MGD and Allergies.

[pokane536]

Hi everyone. I am 20 years old and I have been suffering from mgd for over a year now. IG used to flare up a little bit but now it has been with me for a full year. I did hot compresses twice daily and tried various lubricating drops but my eyes would remain red and uncomfortable. I was then on doxycycline...

[mvallence90]

Hey DEZ, my name is Matt and I'm 24 from Melbourne Australia.

I've been fighting dry eye for 3 years and my life is at a complete standstill. If I'm able to get at night once every 3 months to see people thats about as good as it gets currently.

I have dry eye syndrome...

[mvallence90]

Hey DEZ, my name is Matt and I'm 24 from Melbourne Australia.

I've been fighting dry eye for 3 years and my life is at a complete standstill. If I'm able to get at night once every 3 months to see people thats about as good as it gets currently.

I have dry eye syndrome...

[patientpatrick]

After 10 months of restasis, 6 months of doxy, 8 months of warm compresses + expression 3x a day for 15-20 min, 8 months of being quadra-plugged, and 3 months of serum my eyes still feel like crap.

What's most strange is after all this treatments my schrimer scores are worse than before...

[Missyburd]

Hi everyone,

I've been lurking on this forum for a couple of weeks now, found such useful information to help me with my Blepharitis, best place on the net for good info in my opinion!

A bit of info as to how I've stumbled across your forum then:
I recently took...

[vivian3090]

I went to a cornea specialist yesterday and he perscribed me doxycycline.

He said that b/c of lasik my tear film is just "out of whack" and that in time it will get better as it heals.

He told me to keep up with Restasis 1x a day.
Refreshe Optive every...

[magalvin]

Hi all!

Just went to my eye doctor. She seems to be as confused as I am as to why my eyes hurt. I'm currently on restasis, and it has helped maybe about 20%. She now suggests plugs. However, I have read not to do plugs until the inflammation has decreased. I'm pretty sure my eyes are...

[magalvin]

Hi all!

I have a second follow up doc appt. I have been on restasis for a month and a half, and after a week of feeling better, my eyes are now more dry than ever. This happens to be the week of my menstrual cycle...so that may have something to do with it? I have to ask my doc some...

[odile]

About me: 27 years old female with white sensitive skin. I have seborrheic dermatitis and maybe rosacea (doctors cannot decide on that one as the symptoms on my face are really mild). After Lasik, I got left with blepharitis and persistently dry eyes. I should also mention meibomian gland disorder with...

[Tankie]

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[grant555]

Hello,

I have had 4 puncta plugged for about a year and a half now. I had my eye biopsied and it revealed signifacant inflammation, indicating my pain is not a result of a problem with my tears. Recently, I went on doxy long term (3 months) which has improved my eyes much more than...

[B-Eye]

So almost 4 years post lasik and no improvement at all in dry eye. Tried all the usual suspects from sclerals to fish oil. One common theme I notice pretty much every morning is that my eyelids (particularly the upper lids) are puffy and swollen.

This obviously cannot be good for the...

[Brighteyes]

Just wanted to post about my experiences regarding long term use of doxycycline in case anyone is considering this treatment. I was on doxy for approximately a year and a half. While I do think it helped my eyes, the last five months I experienced hypersensitivity - my skin was extremely dry and sensitive...