Since September 2017 when my symptoms reached rock bottom (I went from normal eyes to a tbut of zero in 2 months) my eyes have felt terrible and I haven't been able to work. At first they burnt a lot but now I have a constant and horrendous pressure sensation that my tear film is inadequate, and when I bash my eyes together to get more water, nothing comes. I have MGD and aqueous deficiency.
I have no sharp stabbing pains and they only burn when I go air conditioned places, but I'm always aware that the tear film isn't right. I get relief when I cry or after adding drops but only for 5 mins.
I wanted to know if its normal for eyes to feel constantly terrible with such a low tbut - mine currently varies from 2-4? Several times I've been told I have probably have neuropathy but my eyes must have gone from a tbut of around 12 to 2, so I don't know how much my eyes are the problem and how much is neuropathy.
My last doctor said to give up on trying new treatments for the eyes and go for pain management, but I don't see how I can do a job with a tbut of 2, even if my eyes did feel better. I use a wheelchair so need a sitting down job and that basically means a computer.
I'm 27 and this all seems so hopeless.
I have no sharp stabbing pains and they only burn when I go air conditioned places, but I'm always aware that the tear film isn't right. I get relief when I cry or after adding drops but only for 5 mins.
I wanted to know if its normal for eyes to feel constantly terrible with such a low tbut - mine currently varies from 2-4? Several times I've been told I have probably have neuropathy but my eyes must have gone from a tbut of around 12 to 2, so I don't know how much my eyes are the problem and how much is neuropathy.
My last doctor said to give up on trying new treatments for the eyes and go for pain management, but I don't see how I can do a job with a tbut of 2, even if my eyes did feel better. I use a wheelchair so need a sitting down job and that basically means a computer.
I'm 27 and this all seems so hopeless.
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