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Greasy eyes won't clear - post-Chloramphenicol hell
My problem is grease on the eyes. It used to be manageable until I took a series of liquid eye drops and then an oily substance I have taken twice before. Only this time I cannot clear the grease easily at all. It clouds both eyes almost as if I have taken a small amount of the oil again, even though it has been weeks since I stopped.
The drops I took were Optrex Infected Eyes, Ciloxan (which I found very stingy and chlorine like) followed by Chloramphenicol in a tube. This has 1% Chloramphenicol and Liquid Paraffin, Wool Fat and Yellow Soft Paraffin in it. It completely obscured the eyes but eventually they cleared. In fact while taking it I found my eyes were crystal clear after a few hours, but it did also seem to be clogging the eyes with a lot of wax. But now it's not easy to clear the eyes at all, as if the oil just won't go.
I am also worried about having the oil in my system for longer than the recommended 5 days. What if it gets into the arteries? Or permanently damages the eyes?
Recently I have also noticed the eyes becoming clouded with a thin haze of water-like grease too, which is very worrying. Clearing the nose seems to make it come on which leads me to think it is a sinus problem?
I have been to the doctors and all they say is to take more eye drops, but I saw an optician who said not to take any more as it was the glands that were clogged up. Does anyone know what is the best thing to do to clear the grease?
I have been told I have blepharitis so I use hot water and cotton pads to wash the eye lids and lashes every morning, followed by cotton buds to remove any flakes. However this seems to make the eyes cloud up again with grease just as they are starting to clear. Should I carry on with this treatment or seek a drug-based solution instead?
I was bad in stopping the above treatment while I took the eye drops, which made the eyes cake up again. I noticed the eyelids were red and the lower lid puffy, which is still apparent, though there are not many flakes to remove in the morning.
I have also been using an eye bath filled with warm water but this can make the eyes sore and irritable. It also clears them only for a while.
Both eyes are also sore and sensitive making me blink more. It is a real hell and has made my life feel much worse. The eyes no longer feel 'normal'. When they do go back to normality, it isn't long before I blink and they start to grease up again.
I have read a guide to causes of dry eye on here and the following things might be making my eyes worse. Can anyone confirm if any of them are?
* runny nose/mucus. I tried a nasal spray and now I sometimes get a feeling of water inside the nose which sometimes drips out. I am worried that this is getting into the eyes and mixing with the grease.
* blocked sinuses/ETD in the ears
* hoovering the lounge carpet. I once treated it with a strong carpet cleaner and it's like this is going back in to the air every time I hoover it. The trouble is I spend a lot of time in that room, even using the computer there.
* using a halogen heater right over the carpet spot I cleaned. Maybe it is just the dryness of the heat?
* using a dehumidifier
* closed windows
* dark rooms due to trees outside. I feel this often makes me squint to read
* tumble dryer - infected?
* dust mites! My house has carpets in *every* room, even the bathroom and kitchen, which can't be good!
* dandruff
* sensitive to sunlight
* recurrent acne
* i work on computers in an air-conditioned office which makes me blink and grease up a lot. Only when I get home do they start to clear.
* tired eyes due to lack of sleep and worrying
One last thing - one eye is worse and always used to grease up when overworked until the next day. But now it is nearly always greased up and I can't seem to clear it. It happened when I took Ciloxan drops which have bits of caked drops around the bottle. I felt as if a caked bit had gotten into the eye as it stung so badly I couldn't open it. I rubbed it to clear the stinging and it has made it even more prone to greasing up. It was also infected the next day with yellow discharge which went away. I call it my 'bad eye' only it now seems to be always bad. What can I do about it not clearing?
Please offer any helpful advice you can!
Many thanks.
The drops I took were Optrex Infected Eyes, Ciloxan (which I found very stingy and chlorine like) followed by Chloramphenicol in a tube. This has 1% Chloramphenicol and Liquid Paraffin, Wool Fat and Yellow Soft Paraffin in it. It completely obscured the eyes but eventually they cleared. In fact while taking it I found my eyes were crystal clear after a few hours, but it did also seem to be clogging the eyes with a lot of wax. But now it's not easy to clear the eyes at all, as if the oil just won't go.
I am also worried about having the oil in my system for longer than the recommended 5 days. What if it gets into the arteries? Or permanently damages the eyes?
Recently I have also noticed the eyes becoming clouded with a thin haze of water-like grease too, which is very worrying. Clearing the nose seems to make it come on which leads me to think it is a sinus problem?
I have been to the doctors and all they say is to take more eye drops, but I saw an optician who said not to take any more as it was the glands that were clogged up. Does anyone know what is the best thing to do to clear the grease?
I have been told I have blepharitis so I use hot water and cotton pads to wash the eye lids and lashes every morning, followed by cotton buds to remove any flakes. However this seems to make the eyes cloud up again with grease just as they are starting to clear. Should I carry on with this treatment or seek a drug-based solution instead?
I was bad in stopping the above treatment while I took the eye drops, which made the eyes cake up again. I noticed the eyelids were red and the lower lid puffy, which is still apparent, though there are not many flakes to remove in the morning.
I have also been using an eye bath filled with warm water but this can make the eyes sore and irritable. It also clears them only for a while.
Both eyes are also sore and sensitive making me blink more. It is a real hell and has made my life feel much worse. The eyes no longer feel 'normal'. When they do go back to normality, it isn't long before I blink and they start to grease up again.
I have read a guide to causes of dry eye on here and the following things might be making my eyes worse. Can anyone confirm if any of them are?
* runny nose/mucus. I tried a nasal spray and now I sometimes get a feeling of water inside the nose which sometimes drips out. I am worried that this is getting into the eyes and mixing with the grease.
* blocked sinuses/ETD in the ears
* hoovering the lounge carpet. I once treated it with a strong carpet cleaner and it's like this is going back in to the air every time I hoover it. The trouble is I spend a lot of time in that room, even using the computer there.
* using a halogen heater right over the carpet spot I cleaned. Maybe it is just the dryness of the heat?
* using a dehumidifier
* closed windows
* dark rooms due to trees outside. I feel this often makes me squint to read
* tumble dryer - infected?
* dust mites! My house has carpets in *every* room, even the bathroom and kitchen, which can't be good!
* dandruff
* sensitive to sunlight
* recurrent acne
* i work on computers in an air-conditioned office which makes me blink and grease up a lot. Only when I get home do they start to clear.
* tired eyes due to lack of sleep and worrying
One last thing - one eye is worse and always used to grease up when overworked until the next day. But now it is nearly always greased up and I can't seem to clear it. It happened when I took Ciloxan drops which have bits of caked drops around the bottle. I felt as if a caked bit had gotten into the eye as it stung so badly I couldn't open it. I rubbed it to clear the stinging and it has made it even more prone to greasing up. It was also infected the next day with yellow discharge which went away. I call it my 'bad eye' only it now seems to be always bad. What can I do about it not clearing?
Please offer any helpful advice you can!
Many thanks.
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