Tell me how you manage your dry eyes

[Mickeypooh99]

Just a note about Muro 128... It is not RX. It is over the counter. I use it every night with my opthamologists reccomendation, because I was waking up around 3 times per week with very painful recurring corneal errosion. This has been happening my entire life since around age 5. Although it was less frequent as a child and progressed as I got older. Nothing ever has worked for me in the past. They recommended using the Muro for 6 months. After I stopped my problems came back. They then gave me the okay to use it every night. For me the only other option is to deal with sore eyes, and blurred vision on a regular basis or surgery that "might" help. It is my miracle! My eye doctor was going to recommend me for surgery next, but now I don't need it.

 

[famofsix]

I just peek at my 401K





sorry OP I couldn't resist

 

[challer]

WV...NY, they kind of look the same, don't ya think? Maybe I'll see if my eye dr here has any samples

Your eye MD should be able to get Systane samples easily. I get shipments of Systane samples straight from the company - sometimes I have to give out 2 or 3 samples at a time in order to avoid bottles expiring.

 

[challer]

For me the only other option is to deal with sore eyes, and blurred vision on a regular basis or surgery that "might" help. It is my miracle! My eye doctor was going to recommend me for surgery next, but now I don't need it.

Other options for recurrent corneal erosions are contact lenses (for therapeutic purposes) and something called "stromal puncture" that can be done in the office.

 

[Denine]

I just want to say that I am back doing my needlework! The Soothe must be helping. My eyes are only a little "burny". I will try the Systane eventually.

My dry eyes don't wake me in the night, but they have caused me not to be able to keep my eyes open during the day.

It is nice to know the options.

 

[Mickeypooh99]

Other options for recurrent corneal erosions are contact lenses (for therapeutic purposes) and something called "stromal puncture" that can be done in the office.

Maybe I should ask my eye doctor about those options. I'm just happy to be going on 10 months now with no erossions thanks to Muro. My last one was really bad. They did give me a contact just to help it heal. It still took about 10 days to heal, then another 2 weeks until my vision was normal. I spent around $300.00 in copays, and medicine. I also had to pay someone to run my daycare for 3 days.

I'm wondering is the stromal puncture what the doctor had talked to me about where they would scrape the entire surface of the cornea off, and hope that it would regrow stronger? It sounded very painful to me. I have Reis-Bucklers, and it doesn't seem like very many eye doctors have a lot of knowledge on it. Every time I go in they have to let half the office take a look like I'm some kind of weirdo... This runs in my family, and many have had corneal transplant due to vision problems around age 50. My great grandfather went blind. I hope to avoid surgery if possible. My aunt keeps telling me I'll need it eventually.

 

[challer]

Maybe I should ask my eye doctor about those options. I'm just happy to be going on 10 months now with no erossions thanks to Muro. My last one was really bad. They did give me a contact just to help it heal. It still took about 10 days to heal, then another 2 weeks until my vision was normal. I spent around $300.00 in copays, and medicine. I also had to pay someone to run my daycare for 3 days.

I'm wondering is the stromal puncture what the doctor had talked to me about where they would scrape the entire surface of the cornea off, and hope that it would regrow stronger? It sounded very painful to me. I have Reis-Bucklers, and it doesn't seem like very many eye doctors have a lot of knowledge on it. Every time I go in they have to let half the office take a look like I'm some kind of weirdo... This runs in my family, and many have had corneal transplant due to vision problems around age 50. My great grandfather went blind. I hope to avoid surgery if possible. My aunt keeps telling me I'll need it eventually.

Reis-Bucklers does complicate it a bit.

Stromal puncture is when the surface of the cornea (either the portion that keeps eroding or the whole thing) gets peeled off and a needle is used to make tiny holes in the undersurface, so when the epithelial layer grows back, it grows into the holes - this acts like multiple pegs that keep the surface down. It sounds painful, but a simple anesthetic eye drop makes it pain free, and a contact lens helps with the discomfort of post-puncture healing.

It's hard to tell about your specific situation from all the way here in NY, but if you're paying all that co-pay $$$$, might as well ask your MD about it.

 

[Mickeypooh99]

Reis-Bucklers does complicate it a bit.

Stromal puncture is when the surface of the cornea (either the portion that keeps eroding or the whole thing) gets peeled off and a needle is used to make tiny holes in the undersurface, so when the epithelial layer grows back, it grows into the holes - this acts like multiple pegs that keep the surface down. It sounds painful, but a simple anesthetic eye drop makes it pain free, and a contact lens helps with the discomfort of post-puncture healing.

It's hard to tell about your specific situation from all the way here in NY, but if you're paying all that co-pay $$$$, might as well ask your MD about it.

Thanks, I will.