Okay, short synopsis: Dry eye specialist wants me to to use Restasis after a terrible Schirmer test. After one week on it, my eyes were inflamed, swollen eyelids, blurry vision, crusting and all the things I am trying to cure. So I called and was told to stop the Restasis. She then told me to go back on Lotemax 2 x per day for 2 weeks and then restart the Restasis 2x per day and continue with the Lotemax.
This last week, I have used the Lotemax 2 x per day as instructed and my eyes are so dry that I am using drops almost constantly. I even woke up last night from pain due to severe dryness which is not normal for me. I have gone though a whole box of Theratears vials just this past week.
I am going to drop back to once a day (at night) on the Lotemax followed by a drop of Dwelle or the new preservative free thera tears gel, though I am leaning towards the Dwelle.
I have spent $50.00 in the last 10 days trying to get comfortable. Soothe doesn't work and I have so few tears that the gels just make my vision cloudy and seems to aggravate the gland problem. I understand that there is no magic bullet but what do you do when the treatment is as bad or worse than the disease? I have been barely able to work an 8 hour day.
Sorry, this post is just venting a lot of frustration. Nothing seems to help except for the 10 minutes of bliss I get after using a hot pack. That's the only time my eyes feel remotely comfortable.
Natalie
Lasik induced severe dry eye.
This last week, I have used the Lotemax 2 x per day as instructed and my eyes are so dry that I am using drops almost constantly. I even woke up last night from pain due to severe dryness which is not normal for me. I have gone though a whole box of Theratears vials just this past week.
I am going to drop back to once a day (at night) on the Lotemax followed by a drop of Dwelle or the new preservative free thera tears gel, though I am leaning towards the Dwelle.
I have spent $50.00 in the last 10 days trying to get comfortable. Soothe doesn't work and I have so few tears that the gels just make my vision cloudy and seems to aggravate the gland problem. I understand that there is no magic bullet but what do you do when the treatment is as bad or worse than the disease? I have been barely able to work an 8 hour day.
Sorry, this post is just venting a lot of frustration. Nothing seems to help except for the 10 minutes of bliss I get after using a hot pack. That's the only time my eyes feel remotely comfortable.
Natalie
Lasik induced severe dry eye.
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