To people with autoimmune issues - do you benefit from AST or PRP eye drops?

[Carol_29]

To people with autoimmune issues - do you benefit from AST or PRP eye drops? If you have systemic inflammation in your body would the serum tears have inflammatory factors in it - causing further inflammation in the eyes?...

[Linda C]

Hi everyone.
I was diagnosed with Primary Sjogren's Syndrome 15 years ago and have been treated with the gamut of dry eye solutions, punctal cautery, serum tears, etc. In November of 2014, my doctor at Wills Eye Hospital referred me to the Boston Foundation for Sight, where I spent 2 enlightening...

[zoso967]

I had the pleasure of meeting with Dr. James F. Collins, M.D., F.A.C.S. (http://www.thecenterforeyecareandopt...s-m-d-facs.htm) @ The Center for Eye Care in West Islip, NY Dry Eye Clinic (http://www.thecenterforeyecareandopt...eye-clinic.htm). ...

[willwork4tears]

So this post is specifically for Sjogren's patients who have sicca syndrome (dry eyes and mouth), but I wanted to share it with everybody. My oral pathologist recently shared with me that Coenzyme Q10 supplementation has been shown to significantly improve salivary flow and the signs/symptoms of dry...

[Nettie]

I have Sjogren's Syndrome (and Raynaud's Phenomenon). As a consequence I have severe dry eye and very little saliva. I teach ICT in secondary school so needed to do something desperately. My consultants have been great and yesterday, I had all four tear ducts cauterised. I went in as a day patient...

[achyeyes]

Hi everyone,

Thanks for reading this quick post.

My first Cornea specialist put me on Restasis and wanted me to consider punctal plugs, but when the Restasis didn't work I was referred to Cornea specialist #2 (he seems like such a smart, up-to-date, caring guy.)
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