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Blurred Or Lost Vision From Blepharitis?

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drewlizard
drewlizard

Anyone here got blurriness from blepharitis?  Im really worried right now because few days ago i had pain in my eye so i took off my contacts.  

I then used wetones as i been using it since earlier this year but it seems like both of my eyes, i have lot of broken skin inflamed around my eyes.  This isn't the crust on the eyelids like i had back when i started having blepharitis.

The thing is my lower eyelids are very red both left and right.  Also my eyes are bit red and the area around each each is very sore.

The thing that worries me the worst is few days ago when im using my computer... note i use the computer all day and night...i noticed i could not see letters/numbers on my screen.  Everything is extremely blurry... i then opened the tv and noticed this as well.

Then yesterday i used computer in the afternoon it was okay for a bit but then i could not see any letters/numbers at all on my computer.  Im wearing glasses and everything is REALLY BLURRY that basically its like me looking at a computer screen where im not even wearing any glasses at all.  Its been like this for a few days already.  Should i be really worried?

Basically if im on the computer for a bit, i basically cant see words/letters at all and i never ever had this problem ever.  Is this temporary?  I had thought it was just 1 day or so but its been a few days like this already.  Also i can open my eyes so why is this happening?  I know back then when i first got blepharitis and it was really bad, i couldnt open my eyes much b/c of the pain and thus i couldnt even use computer much b/c of the pain opening my eyes.

Does anyone have any advice on this?  Few days ago i also put some manuka honey directly on my lower eyelids both left and right for few hours then washed it off.  I did this b/c i read about manuka honey and b/c since i had the blurrieness the day before, i decided to try the honey.  I think some honey could have gotten in my eye but thing is i already had the blurriness before this the day before.

Does anyone know what i can do now?  Im still using the wet one wipes but im very worried why i have this blurred vision when on the computer.

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  • drewlizard
    drewlizard

    Posted

    the way the eye doctor spoke, it seems like he said the ointment is more important than the eye drops.  Thoughts on this?  He mentioned ointment should speed things up.
  • mrsmop
    mrsmop drewlizard

    Posted

    The Tobradex has an antibiotic and a steroid in it.  Dexamethasone is the steroid.

    You should use the liquid drops before the ointment type drops because the ointment will stop any liquid drops from penetrating the eye.

    Do exactly what the doctor told you to do.

    I don't know why people use Wet Ones, the packs in the UK tell you not to use them near your eyes,  I don't know what they say in the US.

    Once you have become used to your regime, your eyes will feel much better.

    • drewlizard
      drewlizard mrsmop

      Posted

      Can you explain why both of you called the ointment... an eyedrop?  It looks like nothing more than a cream that you put in your eye.

      Well the way the eye doctor described it and what i was told at the pharmacy is different especially since they have the instructions at the pharmacy and i was given a paper instruction on how to do it.

      For the ointment... did both of you just put 1cm of the ointment mainly in the bottom of the left and right eye?  Or did you had to do it for both the top and bottom of each eye?  I asked the eye doctor about this and he seemed to say do top and bottom but that was only when i asked him if i had to do the top.  He had mentioned just pull down the eyelid each eye then put it there until i said what about the top.  Only reason i mentioned top was b/c when i used wetones, i wiped the bottom eyelid and top...

  • mrsmop
    mrsmop drewlizard

    Posted

    Hi Drew, that's doctors for you!!  I don't know why they refer to the cream/ointment as 'drops' but they do and it's the same here, in the UK!

    You wash your hands, then pull down the lower lid of each eye in turn and 'squirt' some of the medication along the inside of each lower lid.  You wouldn't be able to do the top lid.  When you have done both eyes, close them for a while.  The medication [drops] then spread out over the eye and because it is a gel type preparation, it makes your eyes blurry for a while.  It changes from person to person.

    Because of the consistency of these 'drops' you need to instil the more liquid ones first, then wait for how ever long it tells you to wait before instilling these gel like 'drops' because once you have done that, it will be quite a while before you can instil the more liquid ones again.

    The drops with the Dexamethasone are the most important, they have the steroid and antibiotic in them.

    For example,  I have had to use Dexamethasone drops for several years in my one eye, to keep down the inflammation.

