Hi,
I have been using Restasis since April. I think it is helping my eyes. However, since that time, I have had lab work showing that my white blood cell count has gone down. I had the test repeated and it has gone down more. Since the first one was close to normal, my guess is I was normal not that long ago. To my memory, I have not had a low white blood cell count. This all seems to coincidental with using Restasis. I know that it says that it is not absorbed systemically, however some of it has to be if it is draining into the lacrimal duct.
My question for Restasis users is, when you instill the drops, do you plug your lacrimal duct for a few minutes with your eye closed or do you just put the drop in and close your eye. I am considering going off the Restasis for a while and seeing if it makes a difference in my WBC count.
Thanks.
dryeyes2
I have been using Restasis since April. I think it is helping my eyes. However, since that time, I have had lab work showing that my white blood cell count has gone down. I had the test repeated and it has gone down more. Since the first one was close to normal, my guess is I was normal not that long ago. To my memory, I have not had a low white blood cell count. This all seems to coincidental with using Restasis. I know that it says that it is not absorbed systemically, however some of it has to be if it is draining into the lacrimal duct.
My question for Restasis users is, when you instill the drops, do you plug your lacrimal duct for a few minutes with your eye closed or do you just put the drop in and close your eye. I am considering going off the Restasis for a while and seeing if it makes a difference in my WBC count.
Thanks.
dryeyes2
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