Good Morning and Happy New Year!! Let me start off by wholeheartedly wishing everyone here a happier and healthier 2018.
I had my trip to the new specialist this weekend. I tried not to have too high of expectations, and I'm glad I didnt. While she was a lovely and sweet doctor she didn't seem to have the sense of urgency that I was trying to convey to her. She did address every concern I had and did not dismiss any of my requests but I had to do most of the suggesting which waivered my confidence.
She initially agreed to my DES, tested my vision (still 20/20) and went over my daily routine with me. She said I was on the right track and to keep doing all. She did notice "moderate" allergies which she said could be altering my DES symptoms. She suggested Patanol but when I told her they sting my eyes horribly she changed to Alrex. She said these might work more subtly to help with the allergy- and maybe even dry eye.
Before she dismissed me I requested a meibography to check on the condition of my glands. She agreed. Turns out in my right eye I have about 75% in tact, but clogged up. Left eye is a little better with about 80%. Doctor was not as upset as I was about the glands that had died off. She said with my routine I can prevent any further loss of glands.
She stated I was not aqueous deficient just obvious MGD (most likely from computer screen). She agreed to give me the smallest possible prescription to help me with eye strain and forbid me from using the computer outside of work hours. I am looking forward to these. I get to pick them up next week. The optician gave them rave reviews for helping with lighting and computer use.
I go back in a month for a follow up and allergy testing. She said she would not recommend IPL or lipiflow at this time, but they do provide Thermaflow whish is easier on the eyes and pockets. She said depending on my follow up we could discuss that.
So all in all...do i feel hopeful? Not more than I did before BUT I still have options so I'm doing what I need to do and will see her in a month.
Has anyone tried Alrex? Any side effects? I'm noticing more blurriness and dryness an puffier eyelids. I dont know if it has anything to do with these drops or the freezing temps in general.
Does anyone have any suggestions for blurring of vision? More drops? More compresses (currently 2x day)?
I had my trip to the new specialist this weekend. I tried not to have too high of expectations, and I'm glad I didnt. While she was a lovely and sweet doctor she didn't seem to have the sense of urgency that I was trying to convey to her. She did address every concern I had and did not dismiss any of my requests but I had to do most of the suggesting which waivered my confidence.
She initially agreed to my DES, tested my vision (still 20/20) and went over my daily routine with me. She said I was on the right track and to keep doing all. She did notice "moderate" allergies which she said could be altering my DES symptoms. She suggested Patanol but when I told her they sting my eyes horribly she changed to Alrex. She said these might work more subtly to help with the allergy- and maybe even dry eye.
Before she dismissed me I requested a meibography to check on the condition of my glands. She agreed. Turns out in my right eye I have about 75% in tact, but clogged up. Left eye is a little better with about 80%. Doctor was not as upset as I was about the glands that had died off. She said with my routine I can prevent any further loss of glands.
She stated I was not aqueous deficient just obvious MGD (most likely from computer screen). She agreed to give me the smallest possible prescription to help me with eye strain and forbid me from using the computer outside of work hours. I am looking forward to these. I get to pick them up next week. The optician gave them rave reviews for helping with lighting and computer use.
I go back in a month for a follow up and allergy testing. She said she would not recommend IPL or lipiflow at this time, but they do provide Thermaflow whish is easier on the eyes and pockets. She said depending on my follow up we could discuss that.
So all in all...do i feel hopeful? Not more than I did before BUT I still have options so I'm doing what I need to do and will see her in a month.
Has anyone tried Alrex? Any side effects? I'm noticing more blurriness and dryness an puffier eyelids. I dont know if it has anything to do with these drops or the freezing temps in general.
Does anyone have any suggestions for blurring of vision? More drops? More compresses (currently 2x day)?
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