    You get used to dealing with drops etc after a while.

    • mrsmop
      mrsmop

      Posted

      On one lot of instructions that I have seen, they tell you to make a 'pocket' by pulling out the bottom lid.

      Don't forget to wash your hands first, tilt your head backwards  and don't let the top of the dropper touch your eye because of risk of cross contamination.  

    • drewlizard
      drewlizard mrsmop

      Posted

      Yes i have those instructions.  But when you do this, aren't you just putting it at the bottom eyelid?

      Also, do you actually use it the same way as the eye drops?  I had put it on my finger or using a QTIP for the ointment...

       

    • mrsmop
      mrsmop drewlizard

      Posted

      You are putting it on the inside of the bottom eyelid but when you shut your eye, it moves all over your eye 

      You aim the nozzle of the tube along the inside edge of your eye.  You don't use anything else.  The nozzle will ensure that you get the 'ointment' in the right place.  You may need to wipe the nozzle afterwards, with a clean tissue.

      If you use Qtips or fingers or anything else, you risk introducing infection into the eyes.

  • drewlizard
    drewlizard

    Posted

    Hey,  Well the thing is first few times i did this, i did it with my finger and then the qtips.  The eye doctor actually mentioned finger and then i said qtip and he said it was fine.

    The reason why i didnt do the way you described is b/c i was worried that the ointment would touch my eyes and that would cause contamination.  Does that make sense?

    Okay i will do what you are saying later on but first few times i did it the other way b/c i keep worrying that when i drop the ointment in my eye... it would touch my eyelid if you know what i mean.

    Do you do it 1 time a day or 2 times?  Kahty say she did it 1x a day only.  

    Also when you put the ointment... i assume you had blurry vision once you did it?  I did it last night and it was very blurry then i went to sleep.  Today in the morning i did it again except i forgot and put it directly in my bottom eyelid... my eye doctor yesterday said morning just put it on eyelid but dont get it get in the eye because then during the day... you would have bluriness.  So basically i did it wrong for the morning b/c i put it directly in my eye like at night?

    • mrsmop
      mrsmop drewlizard

      Posted

      Drew, follow the doctor's instructions and don't look for problems where there aren't any.

      When I have to use eye drops that are rather like putting vaseline in the eyes, I make sure I don't have to drive soon afterwards but the bluriness clears and doesn't last very long.  Putting them in just before you sleep is a good idea.  If you have to use them in the morning, then try them when you don't have to go out and see how long it takes for the bluriness  to clear.

    • mrsmop
      mrsmop

      Posted

      As for any drops that I use, I follow the instructions of my Consultant Ophthalmologist.
    • drewlizard
      drewlizard mrsmop

      Posted

      Hey but the way the eye doctor descrbied it... he said im suppose to put it on the bottom eyelidon each eye and suggested using my finger.  Thats when i say q tip and he said thats fine as well.  Then when i saw the instructions on the paper, it says just put it on using the ointment tube... but you and someone else say dont use finger or qtip because you risk contamination...

      Also about putting the ointment in the eye... he told me in morning dont put it inside the eye unlike night.  But if i do that, isn't it useless in the morning then?  I still have the blurriness now after putting it earlier....

      He never mentioned to put it in the top eyelid until i asked him.  So am i suppose to do that?  Again reason i ask that is b/c when i use wet ones... i would wipe both the top and bottom eyelids so i had thought... wouldnt i do the same for the ointment for the eyelid?  I felt like if i didnt ask him about the top part of the eye, he would only have mentioned putting it on the bottom eyelid so im confused about that...

      When i roll my eyes for 1-2 minute after the ointment, its going to go throughout the whole eyeball or its only going to be in the bottom bc i feel like when when i roll my eyes around, it doesnt go to the top of my eyeball/eyelids?

    • mrsmop
      mrsmop drewlizard

      Posted

      I think you spend too much time worrying about it.

      Didn't you say that you had a problem with your cornea?  So the drops you have been given will help with that.  And you said something about distortion, are you talking about an astigmatism?

       https://patient.info/health/astigmatism

      Just do what the doctor told you, don't try to make it more complicated than it is and if you are still worried, then go back to him.  He will be in front of you and looking at your eyes.

