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Hello everybody,
My problem is that I have high myopia (about 10 diopters and 0.75
astigmatism on both eyes). Thus I prefer to wear contact lenses instead
of glasses. About 6 years ago (at age 24) I lost my contact lens
tollerance. That was because of dry eyes and redness during lens wear.
I must say that opticians and eye doctors did not help me at all in
finding root causes and effective remedies (I guess I didn't meet the
right ones). So I did a lot of research in this group and other
websites such as SurgicalEyes. I tried artificial tears, mast cell
stabilizers (against blepharitis, I am not allergic), antibiotics, Lid
therapy for meibomian gland dysfunction, fish oil, vitamines. One of
the most effective treatments of the above was Lid therapy. But it was
not sufficient to obtain contact lens tollerance.
I tried every kind of contact lens, including silicon hydrogels of
every brand and RGP lenses. I feel that RGPs are the best contact
lenses because they give really good vision and do not stuck to the
eye. But I could not really tolerate RGPs.
Then I started to research about refractive surgery but I understood
that there is no good refractive surgery and probably there won't be
for many years to come.
So, I finally gave up and started to wear glasses full time. That was a
good decision because it helped me to concentrate on my life instead of
thinking all the time about my irritated eyes.
One year ago (that is after 5 years of contact lenst intollerance) I
started to try probiotics and prebiotics. When I tried the prebiotic
Inuline my eyes suddenly started to produce good tears. Inulin is a
natural sugar (oligosacharide) contained in some vegetables like onions
but it is better to buy it in the pharmacy as powder. 1kg costs about
15 Euro and lasts for half a year. It not only makes the eyes tear
again but also makes the meibomian glands work better (I think the fat
becomes less solid and flows through the glands again).
The final breakthrough for me was not Inulin but Lactose which is also
a prebiotic. Lactose is the sugar contained in milk. Strangely drinking
mild makes my eyes go dry. But drinking water with one teaspoon of
lactose powder makes my eyes tear such as Inulin does. And further my
blepharitis disappears completely (which was not the case with Inulin).
Now I can wear RGP lenses as long as I want. I have perfect vision and
white eyes throughout the day.
This is my story. It took me 6 years of research to obtain contact lens
tollerance again thanks to one teaspoon of lactose powder taken twice a
day dissolved in a glass of water.
Sorry for writing such a long article in my bad english.
PS:
If you want to try lactose powder please make sure that you don't get
granulate. Granulate contains some resin to form the granulate (also
called "mesh") and it smells like paint. It didn't work for me and
made me feel sick (they use it to press pills). Please make sure to
take white cristalline powder. Last time I paid 8 Euro for one kg and I
just use 2 teaspoons a day. Lasts a long time.
My problem is that I have high myopia (about 10 diopters and 0.75
astigmatism on both eyes). Thus I prefer to wear contact lenses instead
of glasses. About 6 years ago (at age 24) I lost my contact lens
tollerance. That was because of dry eyes and redness during lens wear.
I must say that opticians and eye doctors did not help me at all in
finding root causes and effective remedies (I guess I didn't meet the
right ones). So I did a lot of research in this group and other
websites such as SurgicalEyes. I tried artificial tears, mast cell
stabilizers (against blepharitis, I am not allergic), antibiotics, Lid
therapy for meibomian gland dysfunction, fish oil, vitamines. One of
the most effective treatments of the above was Lid therapy. But it was
not sufficient to obtain contact lens tollerance.
I tried every kind of contact lens, including silicon hydrogels of
every brand and RGP lenses. I feel that RGPs are the best contact
lenses because they give really good vision and do not stuck to the
eye. But I could not really tolerate RGPs.
Then I started to research about refractive surgery but I understood
that there is no good refractive surgery and probably there won't be
for many years to come.
So, I finally gave up and started to wear glasses full time. That was a
good decision because it helped me to concentrate on my life instead of
thinking all the time about my irritated eyes.
One year ago (that is after 5 years of contact lenst intollerance) I
started to try probiotics and prebiotics. When I tried the prebiotic
Inuline my eyes suddenly started to produce good tears. Inulin is a
natural sugar (oligosacharide) contained in some vegetables like onions
but it is better to buy it in the pharmacy as powder. 1kg costs about
15 Euro and lasts for half a year. It not only makes the eyes tear
again but also makes the meibomian glands work better (I think the fat
becomes less solid and flows through the glands again).
The final breakthrough for me was not Inulin but Lactose which is also
a prebiotic. Lactose is the sugar contained in milk. Strangely drinking
mild makes my eyes go dry. But drinking water with one teaspoon of
lactose powder makes my eyes tear such as Inulin does. And further my
blepharitis disappears completely (which was not the case with Inulin).
Now I can wear RGP lenses as long as I want. I have perfect vision and
white eyes throughout the day.
This is my story. It took me 6 years of research to obtain contact lens
tollerance again thanks to one teaspoon of lactose powder taken twice a
day dissolved in a glass of water.
Sorry for writing such a long article in my bad english.
PS:
If you want to try lactose powder please make sure that you don't get
granulate. Granulate contains some resin to form the granulate (also
called "mesh") and it smells like paint. It didn't work for me and
made me feel sick (they use it to press pills). Please make sure to
take white cristalline powder. Last time I paid 8 Euro for one kg and I
just use 2 teaspoons a day. Lasts a long time.
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