4 Plugs Overflow

[ebi1368]

It is now 7 days since I have 4 full plugs. The first 3 hours were great and then the overflow started. The skin around my eyes is so painful. I also have very bad morning dryness.

Should I give it more time or take out my plugs?
Had anybody tried flow control plug?...

[Amanda]

I have the 2 upper lids cauterized and plugs in the lower. The right eye has been quite watery since I got this done in April 2015. I still have some overflow in that eye. The left eye, however, has been troublesome for me and I am sure I am driving my dr crazy (and i know i am driving myself crazy)...

[hosanna13]

Hi,

I had lower silicone plugs put in about a month ago and experienced immediate relief from dry eye pain. However, my eyes started bothering me more than usual again in the recent days. After a dr's visit, my TBUT did go down to 3-4 sec with the plugs even though I used to be 7 s a...

[patientpatrick]

I had marginal success with collagen plugs in the lower punctas and extended duration in the upper punctas. I then had the lowers plugged with silicone plugs and noticed a bit more improvement but nothing huge. My eye doc. then suggested putting silicone plugs in all 4 puncta. This has been a very strange...

[patientpatrick]

Anyone try those extended use plugs made out of PCL that last around 3 months? Any luck with them? Any experiences and advice would be helpful.

Patrick

[patientpatrick]

Anyone try the DURAPLUG?

It's a Synthetic Extended Temporary Punctal/Canalicular Insert

Effective 60 - 180 days. Made of PCL, these are ideal for:

treatment of post lasik induced dry eye.
treatment of seasonal dry eye.
retention...

[24yrold Male]

Hi everyone,

I've been reading this site for a while - it's really great to have the comfort of knowing you aren't alone dealing with these issues.

Brief background: As an otherwise completely healthy 23 year old, last July I literally woke up one day with the inability to...