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Back in March, I had my first erosion... I thought it was something in my eye at first... Not knowing any better, I went to an Optometrist, who told me "yup, it's scratched, give it a few days"
When it happened a second time, I was annoyed, still not thinking it was the eye itself, I adjusted air vents and hoped it would go away... Needless to say it didn't. It got worse.
I ran the gamut with several doctors. For a while it was thought to be allergies, but I was getting them with and without allergy meds. I even kicked the cats out of the bedroom, which they have yet to forgive me for.
My symptoms are a little odd in that my eyes only seem to start getting dry in the evenings, and then really dry when I sleep. During the day, they are perfectly moist, regardless of whether I am home or at work.
One of the Ophthalmologists referred me to a cornea specialist. He agreed that I was getting erosions, but wanted to have me try Muro 128 ointment for a while. I did, and it helped, but the erosions still came. About a month ago, I had them so bad in both eyes one night, I had to stay home because I could not see to drive to work. I managed to get to the doctor that day, and he made an appointment for the superficial keratectomy for my left eye, which had been seeing double ever since that really bad night a month ago.
The appointment was last Thursday, and I was expecting an unpleasant experience. It was anything but! He put in some drops, and had me wait a few minutes. I couldn't feel a thing when he started moving around my eye with his instruments. It was over in about 5 or 10 minutes, and after a few more drops to wash the eye, my vision was crystal clear in that eye. He put a contact bandage on, which I think he's going to remove this coming Thursday, which will be one week. He prescribed some pain pills, which I really needed by that evening, and the next day the pain got pretty bad. My eye lids were also very swollen until this morning. Today, is Saturday, and other than some minor discomfort from the contact bandage, the eye feels pretty good. He told me to expect cloudy / blurry vision in that eye as the surface heals for a few days. I also have some antibiotic drops to use three times a day.
He told me right after the procedure that the cells were literally flaking off, and there was no doubt that the procedure was necessary. I am going to play it by ear for the right eye, but am assuming it will eventually need to be done in that eye also. Both eyes have been bad at times leading up to this. He told me there is a very good chance the erosions will stop in the left eye once it's fully healed.
I will keep you all posted.
When it happened a second time, I was annoyed, still not thinking it was the eye itself, I adjusted air vents and hoped it would go away... Needless to say it didn't. It got worse.
I ran the gamut with several doctors. For a while it was thought to be allergies, but I was getting them with and without allergy meds. I even kicked the cats out of the bedroom, which they have yet to forgive me for.
My symptoms are a little odd in that my eyes only seem to start getting dry in the evenings, and then really dry when I sleep. During the day, they are perfectly moist, regardless of whether I am home or at work.
One of the Ophthalmologists referred me to a cornea specialist. He agreed that I was getting erosions, but wanted to have me try Muro 128 ointment for a while. I did, and it helped, but the erosions still came. About a month ago, I had them so bad in both eyes one night, I had to stay home because I could not see to drive to work. I managed to get to the doctor that day, and he made an appointment for the superficial keratectomy for my left eye, which had been seeing double ever since that really bad night a month ago.
The appointment was last Thursday, and I was expecting an unpleasant experience. It was anything but! He put in some drops, and had me wait a few minutes. I couldn't feel a thing when he started moving around my eye with his instruments. It was over in about 5 or 10 minutes, and after a few more drops to wash the eye, my vision was crystal clear in that eye. He put a contact bandage on, which I think he's going to remove this coming Thursday, which will be one week. He prescribed some pain pills, which I really needed by that evening, and the next day the pain got pretty bad. My eye lids were also very swollen until this morning. Today, is Saturday, and other than some minor discomfort from the contact bandage, the eye feels pretty good. He told me to expect cloudy / blurry vision in that eye as the surface heals for a few days. I also have some antibiotic drops to use three times a day.
He told me right after the procedure that the cells were literally flaking off, and there was no doubt that the procedure was necessary. I am going to play it by ear for the right eye, but am assuming it will eventually need to be done in that eye also. Both eyes have been bad at times leading up to this. He told me there is a very good chance the erosions will stop in the left eye once it's fully healed.
I will keep you all posted.
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