Hello all,
A year ago I had refractive surgery on my eyes. I went to an ophthalmologist because I was not seeing well. She told me I had extreme dry eyes and gave cationorm drops to use 10 times a day, and viscotears at night. I had no dry eye symptoms but I did as she said. 2 weeks later I was a mess (dry, bloodshot eyes, pain.... ). I came back to her and I told her I feared I was washing off the oil layer, she said she never heard about it happening.
Turns out I was right. I went to an specialized clinic today and was diagnosed with MGD grade 4. My tear production and my corneal sensibility is normal, so the doctor thinks it has nothing to do with the laser procedure. He also said I have dermatitis in my upper lids, caused by mites infestation.
The truth is... I don't really feel that bad. If I had not been undercorrected, I would have never gone to the ophthalmologist in the first place. The extent to my symptoms was seeing more red veins in dry environments and feeling like sand in my eyes sometime to time.
I would like to know if it is normal to have a lot of dysfunction but little symptoms. Also, the idea of having little arachnids crawling around my face is gross. GROSS, SERIOUSLY. How do you kill these things?
A year ago I had refractive surgery on my eyes. I went to an ophthalmologist because I was not seeing well. She told me I had extreme dry eyes and gave cationorm drops to use 10 times a day, and viscotears at night. I had no dry eye symptoms but I did as she said. 2 weeks later I was a mess (dry, bloodshot eyes, pain.... ). I came back to her and I told her I feared I was washing off the oil layer, she said she never heard about it happening.
Turns out I was right. I went to an specialized clinic today and was diagnosed with MGD grade 4. My tear production and my corneal sensibility is normal, so the doctor thinks it has nothing to do with the laser procedure. He also said I have dermatitis in my upper lids, caused by mites infestation.
The truth is... I don't really feel that bad. If I had not been undercorrected, I would have never gone to the ophthalmologist in the first place. The extent to my symptoms was seeing more red veins in dry environments and feeling like sand in my eyes sometime to time.
I would like to know if it is normal to have a lot of dysfunction but little symptoms. Also, the idea of having little arachnids crawling around my face is gross. GROSS, SERIOUSLY. How do you kill these things?
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