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My Dry Eye Story, Etc.
Thank you for this wonderful site where we can learn so much and empathize and share our pain as well as our joys with others. Okay, I needed to get this off my chest so here is my story:
I was diagnosed with DES back around 1998. I had been wearing contacts since around 1983 or so. Had plugs placed in lower puncta, then upper, then had upper plugs removed as too many tears down my face. Dr. could not find left lower plug at checkup several years later (still hasn't); but my left eye began running and dripping and was quite a nuisance so I had an exploratory surgery. Then I followed with two DCR left lacrimal duct surgeries; both failed. First time the job not completed(?), resulted in many infections, a torn puncta (OUCH) and steroid-induced glaucoma, creating a "false passageway" (according to the next eye surgeon). The second time seemed to work, then I built up scar tissue, which again blocked the duct. My regular ophthalmologist worked thru this all with me, treated the steroid-induced glaucoma successfully, along with the many infections. I went to another specialist ($525) to be told my canaliculi is permanently closed and that the Jones tube is my answer but that it is not a pretty picture and that you basically become married to your eye surgeon...
Anyway, my eye drips a lot, more than ever before, and I've had many many infections so I may need to do the tube before long. My dry eyes are up and down, with redness, burning and light sensitivity. I use Restasis, Refresh plus eye drops, baby shampoo to remove eye makeup, HOT water soaks when I can, etc. I now have blepharitis of the meibomian glands, floaters, along with dry eye, etc. For the last four months I've been on meds (Doxycycline for 3 months, plus eyedrop antibiotics) for either the blepharitis, conjunctivblepharitis, and infection of my left punctum... I've now been on Blephamide for 1.5 weeks with three to go (left eye only). This contains prednisone and an antibiotic, so I have to gradually go off this.
I just ordered and received Dwelle and Dakrina eyedrops, but thought I would wait til I'm done with the Blephamide to see if any noted improvements occur. I've read on this site of "N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine and Glutathione Supplement (1 tablet once per day)", but have not located this combined supplement via the web, yet. All in all, today, I've used Blephamide in left eye once, refresh plus in both twice, Restasis in both and it is 8:47 a.m.... One day at a time.... Thanks for listening and best wishes for all of you with these issues and much worse issues....
I was diagnosed with DES back around 1998. I had been wearing contacts since around 1983 or so. Had plugs placed in lower puncta, then upper, then had upper plugs removed as too many tears down my face. Dr. could not find left lower plug at checkup several years later (still hasn't); but my left eye began running and dripping and was quite a nuisance so I had an exploratory surgery. Then I followed with two DCR left lacrimal duct surgeries; both failed. First time the job not completed(?), resulted in many infections, a torn puncta (OUCH) and steroid-induced glaucoma, creating a "false passageway" (according to the next eye surgeon). The second time seemed to work, then I built up scar tissue, which again blocked the duct. My regular ophthalmologist worked thru this all with me, treated the steroid-induced glaucoma successfully, along with the many infections. I went to another specialist ($525) to be told my canaliculi is permanently closed and that the Jones tube is my answer but that it is not a pretty picture and that you basically become married to your eye surgeon...
Anyway, my eye drips a lot, more than ever before, and I've had many many infections so I may need to do the tube before long. My dry eyes are up and down, with redness, burning and light sensitivity. I use Restasis, Refresh plus eye drops, baby shampoo to remove eye makeup, HOT water soaks when I can, etc. I now have blepharitis of the meibomian glands, floaters, along with dry eye, etc. For the last four months I've been on meds (Doxycycline for 3 months, plus eyedrop antibiotics) for either the blepharitis, conjunctivblepharitis, and infection of my left punctum... I've now been on Blephamide for 1.5 weeks with three to go (left eye only). This contains prednisone and an antibiotic, so I have to gradually go off this.
I just ordered and received Dwelle and Dakrina eyedrops, but thought I would wait til I'm done with the Blephamide to see if any noted improvements occur. I've read on this site of "N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine and Glutathione Supplement (1 tablet once per day)", but have not located this combined supplement via the web, yet. All in all, today, I've used Blephamide in left eye once, refresh plus in both twice, Restasis in both and it is 8:47 a.m.... One day at a time.... Thanks for listening and best wishes for all of you with these issues and much worse issues....
how did you get blepharitis? So Restasis helped you but not much?
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