I think it starts with an x. Its on the internet,id have to look it up.
I have posterior blepharitis and MGD also. I started out using the wet ones....following Lynda's procedure. The wet ones really got my blepharitis under control. If I had kept going with it I believe the blepharitis would have gone away. But I started to wonder what caused the blepharitis in the first place. I learned that the MGD results in more bacteria accumulating in my eyes thus causing the blepharitis. So I went to manuka honey. I have been doing the honey for about a month....my blepharitis is not gone yet....but my symptoms are so minimal I can't tell I have it.....and I wear eye makeup. I think the secret is to put the honey on the roots of the eyelashes just like with the wet ones. Then I smear honey over the tops of my lashes and let some go into my eyes. The honey also takes care of dry eye for me. I go into detail how I use the honey on, "Using Manuka Honey to Cure Blepharitis?" on this site. So I think either Wet Ones or honey will work good....but I think I will do honey for the rest of my life. Otherwise, my MGD will just create blepharitis all over again. Take care, Dawn
Whew! I'd be afraid to put honey in my eyes.....did an eye doc
tell you that it's okay? I'm afraid to put most all of the stuff
recommended here in my eyes....
So often posterior and anterior go together. Makes sense when you figure the entire gland is enlongated and lays right under the skin of the lids. Trapped oil probably makes the lid oily and the bacteria grows. Was thinking about that the other night. My doc said for the anterior i could wear makeup if not in a flare,problem is,a flare can happen in minutes. Im determined to find a good hypoallergenic eye makep to try,i never realised how much the eye make up did for me. I look sooo plain without it,and feel very self conscious. Im prob the hardest on myself on this. Others probably could care less if I have it on or not. I hate having these eye issues. I find them disturbing. How couldnt it be,its the eyes. No forgetting about issues with them.
Does it sting? Doesnt all the sugar in the honey make it too granular for in the eye? I took Manuka honey for a stomach issue I had,its so thick I cant imagine putting it in the eye. But if it works for you,thats great. Xx
Me too. Im even afraid of some eye drops lol.
Are you kidding? The eye doctor just said I had a "family" of problems! He was too arrogant to take the time to even explain my condition....sorry....but after paying $160 bucks I at least hoped he would not brush blepharitis off as if it was nothing! I had to do my own research. I found an eye study by the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health entitled, "Effect of antibacterial honey on the ocular flora in tear deficiency and meibomian glad disease." You can google it....after reading that I felt safe to use honey. I also read testimonials of other sufferers getting relief.
Yes, it does sting.....It is not a granular feeling....more of a disinfectant feeling
My eye doctors,and ive seen 3 act like its no big deal. Well it is a big deal. Ive found more help useing Google then from any of them. Our clinic bill is huge. Im in the States. Plus 2 of them only spent like 5 minutes with me and were smug and sarcastic.
Oh I know, Lee. I am in the States too. It is sickening....and some of those drops are steroids which can cause other problems in the body...so be careful. Doctors mock patients for going to the internet....but they have no time to spend with us so what are we to do?
Hi Daniela, I've found this forum really helpful. Everyone who has contributed has shown me that blepharitis is different for each person. the battle is for each one of us to learn about our own condition and what works for us as individuals. It really is about trial and error. I have used wet wipes and found them marvellous. .....for a good while....buthad to turn to ordinary facial wipes as the wet ones inflamed my eyes for a while, I have concluded, after two years, that I need an arsenal of treatments depending on how my eyes are behavng. The one SURE thing is that there is no cure at all for the condition - it can only be got under control. I've been told that the condition is for life. It's not cancer, not terminal etc... Very inconvenient and treatment is time consuming. I've got down about it and especially when I thought I'd got rid of it...then it's kicked off again and I've felt back to square one. Now I just take each dY as it comes.
Honestly I dont think they use their computers,I feel at times I go in knowing more then they do. I do so wish there was more dry eye clinics,but they are few and far between and most eye doctors dont have the most up to date equipment or procedures. Xx
You are exactly right...I have had the same thing happen to me. Six years ago I had two doctors tell me I had kidney cancer in both kidneys. Went to Mayo Clinic and found out I didn't have cancer at all....didn't even need surgery....kidneys are perfect! That woke me up to the fact that patients have to be their own advocates! I research everything now before they touch me.....take care, Lee, and hope you get this blepharitis under control....
Yes,I look up everything and make a list of questions to ask. (Although I rarely get half of them answered )Thank you Dawn I hope things keep improveing for you also. Xx
Eeeekkkk, €1100 as hugely expensive.
to anyone in the UK, this procedure is available and some opticians are trained in the procedure.
i found someone but nearest was about 60 miles from my home, but I live in the West Country so not a lot here! Initial consultation and procedure was about £120. It involves a tiny rotating head on a pen shaped shaft that is worked along the lid margins and forces all the " gunk" out of the glands. If you google it there are some videos online.
Its quite commonly available in the USA.
sorry I can't remember the exact procedure na
I live near a major medical center in the U.S and no one I know around here does it. I know the procedure you mean. Makes me so mad these places dont get with the times. Xx
Always keep the words "second opinion" foremost in your mind.
Never take the word of one doctor about anything that is serious.
Sooo agree,ive seen 3 doctors and probably will go to 3 more. Only problem is when you get mixed answers and dont know what to think..Xx
Good words of advise Faye, Thank you!
I have posterior blepharitis. I have used the antibiotic, steroid drops, many different eye drops and ointments - nothing worked. I am now using Refresh Plus and Refresh Celuvisc which are preservative free and you can use as often as you want. I also got all four tear ducts plugged by my ophthalmologist which helps alot with alleviating dry eyes. I also use baby shampoo twice a day to wash my eyelids and use a hot pack twice a day. It is a bummer not being able to wear eye make up for three months now. Good luck!