Eye issues

Have you've been checked for dry eyes?

Many of us have dry and blurry vision at times. I use thick eye drops at night. The blurry vision sometimes can scare me. Some days are worse then others.

My eyes have been burning really bad the last two days, and my eyes will start watering but my tears are kinda thicker than usual. By the end of the day yesterday it hurt for me to open my eyes all the way.

Acheybody, I also have chronic blepharitis because of ocular rosacea, and when it flares, I have to use two different kinds of eye drops plus regular eye drops to keep my eyes moist. And I have to do the washcloth thing using baby shampoo.

Also, I made myself a small eye-sized bed buddy (just long enough to cover my eyes, maybe 7") with a sock and some rice, and I heat it up, lie down, and lay it over my eyes several times a day when I'm having problems. I put a wet washcloth underneath the eye bed buddy, and I keep the eye bed buddy dry by putting Glad Press N Seal on the side that comes in contact with the wet washcloth. The Press n Seal sticks to the bed buddy. I hope that makes sense. If I only use hot wet washcloths, the heat in the washcloth dissipates too quickly. Using the bed buddy, I can keep the heat on my eyes longer. Just make sure you don't overheat it in the microwave.

My eyelids also get an infection along with the inflammation. When it flares, I can't even stand to open my eyes. The eye drops I use are steroid and antibiotic. My blepharitis was coming along at the rate of every 3 months for about a year, but I'm proud to say I haven't had an infection since last May. (Hope I don't jinx myself). My ophthalmologist says if the flare-up comes more often than every three months, that's cause for concern. And not treating blepharitis can cause damage to the cornea eventually.

I can give you the names of the eye drops if you haven't ever had to use them.

Thanks, bwfm....that would be great. I also really like that eye bed buddy idea. Now if I can just remember when I need it!!

I do use Systane drops (regular) before bed, but other than that, I'm lax about it...not good, I know.

I have also had the whole mess turn into an infection many times, but not recently (hope we both haven't jinxed ourselves now!) I can't remember what drops I've had, but I might recognize the name....wait, Blephamide? Is that what you use?

Debbie

My eye exam revealed I have corneal mapping, or dystrophy. Its caused by long term inflammation. Light is extremely painful and I have a lot of thick goo in them. The cornea looks like a map. Eye drops help sometimes, and eye gel at night is a must. I have very blurred vision at times.

The Systane works for me. I use it at bedtime

The meds I take for my blepharitis are only available by prescription, so talk to your ophthalmologist about it.

I don't know what to tell you about your eye surgery. I'm so sorry you had that complication.