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eye gels for blepharitis

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fiona51388
fiona51388

Can any fellow bleph sufferers help me out here, I have tried to get both Vita POS gel AND lacralube and in BOTH cases there has been a manufacturing issue with them and they are unavailable unless of course you pay £12 odd from Amazon and shipping fees on top, so is there any other brand of eye gel that may not have the same manufacturing issue that I have currently had with both these products?

It seems very coincidental and a bit suspicious that BOTH items have an issue but that is the situation according to both my local chemists I have been told, its just well frustrating, any ideas?

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  • Hollyberry
    Hollyberry fiona51388

    Posted

    I found lacrilube irritated my eyes badly.

    I use Hylo Forte on prescription as lubricating drops.

    I also found L'Oreal miscella gel at about £4 works really well. 

  • mrsmop
    mrsmop fiona51388

    Posted

    My Ophthalmologist told me he thought Lacrilube was 'old fashioned' now!  

    I saw someone on Amazon advertising a tube for £20+ . No thank you!

     

    • fiona51388
      fiona51388 mrsmop

      Posted

      I've managed to get some blephagel for £10.40 which looks like a big tube so you get a lot for your money so I think I'll try that
    • david24522
      david24522 fiona51388

      Posted

      I like the blethagel , doesn't sting if you get any in your eye ( which does happen when going for the gland openings .) I gave up on Lacralube as more than often the lube came out of the tube way to thick , and only one in five of my tubes DID n'T have this problem . ( storage and transportation problems I would imagine , by the manufacturer and the distributers most likely ). Also the lacralube actually stuck my lids to my eyeballs and made things worse . I use the blethagel , rinse of with hot water and then put in a couple of drops just before retiring to bed .
  • Gwynny
    Gwynny fiona51388

    Posted

    Can you let us know what the Blephagel is like please ??
    • david24522
      david24522 Gwynny

      Posted

      hi , I've been using the blethagel on a cotton bud to clean the lashes and the gland openings . If you get some in your eye it doesn't sting . It won't kill bleth but works well as a cleanser and no doubt makes life unpleasant for the bacteria .
    • Gwynny
      Gwynny david24522

      Posted

      Hi thanks for the info I will get some as I am using the lid wipes blaphacleam and just the boiled water with baby shampoo with the cotton buds for the gland openings.....but I do keep getting a flare up lately.....just finished antibiotics last week as it was really bad and I can feel it starting again today....so so sick of it....
    • david24522
      david24522 Gwynny

      Posted

      Hi , I've never noticed the blethacleam on the shelves . I'm sure that the most influencial thing I've done is to look to improving my own immunesystem as that is what should be fighting the infection . I have the milled flaxseed with the added bio cultures and get some of my omega 3s and magnesium from this source. I don't have bread anymore either . Evidently stomach content , as in health and bacteria balance , can lead to a less effective immune system and a yeast build up certainly doesn't help .
  • enid31494
    enid31494 fiona51388

    Posted

    i am not familiar with both of these items you mentioned, i only use what my eye doctor tells me to use.
    • mrsmop
      mrsmop enid31494

      Posted

      I agree Enid.  My Ophthalmologist prescribed VitA-POS because of the Vitamin A in it, which promotes healing of the cornea.  He also told me how to deal with Blepharitis, which I haven't had problems with for a long time.

      There has been a manufacturing problem but it is now over & my local hospital can get it.  Community Pharmacies still appear to be having problems but I am not prepared to take my chances on Amazon or EBay.

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