    • drewlizard
      drewlizard mrsmop

      Posted

      Hey the eye doctor mentioned cornea i blieve.  I dont remember the exact wording but i recalled it was cornea.  I  just know he said somethign was distorted so wuld cornea be the only thing?

      Eye doctor never mentioned astigmastism.  he did ask me if i did anything differently to cause this that day and i said nope... it basically just came like that.

      I'm just going to do it as the instructions say and hope for the best but of course in the morning, i wont put it in my eye because of the bluriness.

      Btw did you have to do the ointment once or twice a day or was it only the other poster kathy who used this ointment like mine?

    • mrsmop
      mrsmop drewlizard

      Posted

      I do the 'ointment' at night because it is only a lubricant

      The lubricant drops I do when I need them, which might be hourly or might be twice a day.

      I use the steroid eye drops as per instructions [Dexamethasone]

      You said the doctor mentioned cornea at the top of this page and a 'distorted' eye might be an astigmatism

    • drewlizard
      drewlizard mrsmop

      Posted

      Hi.  Well i do the ointment twice a day for now because thats what i was told.  Im only putting it in the bottom left and right eyelid... im not gonig to put it on the top eyelid for each eye.

      I dont remember his exact wording but he said its distorted and i believe he mentioned cornea is distorted.  He never metnioned astigmastims.  He had asked me did i do something to my eye like use anything on it that caused it and i said well i use wet ones like i do everyday and nothing else.

    • drewlizard
      drewlizard

      Posted

      Hey all.  So i did the ointment for a bit over 10 days.  I have stopped using it as i was told to use it for 10 days only.  

      The eye drop i was told to use it for 14 days.  I only used it for 12 days because i used up my whole bottle.  

      As of now, my vision is a lot better than 2 weeks ago so i'm relieved about this.  

      Another question but would using these liqui refresh eyedrops on a daily basis be a good idea or not?   Its definitely not cheap these eyedrops but are these good in general for the eyes?  Would using these daily be good or bad idea?  If yes, i figure probably 2 times a day is good right?

      Should i buy an extra of these eye drops for the next few days because i didn't use it for the full 14 days or that shouldn't be an issue?  

      The thing is my eyelids are still very red when you push it down but not as red as 2 weeks ago though.

       

    • mrsmop
      mrsmop drewlizard

      Posted

      Are the liqui refresh drops an ocular lubricant?  If so, then they are worth continuing with.

       

    • drewlizard
      drewlizard mrsmop

      Posted

      Refresh Liquigel Lubricant Eye Drops

      This is what i used.  Is that an ocular lubricant?  I was told to use it for 2 weeks and i used it for 12 days because i ran out.  But wondering if using these daily are good or not.  The eye doctor did say only do it for 2 weeks and thats it.

      Emis Moderator comment: I have replaced the link with a suggested Google search term rather than a specific website.

    • drewlizard
      drewlizard mrsmop

      Posted

      So you suggest me using it twice a day everyday as a daily thing?

      The eye doctor i saw never mentioned this and said stop after 2 weeks.

      Has anyone here use this daily eye drops on daily basis and make it better?  I know ppl use visine for eye drops but are these bit different or the same?  I know visine is safe but wondering if using these are good or not.

    • mrsmop
      mrsmop drewlizard

      Posted

      I have never heard of Visine, so I Googled it.

      No they aren't the same.

      I suggest you go back to your eye doctor and ask him all of these questions and write down the answers.  Make sure you understand what you are being told before you leave his surgery............I think you might call it an 'office' in America.

      If your eyes aren't better after 2 weeks, then go back to the doctor.

      I am in the UK, I am not an Ophthalmologist and I can only tell you my experiences, which are not the same as yours.

      I use lubricating eye drops every day, as often as I need them.  I also use steroid eye drops because they have been prescribed for me.

    • Nickii
      Nickii mrsmop

      Posted

      Sounds like she might have health anxiety. I will keep her in my Prayers
    • pip40086
      pip40086 drewlizard

      Posted

      If you are going to use eye drops every day make sure they are preservative free.  Here in the UK we have Hyco San and Sterilube
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