Vitamin D - Great Results

[André Pereira]

I suppose they ship to any country, no problem to small Europe country.
I don't think there is much relation to eyes, but it should affect immune system significantelly (at least deficiency should) and it can then improve/worsen dry eye (or blepharitis)

Kylix, the immune system acts on the whole body, and because of the aggression by our eyes due to various reasons that cause dry eyes, have an exaggerated inflammatory response. What in my case, caused much of the pain and redness. I did not find ANY research linking vitamin D with dry eye. But if you read carefully the research showing the mechanisms of action of vitamin D and researching dry eye (especially post-Lasik), we find the notorious inflammatory cytokines. This is the link.

[soaps]

Soaps. Send an email to Dr. Wanderley explaining the situation. I think he can help you convince a doctor of your country to release the prescription. The articles that I have at hand, I posted up there. As said earlier, in small doses, will not help.
To buy vitamin D, I know the following sites: vitacost.com / Bodybuilding.com / iherb.com / healthdesigns.com / samedaysupplements.com /
I think some of them sent to your country.

thanks Andre really appreciate your help
I couldn't open the article of vitamin d and inflammation. perhaps its just me?
I will do blood test first.
Hope u continue to feel better .

[kylix]

Andre: could you please state which particular products you have been using successfully?
I'm asking because not all products are the same even though they state the same amount of ingredients. I have started recently another omega 3 brand (nordic naturals) and they seem to be much better than what I had been taking before.

[André Pereira]

Kylix, I'll make a relationship with everything I wear.

Vitamin D 40.000Ui - Local Pharmacy (São Paulo / Brazil).

Opti-Men Multivitamin. Buy in Vitacost or bodybuilding

Freshtears Liquigel: Allergan
Similasan Dry Eye Relief
Alrex: Bausch and Lomb

Linseed Oil - Local Pharmacy
Fish oil (omega 3) - Local Pharmacy

Vitacost Eyebright Vision Complex - Vitacost

I think these are the most important.

[Dog2012]

I think Omega 7 is also very important.

[André Pereira]

Really. Fish oil contains omega 3. So I edited my post.

[Blinks]

The Boston Foundation for Sight had a recent article on "Vitamin D and Your Eyes"
For anyone interested, here's the link: http://blog.bostonsight.org/index.ph...and-your-eyes/
The article references a PubMed:article on "Vitamin D enhances corneal epithelial barrier function" http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21715350
Best,
Blinks

[Faith1989]

Andre, how often does your doc let you use Alrex? It really works for me as well. I usually use it every second day once per day.. In my right eye.

[André Pereira]

Andre, how often does your doc let you use Alrex? It really works for me as well. I usually use it every second day once per day.. In my right eye.

I use a frequency similar to yours or when I see that my eye is more irritable than normal. Like when I frequent somewhere with air conditioning for long enough to irritate my eye.

[spmcc]

The Boston Foundation for Sight had a recent article on "Vitamin D and Your Eyes"
For anyone interested, here's the link: http://blog.bostonsight.org/index.ph...and-your-eyes/
The article references a PubMed:article on "Vitamin D enhances corneal epithelial barrier function" http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21715350
Best,
Blinks

A case report from Wilmer Eye (Baltimore): http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/354965

[Blinks]

Spmcc, Thanks for the post with the Wilmer Eye study link. Very interesting reading!

[André Pereira]

Updating the topic.

Vitamin D represented a major breakthrough for my eyes, unfortunately I did not reach the cure.

The major difference is that inflammation and pain did not have much time.

The quesão that still bothers me is rather about the appearance of my eyes. They are always pink, never turn white like the eyes of a normal person. I do not notice much difference during the day, when I look in the mirror. But in photographs or under artificial light, I realize that they are pink.

Problem 01 (pain) resolved. Come to the problem 02 (appearance). Anyone have any tips?

[spmcc]

Something to think about when buying supplements...

Oct 2013: Researchers reported in JAMA Internal Medicine that they tested 55 bottles of vitamin D from 12 manufacturers and found that only one in three accurately reported the pills' vitamin D content -- some had as little as 9% of what was on the label.

They recommend picking a bottle with a USP verification logo, which indicates the supplements have undergone additional quality tests.

The pills found to report D levels most accurately were Nature Made D3 2,000 IU

Some sources:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24126772
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...91C1KH20130213
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/arti...icleID=1570096

Also as NotADryEye posted in the same thread:

RE: vitamin D. It is relatively easy to achieve levels that are too high. My GP tests my levels annually and when I was taking close to 5,000 units daily the level was around 80, which was getting a bit too high. I believe the optimal level is around 50. If it is over 100 you can have liver damage.

See http://www.dryeyezone.com/talk/showt...6796#post86796


From the Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vit...xicity/AN02008

Taking 50,000 international units (IU) a day of vitamin D for several months has been shown to cause toxicity. This level is many times higher than the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for most adults of 600 IU of vitamin D a day. Doses higher than the RDA are sometimes used to treat medical problems such as vitamin D deficiency, but these are given only under the care of a doctor and only for a short time.

[André Pereira]

spmcc

Thanks for posting this content. It's good to know what risks they run if using high doses.

I know there are risks. But from the moment that you have no more pain, it is hard to imagine stopping supplementation.

M being a guinea pig long term here. I hope everything goes right!