Amniotic membrane problem on a post-LASIK eye

[BlueSky13]

I had LASIK 9yrs ago and ended up with visual distortions, corneal neuralgia and dry eye (aqueous and MGD). All things are worse in my left eye which had 2 LASIK surgeries. I have had the MGD treated with IPL and have been using serum eyedrops for the past four years for the nerve pain and aqueous dryness,...

[Carol_29]

Hello everyone! I'm a young 23-year-old female with severe dry eyes. I am diagnosed with SLK (Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis) and MDG. This all started 6 months ago in Feb. Since April, I have tried 5 IPLs, Lipiflow, restatsis, PRP drops (gave more inflammation), Plugs (increased inflammation),...

[happyWImom]

17yr old daughter just started Xiidra. Nervous because she doesn't do well with prescription anything & worried about safety since it is still so new. It cant harm meibomian glands or goblet cells, since it's not helping them the way Restasis does?Why does it burn so much and make vision blurry....

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[JenessaP]

In my 3 year battle with dry eye I have found this site so encouraging when I felt really down and alone in this mess. I have always been reading other people’s stories trying to relate them to my journey and learn what has helped/ not helped but I feel that it’s time I post my own.

I am...

[diydry]

Hi! I'm in the middle of getting fitted with sclerals for my chronic dry eye. I am just wondering if anyone else has experienced clouding/fogging after an unreasonably short amount of time, about 30 minutes on average, making the lens essentially unwearable.

I've already tried 3 fittings...

[dryeyeLC]

Hi everyone,

I'm new here but the forum has helped me so much already, unfortunately not with my eyes but with my will to keep up hope.

I always had perfectly normal eyes, no problems. One year ago, I got a bad viral flu which spread to my eyes - viral conjunctivitis. I didn't...

[Thalamus]

Hi.

-20 years old.
-live in Norway
-Isotretinoin 80mg a day for 3 months.

I have been diagnosed with MGD and blepharitis

Symptoms started as slight discomfort in my right eye a dull feeling, tried antibiotics artificial tears etc. Slowly got worse for...

[DryeyedCarl]

Hello, I’m Carl a 44 year old male from the UK and a year ago I started getting these excruciating pains in both my eyes which after numerous attendances to a&E and the emergency eye clinic I now know are recurrent corneal erosions.

The drops help throughout the day, Hycosan Extra work...

[agrlds]

Hello guys. After weeks following the forum i am now sharing my story.

I guess all of us think our story is different and particular but what triggered my eyes present condition is really awkward and i am feeling really lost.

I am 21, male, from Portugal and before 3 months...

[waterbee]

interested to see when you feel your dry eyes improve according to the seasons:
are they best...

during the summer?

or during the winter?

just the same?

[waterbee]

i just wanted to write a brief post on us that might have (maybe without knowing) mono virus (also known as EBV) it's possible to have this and not even be aware, i found out recently i have active mono ( i didnt know dry eye could be a symptom). ive been doing some reading and looking into this and...

[epicjinx]

Hi all, i was just looking at the petition comments and honestly felt like crying the amount of pain people are in, ive had that before last year when it was bad for me, is there any other ways we can get dry eye noticed, other than the petition? (it is being shared on facebook i think), but i was thinking...

[epicjinx]

Hi all, just been to the RAH and basically got no where, i have allergies that effect my eyes no idea what they are, got more eye drops and was hoping to go away from that. My college finally knows and were very helpful to me about this, i do warm compresses/drops/take an antihistamine a day, going...

[ok45sg]

Hi, I am a caregiver for someone with dry eye syndrome in Singapore.

I am looking for a doctor in private practice who treats chronic dry eye syndrome for affordable rate for a senior citizen with limited means.

She stays in the east side of Singapore.

Would...