> Thanks again for the reply. I presently wear Wiley-X sunglasses. It
> also surrounds the eye.
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> I will ask the Doctor about the Lacriserts. My Doctors in Seattle have
> suggested that also. I am presently taking Celluvisc which seems to
> be made of the same stuff. Have you tried the Lacriserts?
I have. For /me/, there were two problems:
1) transient blurring of the vision. I have accommodative spasm issues, so
forcing my eyes to respond to frequent blurring is a bad thing;
2) I guess my -- whatever they're called -- cul-de-sac's, I think -- the
place where you have to position the Lacriserts -- are a bit shallow.
Because of this, the capsule would frequently pop out.
I checked out those Wiley-X's. Some pretty cool frames (at least). My Rx
is too high (nearly +10) for wraparounds.
I take it you have the Dry Eye Syndrome pretty bad, eh? Prior to having the
full punctal cautery, my Schirmer's test was about 3mm; my Tear Breakup Time
was about 3-5 seconds. Once they did the cautery, my Schirmer's increased
dramatically, but the T-BUT didn't; the tears were plentiful, but very
watery.
Ordinarily, I would suggest that--for severe dry eye--where you live makes a
huge difference, but . . . you're in /Seattle/ ;-)
My wife and I visited Colorado (we live in San Diego) over T-giving,
considering a move there, but . . . the dry climate . . . . Easily fixed in
the house (whole-house humidifier), but what about the car, the grocery
store, the office, friends' homes, etc., etc., etc. I think you'll
understand.
'tis not much fun.....
Neil
Rocketman - 22 Dec 2004 01:21 GMT
Neil/Andy,
Just out of curiosity, did either of you take a drug called finasteride
(brand name Proscar or Propecia)? That drug caused dry eyes for me and a
few other young men I know.
Thanks.
>> Thanks again for the reply. I presently wear Wiley-X sunglasses. It
>> also surrounds the eye.
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> Neil
Neil Brooks - 22 Dec 2004 01:52 GMT
> Neil/Andy,
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> Thanks.
Not me. Had three surgeries for strabismus, though. It's thought that--in
my case--this is the primary cause of the dry eyes.
Neil
AndyB - 25 Dec 2004 05:46 GMT
No Rocket man
I have dry eye due to radiation I received prior to a Bone marrow
transplant.
Andy
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