Can Muro 128 ointment be used long term?

[Milo007]

I bought the tape from dry eye shop to tape my eyes. The problem is whenever I put the tape on my eyes, my eyelid margin gets really itchy. Is it bc of MGD?.
I have tried swimming goggles and moisture chamber but for some reason, I wake up in the morning and moisture chamber is not on my eye. I tend to take it off whille I am sleeping.

I have tried custom made moisture chambers with perfect seal. They didn't work. I woke up with super painful eyes after just 4-5 hours of sleep.

The fact that your eyelid margins are getting itchy indicates that you might have demodex infestation.

Is it so that your lid margins get itchy right after applying the tape?

Also do you perform anything like lid margin debridement or aggressive eyelid scrubbing?

Are your eyelids sore to touch (especially near the base of your eyelashes?

[ebi1368]

Well I asked if you have aqueous deficiency because I doubt if you are sleeping with your eyes partially open. I used to have the same problem for at least 10 months (woke up with eyeballs sticking to the inside of my eyelids that felt like ripping off raw skin when I tried to move my eyeball) before I realized that I was sleeping with my eyes partially open (courtesy to Dowork123). I had severely painful eyes those days after waking up in the morning (this was more pronounced in winter of 2017 since the other months of a year are like tropical rain forests here in terms of humidity). I started taping my eyes from the middle of October 2018 and I realized the massive difference (one of the leading cause of my dry eye). I think you also have nocturnal lagophthalmos. So you may try taping your eyelids shut for a week to see if you are still waking up with painful eyes. Don't use the ointment before troubleshooting this possibility or you may feel that it's the ointment that made the difference.

If you have nocturnal lagophthalmos ointments won't solve the problem. You have to either tape your eyes during sleep or use moisture retaining/releasing night time goggles.

Make sure you apply the tape properly to not let your eyelids open involuntarily. Sleeping with your eyes partially open is a more serious issue than one can imagine.

I bought the tape from dry eye shop to tape my eyes. The problem is whenever I put the tape on my eyes, my eyelid margin gets really itchy. Is it bc of MGD?.
I have tried swimming goggles and moisture chamber but for some reason, I wake up in the morning and moisture chamber is not on my eye. I tend to take it off whille I am sleeping.

[Milo007]

I do. But with four plugs I have tear coming down my cheek. Even with lots of tear, my eyes are always painful. Should I try it for a few days?

Well I asked if you have aqueous deficiency because I doubt if you are sleeping with your eyes partially open. I used to have the same problem for at least 10 months (woke up with eyeballs sticking to the inside of my eyelids that felt like ripping off raw skin when I tried to move my eyeball) before I realized that I was sleeping with my eyes partially open (courtesy to Dowork123). I had severely painful eyes those days after waking up in the morning (this was more pronounced in winter of 2017 since the other months of a year are like tropical rain forests here in terms of humidity). I started taping my eyes from the middle of October 2018 and I realized the massive difference (one of the leading cause of my dry eye). I think you also have nocturnal lagophthalmos. So you may try taping your eyelids shut for a week to see if you are still waking up with painful eyes. Don't use the ointment before troubleshooting this possibility or you may feel that it's the ointment that made the difference.

If you have nocturnal lagophthalmos ointments won't solve the problem. You have to either tape your eyes during sleep or use moisture retaining/releasing night time goggles.

Make sure you apply the tape properly to not let your eyelids open involuntarily. Sleeping with your eyes partially open is a more serious issue than one can imagine.

[ebi1368]

Do you have aqueous deficiency?

I do. But with four plugs I have tear coming down my cheek. Even with lots of tear, my eyes are always painful. Should I try it for a few days?

[Milo007]

My eyelid stick to my eyeball at night which is really painful.

Do you have aqueous deficiency?

[Milo007]

my doctor prescribed me this for night time. My eyelid stick to my eyeball at night which is really painful.

If it dehydrates cornea, is it good for my severe dry eye?

It will dehydrate the cornea only if you have corneal edema or swelling due to inflammation. The salinity of the ointment is so adjusted that it won't dehydrate normal corneal or conjunctival cells. So it's basically innocuous to a relatively healthy eye that's not severely inflamed. It will provide some relief if you have eye pain or photo sensitivity from corneal inflammation.

[ebi1368]

my doctor prescribed me this for night time. My eyelid stick to my eyeball at night which is really painful.

If it dehydrates cornea, is it good for my severe dry eye?

[Milo007]

http://www.bausch.com/our-products/d...o-128-ointment

It's not a steroid at all. It's a hypertonic sodium chloride formulation supposed to dehydrate a swollen cornea.

Why are you considering to use this ointment?

[ebi1368]

Hi Can Muro 128 ointment be used long term?
Does it cause glucoma like other steriod?