Hi, I see this is where you're supposed to make your introduction but I'm not sure how much detail you're supposed to give on your problems here. I guess I'll just give a brief run down and then I can go into more detail in the appropriate sections.
I'm 34 and apart from being pretty nearsighted and needing glasses since I was a teenager, I haven't really had eye problems (Other than floaters, but I just live with them like most people) until now. A while ago I noticed a kind of static effect to my vision, like a grain to things that's kind of moving. I notice it most on blank spaces like walls, or in the dark, but I can notice it in other things as well. I think I might have had this to some effect for a long time, but for some reason I've really noticed it the last month and it's driving me crazy.
I was long overdue for an optometrist appointment and got one, and they ran a bunch of tests. They said everything about my eyes looked fine except my eyes were dry and my eyelids looked inflamed. I was prescribed some Tobradex eye drops for the inflammation and some Systane Balance for the dryness. The static never went away and ten days later I showed up again for my follow up appointment, where I was told that the inflammation had cleared up but my eyes were still dry. I was then told to go find a preservative free eye drop, use it three times a day for three weeks and to see if that clears it up. I'm a little over a week in and so far it hasn't.
So I have some questions but I imagine the topic based forums are more appropriate for those? Thanks for having this board!
I'm 34 and apart from being pretty nearsighted and needing glasses since I was a teenager, I haven't really had eye problems (Other than floaters, but I just live with them like most people) until now. A while ago I noticed a kind of static effect to my vision, like a grain to things that's kind of moving. I notice it most on blank spaces like walls, or in the dark, but I can notice it in other things as well. I think I might have had this to some effect for a long time, but for some reason I've really noticed it the last month and it's driving me crazy.
I was long overdue for an optometrist appointment and got one, and they ran a bunch of tests. They said everything about my eyes looked fine except my eyes were dry and my eyelids looked inflamed. I was prescribed some Tobradex eye drops for the inflammation and some Systane Balance for the dryness. The static never went away and ten days later I showed up again for my follow up appointment, where I was told that the inflammation had cleared up but my eyes were still dry. I was then told to go find a preservative free eye drop, use it three times a day for three weeks and to see if that clears it up. I'm a little over a week in and so far it hasn't.
So I have some questions but I imagine the topic based forums are more appropriate for those? Thanks for having this board!
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