Is Lid Scrubbing Suppose to Hurt? :/

[Rory]

I cant see in your photo where the gland is...and if it is blocked or not.

Am i being stupid?

[Francesco]

Thanks for the info, very useful, I think this will suit me too as I think compresses irritate me more. And I'm pretty sure I have a gland problem too, I see pretty much what's in the picture on occassion.

yes, i think that if you pay attention you can even see them without any lens ecc you just need a mirror and a strong light !
Ciao

Rory i don't understand what you mean!

[Stanza]

p.s. i often see girls "squizing" their boyfriends pimples eheh it's time to ask these girls "Can you please do the same with my Meibomian Glands???" ihihii

see, you can only say something like that on a website like this and everyone will laugh !!

Thanks for the info, very useful, I think this will suit me too as I think compresses irritate me more. And I'm pretty sure I have a gland problem too, I see pretty much what's in the picture on occassion.

[Rory]

Brighteyes...no problem!!!!!!!!

i can see something like this with the zoom lens thing.....

no, not on the gland, the q-tip is on the outside of the lid and i press on the eye (Look at the picture..the q-tip should be where the finger is....you can see that the gland becomes even a bit bigger if you press correctly.....basically like pimples....pressing to open them...i'm sorry my english is not perfect but i think you got the idea.......


p.s. i often see girls "squizing" their boyfriends pimples eheh it's time to ask these girls "Can you please do the same with my Meibomian Glands???" ihihii

hmmm... where is the gland here? I cant make out anything at all.

[Judy]

Wow, cool picture of the clogged glands! Boy I never thought I'd be making a statement like this..... OOOOOYYYYY Thanks for sharing, Francesco!!

[Francesco]

Thanks Francesco!

Last one, I swear How can you tell if the glands are clogged? And where do you "put" the q-tip (on the clogged gland itself? on the outside of the lid? on the lid margin?)

Brighteyes...no problem!!!!!!!!

i can see something like this with the zoom lens thing.....

no, not on the gland, the q-tip is on the outside of the lid and i press on the eye (Look at the picture..the q-tip should be where the finger is....you can see that the gland becomes even a bit bigger if you press correctly.....basically like pimples....pressing to open them...i'm sorry my english is not perfect but i think you got the idea.......


p.s. i often see girls "squizing" their boyfriends pimples eheh it's time to ask these girls "Can you please do the same with my Meibomian Glands???" ihihii

[Brighteyes]

Thanks Francesco!

Last one, I swear How can you tell if the glands are clogged? And where do you "put" the q-tip (on the clogged gland itself? on the outside of the lid? on the lid margin?)

[Francesco]

Francesco,

Do you think "clearing your glands" is helping you? What method do you use to accomplish this? Thanks!

well my case was not severe MGD but i had something like 20% of the glands closed.......but yes, i feel that my eyes burn less.

Method is this (i don't like warm compresses since my eyes get more inflammed even with the cold compress after the massage);

- i simply put 2,3 qtips in warm water and then (after checking were the clogged glands are ihhihi with the zoom lens) i "put" the qtip on the gland for about 2 minutes ....i do this so i don't have to do warm compresses and so just warm the blocked glands !!

- After this i just squize them with the q-tip like pimples ihih ...takes 3,4 days of working on the same gland to open it ....it's not very easy......but it's working!!!!

Hope this helps...Ciao


p.s. Great Alexandra!!!!!!!! if you buy it about 6x or even more you can see the glands like the pictures of MGD that are on gooogle !

[Stanza]

Ciao Francesco !!!!

I'm getting one of those magnifying glasses off ebay, so I can scrutinize myself...

[Brighteyes]

Francesco,

Do you think "clearing your glands" is helping you? What method do you use to accomplish this? Thanks!

[Francesco]

ah, clever

yes, i think so.....i can't go to an eye dr. every month to check my glands in the future ...since 99% my case is chronic... Ciao

p.s. Ciao Alexandra !!!!

[Stanza]

ah, clever

[Francesco]

Francesco, are you implying that you cleared your glands and now they are working properly (at least temporarily)?

I stopped with the lid cleansing and massage because my eyes were getting more and more sensitive and I felt like those things were doing more harm than good. Maybe I'm not doing it correctly (although I have Latkany's book)?

Yes, my doctor last week told me that my glands produce an oil that is more thick and that they are almost all open now....i still have 2 glands clogged that i m trying to open ehehehe ..i'm using a q-tip like a lot of us ...but i know where to press...wanna know how?!

ok ok ...time to share some tips now ....ihihihih


this is the "tool" i use often to check if my glands are doing good and to know which ones are blocked......ehehehehe yes, i'm crazy, but i just want to solve this eye problem soon since i'm tired of it.

p.s. it's a zoom lens (6x) with a little light....Ciao

[Brighteyes]

i agree with rebecca... i think that to express clogged glands the only way is to press a lot in the right place....i almost cleaned my MGD, i just have a couple of glands left

Francesco, are you implying that you cleared your glands and now they are working properly (at least temporarily)?

I stopped with the lid cleansing and massage because my eyes were getting more and more sensitive and I felt like those things were doing more harm than good. Maybe I'm not doing it correctly (although I have Latkany's book)?

[Francesco]

i agree with rebecca... i think that to express clogged glands the only way is to press a lot in the right place....i almost cleaned my MGD, i just have a couple of glands left


p.s. Rebecca i was wondering what should i do to have my eyes visited by you .....i'm starting to think that you would be an amazing dry eye doctor!!!!