Dry eye

[In Florida]

Has anyone used plugs in their tear ducts for dry eyes? Seems like an easier way to go than Restasis which I do nightly and are expensive and OTC eye drops which I forget to do. Positive experience or negative or in between ? How was the process of having them put in and could you feel them when...

[zoso967]

I have been wearing punctal plugs for at least a decade. Originally, my plugs lasted many years. But recently they have been frequently falling out (or so I thought) and I needed ever larger plugs because my puncta seemed to be getting larger.

Yesterday, I visited my ophthalmologist to...

[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?...

[Boo]

I go by "Boo" on this forum.
Turned 62 yesterday.
I use prescription glasses for reading & computer,
and another pair for distance/everything.
Diagnosed with dry eyes about 5 years ago.
Was using artificial tears constantly & had lacrimal plugs inserted...

[hopeful_hiker]

I recently got lower punctual plugs. One eye was great from the beginning with a Parasol plug. I had to swap the second plug for a cylinder one because my puncta in the left eye is facing the eye. It does not work as well and I am paranoid it will migrate somewhere.

I would rather have...

[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...

[mash2011]

About six years ago, I had LASIK for the first time. I had really bad vision (about -5.00) and contact lenses were too uncomfortable to wear. It's not that I refused to wear glasses... it's that I felt utterly useless when waking up, going swimming, looking for my glasses, etc. I didn't want to be so...

[dryness1993]

Hi everyone. I've recently been diagnosed with dry eye syndrome, my symptoms are severe enough that I've been unable to work or study until I get better. I'd like to see if anyone here has been through the same thing as me, and I'd also like to ask for advice on what I should do now.

I...

[nori2015]

I had lasik 6 years ago - zero issues. I had a PRK top up 9 months ago - lots of issues!

I have read older stories by Prattstar, Jovver, Hangus etc and I see that they went through a really terrible time. And they seem to be much much better now. They seemed to also have a lot worse of...

[jk23]

Summary:

• Presentation: Young male, contact lens wearer, experiencing two years of dry eye symptoms including eyelid inflammation, stinging, eye dryness, blurriness
• Diagnosis: Dry eyes due to non-obvious MGD, which in turn is caused primarily by exposure of eyes and eyelid due to daytime

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[thedude0001]

Hi folks,

Went to my ophthalmologist a week ago and told them I wanted to try punctal plugs. They said they only do cauterization and that they could give me a "temporary" cauterization same day. Doc said puncta would open back up within a month.

Here's how it...

[patientpatrick]

So I've been quadra-plugged for over 2 weeks now. I've experienced improvement in moisture in my eyes and have even had a little excess from time to time. The issue that I'm having right now is my eyes seem to squeegee out some excess moisture that collects in the creases of my eyelids. This stuff is...

[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]

So I talked about punctal cautery with one of my eye doctors and he's very opposed to it. He stated that by burning sensitive tissue on the eyelids it could cause a cascading effect of inflammation that could make people suffering from eyelid disorders such as MGD even worse off then before. I know...

[patientpatrick]

So I went to have a temporary plugs put in today. I had all 4 ducts plugged so I thought I was going to be overflowing. So far I had not been. In fact I placed eye drops in and noticed it went away after 1 min. Is this normal? How long did it take for any of you to experience help after plugs?