Hi, I am new! St. Louis Docs?

[thanksgiving09]

Hi,
I am new and I am so glad to have found this site! My current eye dr. said I have dry eye and "clogged pores." I would like to know if anyone has seen Dr. Ranjan Malhotra in St. Louis or Dr. Qazi (at Pepose) in St. Louis. I have an appt. with both of them. Any other good eye dr. in St. Louis, MO who specialize in dry eye? This is what I am doing to treat my dry eye:
-Restasis twice a day
-Thera Tears Nutrition Eye vitamins 3 pills a day
-Azasite before bed (anyone using this?)
-over the counter eye drops (Oasis, etc) as needed
-just started oil pulling this week (thanks to this website!)
-trying warm compress

I cannot wear my contacts at all and my eyes still throb, ache, sting, burn, feel gritty, etc. everyday, even when wearing my glasses. I get headaches from the dry eye too.

Hope everyone gets some relief soon!

Any suggestions would be much appreciated

Thanks!

[Guest]

Hi!

Goggles can be helpful... even if you only wear them at home. I find they make a HUGE difference in the comfort of my eyes.

Wiley X's make nice-looking sunglasses - the foam liners completely block all air-movement, yet are discreet enough that most people wouldn't even notice that your sunglasses are a bit unusual.

Good luck! I think you'll find lots of help on this site!

[dave25]

I live in St. Louis, but I am not familiar with either of those doctors. I go to a corneal specialist at the Washington University Eye Center who I think is very good. If you would like to know more you can PM me and I will give you more information about him.

I have been to Pepose before, but I didn't see the doctor you mentioned so I am not sure if he/she is knowledgeable about dry eyes. From my experience the people there are very nice, but they do not know a whole lot about dry eyes.