not. So I went to my GP a couple of weeks ago and got it added to my list of repeat medications I can request electronically and duly requested a refill in plenty of time. I picked it up from the pharmacy along with something else and I was in a huge hurry as I was in a race against time against the local traffic wardens (I beat them fortunately) so I didn't check the contents of my packet until I got home and as I have a prepayment card I wasn't alerted by the prescription charge, but the surgery didn't authorise the repeat on the Topamax but marked it for review! So now I've got to go and do battle with them over it. Just what I didn't want to do. I hope it can be sorted out over the phone as I don't want to have to see the Dr just to get him/her to write a prescription that should have been written when I requested it electronically. I've missed enough time from work lately due to a family illness without having to miss time due to some Dr getting officious and demanding my presence in person. If he needed that, why didn't he say so instead of adding it to my list of medications I could request electronically. I'm seeing a GP on Thursday, but I'm not sure I've got enough tablets left to last until then. I might have to count out all my pills to check. And I already know that the pharmacy don't keep the 25mg size in stock, so I need to factor that into how long my supply has to last. Grrrr.... OK, that's the end of my rant.