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DiscussionHow do you deal with dry eyes?
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I have very dry eyes and 2 bouts of filamentary keratitis-in both eyes both Xs. Both Xs I responded to mucomyst, or acetylcysteine
eye drops 4 Xs a day. It’s costly, and has to be obtained from a compounding Rx. It can run close to $100 a bottle, and is only good for 30 days. But it worked both times. Good luck. Eye pain is so hard to treat. About all that helps with that searing, burning pain are opioids, but health care providers are so afraid to recommend it. Sigh. FYI, I tried Restasis, but I got no relief from it.
Hi I was diagnosed with a blocked tear duct in my left eye in February of this year (2022) and was told I need surgery called DCR. My question is has anyone with a tear duct blockage experience your eye not wanting to open up when you first wake up of a morning. I just gently take my finger and open it a little and then things looks blurry until I rub my eyelid with my finger and I’m fully awake. My eye feels tired like it’s lazy, tired or just doesn’t want to open up in the morning. I was wondering if this is related to the dry eye or a different eye issue. I’m changing eye specialists because I didn’t get an answer from mine. I’m not having surgery right now, they said that it wouldn’t make me go blind by not having the plugs put in but I’m using Thera Tears drops now to relieve the strain that I feel in my eyes.
Any comments or suggestions or just any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much,
Teresa