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Treating paediatric dry eye - WSPOS webinar

World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WSPOS) webinar on Ocular Surface Disease, 23 January 2021 (YouTube)

https://youtu.be/Q0QnIeGa50s

'Children of all ages get dry eyes. A first sign can often be photophobia which has gone on for years.' (slides of lesions,...

"old" EvoTears or NovaTears needed

Dear All, our lab is looking for one or more package of EvoTears or NovaTears eyedrop from 2016-2017 for a comparative analysis reasearch. Should you have one unopened or even opened but with al least 2/3 of the liquid and well preserved, we would be interested to collect it and pay the shipping. My...

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Hi All, my name is Mark. I'm here to ask an help finding an "old" package of eye drop EvoTears or NovaTears from 2016-2017 for some comparative analysis in our lab.

My reply to my own post is "unapproved"

Hi! I've just tried to reply to a post in my IPL success thread, and it's all highlighted in green and says "UNAPPROVED". Does anyone know why that would be?

Weirdly, I've quoted someone in the same thread and replied to that, and that's gone through fine?

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Severe MGD - I need Help & Advice

Hello I've got considerable Meibomian gland dropout. I have had Lip flow but didn't feel any better. I've been seeing this 'dry eye doctor' he said when he presses on my lids he can see my meibum coming out without squeezing. I'm currently using blephasteam goggles, omega 3 supplements, and I use blephaclean...

Does scleral lenses improve the redness of the eyes?

Hi,

I am an post-accutane MGD sufferer with dry eyes and looking to get fitted with scleral lenses because I heard that they help. My eyes start out okay in the morning and afternoon but begin to get dry toward the night. This makes my eyes really red, like bloodshot red and I feel really...

IPL success!!

Hi everyone,

I just want to give a good news story!

I have MGD (diagnosed just 4 months ago), I'm 33 and I was so scared when it first happened. My NHS optometrist just told me to use eye drops and hot compresses, but when I came across this forum I realised I needed to take...

Hi Everyone, This is (the begin) of My Story

Hi everyone and thanks for this forum.

I'm italian and I'm not 100% comfortable with english so I apologize for my errors.
I also apologize if I skipped some FAQs, this forum is very rich of info and I'm sure I will have the time to explore it.

I’m an Italian 27-year-old...

Healed with Dietary Intervention. You Must Try AIP!

Hi all!

After about 9 months of dealing with severe meibomian gland dysfunction accompanied by dry eye, I am happy to say things have gotten 95% better. For all intensive purposes, I am healed. I once was on 3 different medications for my eyes plus daily touch ups like warm compresses and...

E-ink Monitors for Dry Eye?

Has anyone tried this? I have thinking about getting e ink monitors for a while since reading my kindle seems much better on my eyes, I have looked at a few and found this one, the reviews seem very positive for the eyes.

https://www.amazon.com/Dasung-Ink-Pa...onitor/dp/B075...

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