Can high anxiety affect dry eyes and traitments?

[zibius]

Hi folks, quick question.

have been diagnosed with MGD 3 years ago. Its at a medium since I still have a fare amount of gland working.

As treatment, I’m doing it all. Lipiflow, IPL, manual extraction (by DR), PRGF (Plasma Rich in Growth Factors), Restasis, Thealoz Duo...

[Younggirl1997]

I’m 28 and going through the hardest time of my life, and I’m still not out of it. My biggest fear is to loose more glands.. im afraid they die everyday and that I will loose them all in like two years....

I’ve had dry eyes for 2–3 years, but I didn’t discover...

[lelagy]

Hi, I never enter his forum anymore since it reactivates old, dark feelings but felt I had to share that I feel that I'm back to living a normal life (I started out as a post LASIK dry eye sufferer with corneal neuralgia). As you can see from my previous posts I have gone through a whole lot of treatments...

[JakeH1979]

Hello DEZ members

New to this forum. The fundamental problem I have is.... I get a considerable amount of white foam/froth or mucus in the canthi (corners) of both eyes non stop throughout the day - photos below:



It is particularly bad in warm environments...

[Michelke]

Hi, I've had MGD dry eyes for so long now. Started when i was around 24, and am now 62. Tested negative for Sjorgrens. The only think i can find it that i used Retin-A for about a year before the dryness started and it never went away. I had the lower ducts closed permanently and tried restasis and...

[ericdinn]

I have had MGD for 25 years, since the age of 22. If it was caused by mites (a different type of mite than dust mites - is it called Demodex mites?), would my ophthalmologist (who is a dry eye expert) have diagnosed this already? I am considering using tea tree oil foam wash and/or wipes, which I understand...

[PG]

Hoping not to jinx myself, but it's been five years, so here goes.

I was on this website for two years starting in 2016, suffering in what seemed like endless dry eye hell tunnel. I woke up every two hours from pain, wore moisture chamber glasses that looked like goggles, tried my best...

[orange86]

Omega3 consumption never helped my mgd. There are 1,001 reasons for mgd and omega3 doesnt help all types of inflammation.

[HOSADOS]

CJ L. To address your query: Many Omega 3 supplements may not be effective. Vegetarian sources like Flaxseed have low bioavailability, and not everyone can convert it into Omega 3. Unlike marine-sourced Omega 3, vegetarian Omega 3 competes with Omega 6 for the same enzyme, so it's not advisable to take...

[CJ L.]

Hey all,

This is a very random one that sort of relates to dry eye....wondering if rings a bell with anyone. I've got medium-ish MGD; mornings are usually ok but by early afternoon they are burning. Xiidra seems to help a bit, as does heat compress. That's step one. Step two is where...

[CJ L.]

Hi,

Looking to try omega 3s for MGD. Has anyone had luck with a particular brand? Can't say I know a lot about them. Any help would be appreciated.

[ScottyEye]

Hi all,

After reading many many many posts about isotretinoin induced MGD, I do believe mine might be a relatively mild case. However, mental health wise... I am struggling coming to terms with a life that might be permanently altered.

I took 40mg for 10 months and after 3...

[Tom123]

Hi. I'm a 39 year old male from Netherlands and suffering from MGD.
I am looking for some advice based on my story, as I understand that treating dry eye/MGD/etc. is very personal and may require different strategy/trial & error for each individual

My story starts in 1997 (13...

[Tom123]

An update from my end on this topic. May it help someone else.
First of all, I'm still going through the dry-eye/MGD rollercoaster, unfortunately. I'm still trying to find a way to control as good as possible.

I have extensively tried the low-dose slow release 40mg Efracea (which...

[DryMichael]

Hello everyone,
I registered on this forum 9 years ago when I was on a really dark place, my eyes were killing me, I didnt have much knowledge about dry eyes and I was confused and depressed. Today I feel much better and I remembered this forum (kudos to the owners that you still maintain it!)...