Restasis

[bonedrye60]

Does Restasis work?

[Max52]

It worked great for me for about 2 years, but hasn't been for the past 4 months. I think statistically it only works for 15% of people.I was doing it 3 times a day.

[bonedrye60]

Thanks Max, I don't think it has any effect if you have MGD.

[Max52]

Thanks Max, I don't think it has any effect if you have MGD.

Not sure about that. It worked for me for those 2 years. I have had and still do have MGD. From what I've read it works on all parts of the tear film...when it works. It's an anti-inflammatory, so if other anti-inflammatories give you relief, restasis may work even better.

[MartyM1985]

It's an anti-inflammatory, so if other anti-inflammatories give you relief, restasis may work even better.

It took 5 months for me to see significant improvement on Restasis, with continued improvement from there on. Stick with it.

[cathy8889]

Hey, I really wish the olphalmologist I saw last week had prescribed me restasis. I have aqueous tear deficiency which is worse I my right eye and mgd/blepharitis (still trying to work out if these are different as I think thy are used interchangeably sometimes). I read this article by Katherine mastrota and she states that she would initiate restasis sooner rather than later in ocular surface changes. http://www.optometricmanagement.com/...ticleID=107692

Cath

[Max52]

It took 5 months for me to see significant improvement on Restasis, with continued improvement from there on. Stick with it.

Hi Marty...how long have you been taking restasis and is is it still working good for you? I took it for 2 years with great results and one day it just stopped working. No idea why.

[bonedrye60]

Thanks Marty, I hope you continue to improve. I've talked with people that have had great results with Restasis and others who didn't. I used it for 1 1/2 yrs and I just couldn't see any improvement. I still used the same amout of artifical tears and sauve that I did before. I really think it has to do with the degree of dry eye you have and how soon you started treatment. The people I know who have had success started using it early in there diagnosis. I had very bad eyes before Restasis ever came to market. My doctor keeps telling me to continue but I feel i'm just throwing money down the drain I don't have. It's very frustrating, you don't know what to do.