Dry Eye Treatment, John Hovanesian MD Harvard Eye

[IanJ]

Hi all,

Found a series of vid clips on YouTube, recently added.

Here's part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEFr-...eature=related

"Dry Eye Treatment, John Hovanesian MD Harvard Eye"

Ian.

[brd888]

Good find

Good find Ian,
I laughed as they use a spud for the heat treatment!

[marykate]

Hm...interesting how he says duration of heat treatment matters: 15 minutes each time.

Some docs say 5 minutes is all that is needed.

Has anyone felt a difference on how they feel depending on the duration of the warm compress?

[acarol]

Ya i find i get more benefit when i do at least 10 minutes.

[brd888]

Azasite

I also noted with interest he talked a bit about Azasite. Like an interesting news story I have heard Azasite mentioned a few times recently but not paid much attention until recently. It seems Azasite is possibly the most interesting drug development since Restasis.

Anyone got any? I contacted the Canada site Sazy found but they are looking for a US prescription - I was pondering what was the best way to try and get a prescription from my own UK GP but haven't done it yet.

Cheers,
Bruce.

[Meebo]

Hm...interesting how he says duration of heat treatment matters: 15 minutes each time.

Some docs say 5 minutes is all that is needed.

Has anyone felt a difference on how they feel depending on the duration of the warm compress?

i tried using a yam since i had one layig around; i like the rice baggie more.

[NYer]

I'd think candied yams or mashed potatoes would work best, as they'd conform to your eyes better. ...although I'd put them in a zip-lock bag first.

Brd...I hated Azasite...irritated the heck out of my eyes. Had to stop after three days and took another three to get back to my normal state of bad.