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Posted 9/22/2012 10:59 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Everyone,

I created a post a while back concerning my burning, dry, gritty eyes. I was thankful to receive some beneficial advice.

Last month I was diagnosed with meibomian gland dysfunction by my optomitrist and she told me to use wet warm compresses and special eye drops in my eyes. I had asked her if the condition could get better and she told me, yes.

So I decided to research and discovered the convertible my fiance purchased back in the spring might have caused my worsened dry eye issue. People who ride motorcycles can also be affected.

FYI

 

Posted 9/23/2012 4:04 AM (GMT 0)
That's great! Always nice when something they tell us to do really works.

Your condition sounds kind of like Blepharitis, which I have. When it gets flared up I constantly feel like there's something in my eye, and it burns. The treatment sounds the same, too.

Debbie
Posted 9/23/2012 12:48 PM (GMT 0)
I forgot to mention in my email that my eyes have improved during this past week of not being in the convertible.

Debbie, what does the doctor think caused your Blepharitis?

Thanks!
Posted 9/23/2012 3:04 PM (GMT 0)
AlmostMedfree,

I'm glad you're feeling better, and that you know why.

Blepharitis is an infection (or inflammation - I've been told and read both) that, I believe, never really goes away. At times I've had to use an antibacterial ointment to bring it back down to a dull roar. If I ever wear any eye makeup, ka-boom!

The weird thing is, since my spinal surgery and that whole ordeal, I only wash my face now once a day, and it hasn't been bothering me as much! Now that I've said that, I'll probably have to eat my words, but - - that's the case!

Debbie
Posted 9/23/2012 4:50 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Debbie,

I'm glad you're doing better. Sometimes I wonder if it was an older (perhaps over a year old) tube of mascara that contributed to my recent diagnosis.

Thanks!
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