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Hi wissen. Yes, I can go without sclerals for a period, but I think besides providing extra comfort while wearing them, they help my eyes a few days after without wearing them as well. Reason I say this is a few months ago, I didn't wear my sclerals for almost a week, and was doing at least 8 hours of reading each day. For the first few days I was fine, but by the third day or so my eyes started feeling a little dry. But I was able to continue the rest of the week reading and going about most of my activities without using drops, but felt better and more functional when I started using my sclerals again.
It has definitely been an unexpected nice surprise that I no longer need drops, however I do put a couple drops of artificial tears in my sclerals along with the saline before inserting them in the morning...makes the sclerals more comfortable, and it's like having drops on your eyes all day long, if you are able to wear sclerals. Some doctors have also had their patients put a few drops of autologous serum tears or other rx drops in their sclerals.
What I believe has personally helped my oils flow, and key to me not needing drops any more, was drinking fresh lemon juice in strong green tea 2x daily. After each of four probe procedures, especially the first which unblocked scar tissue, my eyes felt a little more moist but my thick oils quickly blocked up my glands again. After the fifth and final probe almost two years ago, I started drinking the lemon/tea, and within a week my eyes started feeling more moist and have continued to get better. I believe somehow the antioxidant, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of the lemon/tea helped eliminate bad bacteria from my system and enabled my body to function correctly, including my meibomian and possibly my lacrimal glands.
For others, it may be other diet changes or treatment that works for them. Like anything, nothing works for everyone, we are all different. But there are at least three people I'm aware of for which lemon/tea worked. The last one, Krisse, posted in this forum a few months ago, he had quite a dramatic improvement. He may have had similar underlying circumstances to me.
http://www.dryeyezone.com/talk/forum...acle-solutions
MGD1701, sclerals are usually replaced every 2-3 years, as the lens can warp over time, the shape of your cornea can change, and/or your vision may change (if you are using the lenses also to correct vision). However I read someone in this forum had the same set of sclerals for eight years, but that's not the norm!
It has definitely been an unexpected nice surprise that I no longer need drops, however I do put a couple drops of artificial tears in my sclerals along with the saline before inserting them in the morning...makes the sclerals more comfortable, and it's like having drops on your eyes all day long, if you are able to wear sclerals. Some doctors have also had their patients put a few drops of autologous serum tears or other rx drops in their sclerals.
What I believe has personally helped my oils flow, and key to me not needing drops any more, was drinking fresh lemon juice in strong green tea 2x daily. After each of four probe procedures, especially the first which unblocked scar tissue, my eyes felt a little more moist but my thick oils quickly blocked up my glands again. After the fifth and final probe almost two years ago, I started drinking the lemon/tea, and within a week my eyes started feeling more moist and have continued to get better. I believe somehow the antioxidant, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties of the lemon/tea helped eliminate bad bacteria from my system and enabled my body to function correctly, including my meibomian and possibly my lacrimal glands.
For others, it may be other diet changes or treatment that works for them. Like anything, nothing works for everyone, we are all different. But there are at least three people I'm aware of for which lemon/tea worked. The last one, Krisse, posted in this forum a few months ago, he had quite a dramatic improvement. He may have had similar underlying circumstances to me.
http://www.dryeyezone.com/talk/forum...acle-solutions
MGD1701, sclerals are usually replaced every 2-3 years, as the lens can warp over time, the shape of your cornea can change, and/or your vision may change (if you are using the lenses also to correct vision). However I read someone in this forum had the same set of sclerals for eight years, but that's not the norm!
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