Demodex Treatments didnt work after a 3 week trial

[lizlou29]

Does anyone know if Cliradex is available in the UK?

[littlemermaid]

Lizlou ~ you need to talk to your Ophthalmologist before you try anything like that, see if he sees any signs of infection. Cliradex can burn like hell and tea tree oil is toxic after a while, which Dr Tseng really should have put on the box and PR (or has he removed toxicity by just using the 4-terpineol component?) - it needs close supervision with your sore and sensitive dry eyes.

AlisonW ~ didn't you have difficult acne skin? So good to hear what helps. It's a different skin-type, Lizlou.

[alisonW]

Hi littlemermaid - Yes, I began getting very bad cystic acne at age 19. I went on Accutane at age 27 but that only kept me clear and dry for one year. For the past 16 years taking a birth control pill has managed my acne quite well but I am still very oily even now at age 46.

lizlou - littlemermaid is correct - Cliradex does burn like heck.

[Katewest]

I buy mine from a Las vegas eye clinic. They charge 30 for a box of 24 and shipping is like 15.oo even though I'm about 200 miles away .owell

[NotADryEye]

With Cliradex you also have to be careful about sensitivity and toxicity. You may need to stop periodically or use it less often. If you get it in your eye, flush immediately.
In the beginning, when the mites are dying in large numbers, it can be particularly uncomfortable.

[angyeo]

Hi all, wanted to comment on the toxicity comments. my doc told me that Cliradex is just derived from tea tree oil, specifically meaning the only ingredient of tea tree oil it contains is 4-terpineol, which isn't toxic when isolated. i don't have chronic dry eye, just demodex and polluted tears, which is now eradicated, so i'm only using Cliradex for maintenance (about twice a week).

[Katewest]

Cliradex did NOT work

I ended up giving up on cliradex. It was making me worse. Sometimes the cure is worse then the cause. In fact, I talked with Dr. Jacobs from Boston Foundation for Sight and she commented that the reason Cliradex is not in stores is because its not FDA approved. I looked and its not.

[NotADryEye]

Hi all, wanted to comment on the toxicity comments. my doc told me that Cliradex is just derived from tea tree oil, specifically meaning the only ingredient of tea tree oil it contains is 4-terpineol, which isn't toxic when isolated. i don't have chronic dry eye, just demodex and polluted tears, which is now eradicated, so i'm only using Cliradex for maintenance (about twice a week).

If your doctor had seen me he would have had to diagnose me with TTO toxicity because that is what I had. Note: an ER doctor once told me, "never say never in medicine."

[buntbean]

I have recently become interested in the link between MGD and demodex mites. Just found this, thought it might be helpful. "Researchers have for some time considered Demodex mite infestation as a factor in meibomian gland disease. It is exciting to note that our new OCuSOFT(R) Lid Scrub(TM) PLUS effectively kills Demodex mites utilizing its unique 'Leave-On' formula." It's available from CVS pharmacies and Amazon.com I'm planning on trying it.

[buntbean]

Are there even doctors in the USA that look for these mites? I've been going to Boston MA for 8 years and they've never mentioned anything about mites. I suspect my corneal specialist would consider them as crazy as he feels corneal neuralgia is.

[NotADryEye]

Yes, there are doctors in the US who look for demodex: two are Dr. Tseng in Miami who developed Cliradex, and Dr. ****** in Tampa.
Ocusoft did not always market Plus scrubs as being effective for demodex. So it is interesting that they are doing this now.

[angyeo]

@Buntbean I've read that press release too from 2008, but i find it suspicious that the only reference on it about OCuSOFT PLUS is a "study on file." If it really did prove that it kills Demodex mites, wouldn't they publish it and make it known?

[Katewest]

I would try the ocusoft before I tried Cliradex wipes. The Cliradex wipes are so expensive and a third of them are dried out before you even open them!

[buntbean]

I just ordered the Ocusoft plus from Amazon.com (price was way cheaper than the pharmacies plus I got free shipping). I'll give them a shot. My MGD has been horrible since the beginning of September and even with compresses 3X/day I've only seen minimal results. FYI: Doxy doesn't work for me anymore.

[Katewest]

Doxy never worked for me.