Is it ok to just do the warm compress/massage at night? opinions needed!! please!

[jenny2008]

since ive got ocular rosacea and bad allergies on top of MGD and sjogrens i notice when i do the warm compress in the am my left eye flares up for the rest of the day--is it ok to just do the warm compress at night before bed to keep the oil glands going ?? do any of you just do this at night?
I think i have to give up my am routine as it makes me feel worse all day.. thoughts? input?

[Hopeful2]

Jenny, I find that my eyes are bad the rest of the day after a shower. The moist heat is great when I am in the shower, but afterwards my eyes burn a lot through the day.

I don't think my meibomian glands are plugged, so I don't think passing on the heat/massage would be a problem for me. I just have to find a way to improve the quality of my tears and/or reduce surface inflammation so that what oil comes out, does not become foamy.

[LaDiva]

Hi Jenny,
I have rosacea and mgd and if I don't do warm compresses three times a day, the glands get clogged. I really have to be careful not to make the compresses too hot or I have major eyelid issues, and my eyeballs feel swollen!

[jenny2008]

LaDiva.. how hot do u go? i microwave a rice baggie which is prob too hot..what do you use and for how long do you use it? do your eyes and eyelids get red afterward?

[HYPERHEAD]

I can't use the heat baggies as the turn my eyelids into swollen tomatoes, I find the only thing at the moment giving me comfort is a shower everyday using simple wash with hot shower water trickling over my head down over my face .Then I rub some of the suds into the eyelids margins and then rub them dry with a towel. Also I have learnt not to apply cold water over my face after a hot shower as this causes problems to my hyper sensitive lids.

To be honest I haven't used artificial tears for two days as my eyes haven't felt dry or gritty and also onions made my eyes water today which is great cause usually I dot get watery eyes

Also wondering why my lids are thicker when I wake up then throughout the day they get a lot better

[LaDiva]

Hi Jenny,
Emailed you.