taping eyes shut

[robinzb]

I have tried paper tape, but i feel awful the next morning when i remove the tape as it sticks to my eyelash and my eyes are so pink after a night with tape not only because of the eyelash thing but also poor quality of the sleep i gave it up in the end.

[liz56]

I've been reading this thread with some interest, because I am thinking of trying this, too, but I am a little wary, due to how sensitive my cornea is. I don't really want to press my eye lid on it just yet.

Do you think that it might help the problem of the tape sticking to the eyelashes and such to put a piece of sterile bandage gauze over the eyelid part and allow the tape to extend past it above and below? That way, it will not affect the eye upon removal.

[Guest]

Liz

As I mentioned in my post, I use a low allergy tape that is perforated so it is really easy to peel off.

I certainly notice at times that my right eye lid (I only tape my right eye) is sometimes inflammed on the top.

I am not sure how successful using a gauze would be, you could always give it a try.

This may sound "off" but I touch the sticky side of the tape onto my sheet/pillowcase a couple of times so that it removes some of the stickiness (??sp) but it is still sticky enough to keep my eye closed and not rip off the eyelid skin of a morning when I remove it.

Just a suggestion - not for everyone.

cheers

Ian

[liz56]

Thanks, Ian. That is helpful. I'll look for the tape and try your suggestion. I'm really afraid of anything touching my eyelids at this point, but perhaps using tape will help.

[Francesco]

Hi,
do you think that taping your eyes at night especially for a long time can reduce the redness???

[Guest]

Out of everything I've tried and believe me there has been loads of things, I am finding that Genteal Gel and taping has been the most successful.

I am finally sleeping through the night again - believe me, I never believed that I would ever have a full nights sleep again.

My plan is to reduce RCE's so therefore, I am prepared to keep this up for many months to come.

I only tape my right eye as it is the problem one. The left I just use Genteal Gel and forget about it.

It has been a long road but finally, just maybe I am getting somewhere with this.

The tape I use is a low allergy perforated plastic tape (as I am allergic to micropore (the paper type tape)).

Regards

Ian

[robinzb]

taping my eyes reduce the quality of the sleep dramatically, which make my eyes feel even worse in the morning

[liz56]

Stamler Lid Splint?

Hi,

I still am trying to heal up my corneas (I want to go ten weeks without an erosion before I try taping my eyes shut), but I am planning for the future.

Anyway, I am happy to see that Rebecca is offering a good sort of tape on this site, because drug stores don't seem to care about what they carry, and the boxes give very little information about the strength of the adhesives.

I am wondering if anyone ever tried the Stamler Lid Splint. There is a little article in it, and there is a little picture of it in use at the site:

Review of Ophthalmololgy, called "Technique Effective for Therapeutic Ptosis," in the May 15, 2002 (9.5) issue, though it was first published in Cornea (2002;21:4:260-64) by Mulhern M, Rootman D.

http://www.revophth.com/index.asp?page=1_108.htm

"The Stamler Lid Splint, a disposable appliance designed to create a temporary therapeutic ptosis, is a useful means of treating a variety of ocular surface disorders in compliant patients with normal lid and orbital anatomy, according to a Toronto study.

"Researchers examined the utility of the SLS (EagleVision, Memphis, Tenn.) in effecting complete ptosis in 33 patients. They investigated the mean duration of induced ptosis, the success and failure rate, and the incidence of side effects.

"The most common indications for using the lid splint were lid closure abnormalities (six) and epithelial defects after keratoplasty (five). The induced ptosis lasted for a mean of 3.3 days. The success rate of the SLS in achieving a total ptosis was 90.9 percent.

"The authors attributed any failure to the presence of an atypical lid or an orbital anatomy. No patient developed a complication specifically related to the SLS itself, and it was well-tolerated by all subjects. Researchers say that patients who require therapy of less than three weeks will benefit from its use."

[Rebecca Petris]

I was talking with someone about that product just recently, liz56 - I think that it is no longer commercially available? I'll have to dig up my notes and remind myself... I've been getting these lagophthalmos gizmos mixed up lately

[Leo]

Blinkeze External Lid Weight

I'm planning to try the Blinkeze External Lid Weight for my lagophtalmos. I read on the Blinkeze web site that it might also help my ptosis. They say:

The appropriate Blinkeze External Lid Weight is determined by testing the patient with different weights from the Tantalum Eyelid Weight Sizing Set. The correct weight allows the eyelid to close without difficulty while also inducing a slight ptosis of no more than 1.0 mm. This slight ptosis is typically corrected as the levator muscle strengthens with prolonged wearing of the weight.

Do you really think that the levator muscle can be strengthened? I asked my eye doctor yesterday if there are any eyelid exercises to improve my mild ptosis and he said "no".

[liz56]

I was talking with someone about that product just recently, liz56 - I think that it is no longer commercially available? I'll have to dig up my notes and remind myself... I've been getting these lagophthalmos gizmos mixed up lately

Thanks for the information, Rebecca. I was thinking that these splints might be nice fore travel, because they are disposable. If they work well, perhaps they can be reconstituted here at the Shop, which clearly has a penchant for successful products that are out of production.

[Leo]

Taping the eyelashes shut

Is there a way to apply pressure on my eyelashes only (instead of my eyes) in order to force my right eye to stay closed during sleep? The Tranquileyes work at keeping my eyes closed but I wake up with eye pain because of the pressure on my eyeballs. I have long eye lashes so I could use something to push on them while sleeping. I think closing them with a tape might be too painful though. Any other ideas? Thanks.

[Rebecca Petris]

One trick I've used is a sleep mask with a 'nose bridge' that blocks light on the under part. If I hitch it up a little, the bridge part rests gently on the edge of my lid and helps hold it down. Several of the Dream Essentials masks (Silhouette, Dreamer, and Opulence) are designed with this kind of bridge. Mind, it only does it in a limited fashion, but better than nothing.

I did not find taping painful.

Here's a suggestion for trying out taping: Get some tape (personally I liked the Micropore paper tape ), and use Tranquileyes at night with (1) one eye as usual (with the moisture pad) but (2) for the other eye, remove the moisture pad so that there is no pressure at all on your eyelid, and tape the lid shut.

[Leo]

Correct way of taping eyes at night

I recently saw this method of taping in an Ophthalmology book. Is that how you guys tape at night? I didn't know the tape should be placed between the brow and cheek.

[Leo]

Lagophtalmos

I just found this site. They have an eye patch for lagophtalmos. Can anyone translate from Dutch?

Pro-Ophtaź oogpleister S
Elastische pleister met een transparant, gevormde schijf die voornamelijk gebruikt wordt voor ptosis operaties en lagophtalmos.

http://www.lohmann-rauscher.nl/enid/4i.html?drucken=1