Another ACCUTANE induced gland dysfunction victim

So have been diagnosed with meibomian gland dysfuction, induced bny using isotretinoin for 4 month... very red eyes, sensitive to all sorts of things and thjat along with a few other health problems have completely f'ed up my life at the grand old age of 18....

Currently only using artifical...

[alex123711]

There was a video on youtube I can find at the moment but basically a guy that had dry eyes from accutane went on a detox/ diet and says he's 90% better and still improving. I sent him a few emails;

"i ate, four "meals". the following possibly:

1 - lettuce (5...

[kiwidryeyes]

Although ive been a member on this site I havnt acctualy posted anything about my eyes on here only been reading everyone elses posts to try and find something promising. No such luck yet but im still hopefull I can fix the buggers.

My dry eye eye symptoms are mgd, light sensitivity,...

[Finbar94]

I am currently 3 months off Accutane, and my eyes are still extremely dry and I have new red veins popping up in my eyes regularly and just staying there. Also whilst on accutane I developed pingeuculas in both eyes on the nasal side.

I have seen a few ophthalmologists and all been pretty...

[seanrez]

Hey guys,

I've had pretty awesome success with coconut oil. I've actually never had anything work this well, and I've tried many things. I just rub a little virgin coconut oil underneath my eyes (on the skin) and within an hour or so, it seeps in and starts providing relief (which lasts...

[alex123711]

Just wondering if any accutane induced dry eye sufferers out there have found any relief and what has/ hasn't worked for them.

[alex123711]

Just trying to find out any other locations where IPL is available, maybe japan/ china/ asia.. As I live in Australia so it would be easier to travel there, and IPL is not available in Australia. I went to a Boston scleral lenses place in japan and it was very professional/ high tech and the lenses...

[czee]

hello friends, this is my first post.

i'd like to start off by thanking the person who started this site and the contributors who share information here, you are doing so much good for a lot of people.

dry eye is proving to be the biggest stumbling block of my young life...

[Ctane]

I realise there's basically a thread for every occasion on the page already but I thought I'd start this discussion in my own way, if that's alright :P

I've had a severe dry eye condition since I finished a course of Accutane six and a half years ago. I've gone through the works and most...

[DryEyeSurvivor26]

Hi all,

It has been 4 years since my last dose of Accutane and I have accepted that my eyes are not going to recover, so I am doing my best to cope. I have plugs and have tried Restasis, but unfortunately Restasis irritated my eyes to no end and I am actually now taking FML steroid drops...

[alex123711]

Hi guys, I've had dry red eyes for over 2 years caused by a course of accutane, (I still get the dry lips and mouth from it) They are ok right now, at home they are usually bearable but if i go outside after 10 minutes in the wind, air conditioning, shopping center or supermarket they get extremely...