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@charlief

Sorry for late response. Have not checked this sight in a long time. I live in California & I have only read newspaper & technical articles by dr. Hamrah pulls played a podcast by him which stated the treatment plan noted in my input. Confocal microscopy is a staining of the eye followed by a microscope scan which can detect & measure nerve damage I had it done to prove to my eye doctors that the surgery actually did eye damage & was not something else like my imagination. I never had any blurring, just varying degrees of pain over 6 years. The autologous blood eye drops gave me the most benefit in reducing the pain. I felt no burning. Did you try a 20% vs 50% solution. I also use an eye drop nighttime gel in my eye to avoid a dry eye sensation when I sleep. After 6 years, I still get occasional dry eye & some pain some evenings but much better than the first 2 years. I am continuing with gabapentin, autogolous drops, pain medication & periodically googling for any updated medical info.

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Hello Charlief-- Thanks for your info. Where do you find all the info on Hamrah? Podcasts?
What treatment plan do you refer to? I get the feeling he prescribes the same treatment plan for most of his patients...! That's the feeling I got when I saw him yesterday...Clearly no bedside manner ....pretty dismissive of questions....just HERE is the plan...and he wrote it down and handed it to me.! Have seen many many other opthomologists with all different diagnoses and approaches! Not sure anymore who to believe or trust. I have constant micro blurring in one eye and sometimes pain after cataract surgery a year ago. His plan is difficult and very uncomfortable to follow. I need some encouragement that this will fix the problems in the long run.....Thanks for reading!