Did punctum plugs give you more tears?

[kitty]

Did punctum plugs give you more tears? If so, please reply and tell us if those were comfortable tears or not. When I was double plugged in one eye, I had more tears but they were not comfortable tears. I have noticed no additional tears being single plugged in each eye.

[LouisvilleLady]

plug vote

Just to make a comment on my vote...when I was double plugged with punctal plugs, I had very good increase in the amount of tears. However, the upper right plug wouldn't stay in, so after three-four trials of rt. upper punctal plugs (increasing the size each time), the doctor decided to put in a Smart Plug. Honestly, it hasn't seemed to yield the same result. Yet, we still don't know whether it's reduced tears or not b/c I seem to have developed clogged meibomian glands again. The option of lacriserts is still available if I need them in the right eye. I wish I knew why the upper punctal seemed to give me the right amt of tears, but the SP didn't. The doctor said that he thinks I just got dryer b/c when he applied pressure, there was no evidence of "leakage." The journey of dry eye is ongoing, isn't it?

[mgshutterbug]

More tears, but...

Kitty,
My single plug gave me more tears, but the plug was so uncomfortable for the entire 6 mos I had it in place, I finally had it removed. By the time I did, it out right hurt. It constantly scraped the eye. My eye is much drier now, and that is very uncomfortable. I have started wearing Panoptyx glasses w/airshield, and they have helped my eyes feel much more comfortable than they've ever been since I started having all these medical problems with my eyes.

Maria