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Anyone else dealing with Demodex Mites? What helps?

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Thanks for the references! I find it very helpful to review all of these sites to see what I can learn! Good luck w your cataract surgery! I had both of my eyes done last year and have been very happy w the outcome. I am interested in your experience w Vaseline. Do you apply a thin layer or thick? I am interested in trying and will use a towel over my pillow case to avoid staining! And thanks for the info on the washer and dryer. I think I have those settings on my dryer, so I am eager to test it out. I was wondering if those of us on this site would be interested in a zoom call where we could review what we know, how we are managing it, and accelerate learning from each other. I’d be happy to set it up. I could put the link for the zoom on this page. And if people wanted, we could maintain anonymity by listening only. Let me know your interest and times that might work. I am on the east coast.

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nancyjg | @nancyjg | Apr 3 11:57am

First, I'd be interested in a Zoom and am on the East Coast, too.

For the Vaseline, I put on several thin layers so it ends up somewhat thick. It doesn't get onto my pillow because I use a pillow that's cut out on both ends so just a part of my forehead and chin are touching it but not my cheeks, etc. Try it on your least favorite pillow case and maybe it won't discolor it.

My cataract surgery went well and I'm amazed at the difference in colors! Moments before surgery, while on the table, I took the opportunity to ask the surgeon to look to see if there were any collarettes - she looked at both eyes and said nothing was there. Yeah! My eye doctor, who prescribed Xdemvy, had told me that she saw one or two. I don't know if she was telling me the truth because she knows they never go away, or didn't recall since I asked her a week after seeing her. Either way, I think the scrubbing twice a day with that nano brush is working. I'm worried since I couldn't do it after the surgery but will ask when I see the surgeon tomorrow (and have her look again!). I did use wipes last night and this morning.

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