So in addition to my regime of hot compresses, lid wipes, and supplements my doctor prescribed doxycycline to me. Anyone use it and had it help? Also what is the mechanism that is supposed to have it help MGD? I'm a little confused for how an antibiotic would be good ..read more

Since 2015, I have become intolerant to wearing contact lenses, so in 2019, I decided to undergo PRK, -3 myopia in both eyes. After that and till December 2023, I had to apply 4 to 5 times daily eye drops. In the peak, even 10 times ..read more

Dried eye but no eye drops is prescribed. Just clean. Why? I have one eye which is quite teary. Went to checked with an eye specialist (an Oculoplastics) and was diagnosed with dried eye, but not serious. Due to dryness, hence the eye produce tears to compensate. He do not warrant the use of eye drops, but instead recommend eye wipes to clean twice daily the ..read more

How long does dry eye side effect of Vigamox eye drop last? I do not have any problems with my eyes, I have never experienced any symptoms of dry eye. I might have had a little castor oil in my eye 10 days ago, so I went to the opthalmology to be on the safe side. Everything was fine, but for precaution I got Vigamox eye drops for 5 days 3 times a day in both ..read more

I am thinking of buying Blephasteam as warm eye compress does not work for me whatever temperature/length of time I try, and the only relief I get is when I am in the shower and just after so I think steam helps, albeit just for a brief while. Is anyone here finding good results using this ..read more

Inflammation in the skin / underneath the eyelids weeks after meibomian gland probing Hi forum users, I am reaching out to ask if anyone has had issues with persistent inflammation underneath their eyelids that would not settle down after having meibomian gland probing? I had a probing procedure nearly 6 weeks ago now and my lids have been seriously inflamed ever since, they feel swollen ..read more

IPL or wait and try Xiedra / iLux Hi, I've had MGD dry eyes for so long now. Started when i was around 24, and am now 62. Tested negative for Sjorgrens. The only think i can find it that i used Retin-A for about a year before the dryness started and it never went away. I had the lower ducts closed permanently and tried restasis and ..read more

I just joined the group. Got dry eye from a bleach exposure in July. Spray bottle clogged and bleach sprayed in my face. Had googles on but some bleach still dropped into eyes. Fortunately, flushed it out quickly and no permanent damage. But have an uncomfortable feeling in one eye until ..read more

In Need of Ultra mild lid cleanser for extremely sensitive dry eyes I have had dry eye for a decade or so and have not yet found a lid cleanser that doesn't burn my eyes or make then hurt all day. I tried the OcuSoft Scrubs, many cleansers, the latest was Cetaphil. I thought it was working and I was just not sleeping well as my eyes began to burn and hurt ..read more

Was diagnosed with shingles on Monday. I'm so very worried that it will go to my eyes since I must have had it for a few days before I was diagnosed. In that time I could have touched my eye with possible shingles virus. I googled shingles eye. Take my word for it do no do that ..read more