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I am an ophthalmologist. I realised that the inconvenience of using hot wet face flannels twice a day was putting a lot of people off. So I looked for a better way of creating a re-usable warm compress. I don't want to use this forum as a marketing place, but want blepharitis and dry eye people to be aware of this product. It is called The MGDRx EyeBag and is registered as a medical device with the UK Medical and Healthcare Regulatory Agency. MGDRx stands for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Therapy. It is a small handy black and silver-silk sealed bag, half filled with flaxseed. You microwave it for 30 seconds on 'high' and it stays warm for 7-10 mins. You can reuse it up to 200 times. It comes with a 14 page booklet telling you all about MGD and detailed instructions on how best to use it. The EyeBag is available from more than 80 opticians and eye clinics nationwide throughout the UK. I declare my financial interest in this product - I designed and patented it and set up the company to produce and sell it. I'm not telling any one to buy it, but I do want people to be aware that it exists. If you 'Google' the word EyeBag you can find the EyeBag website, or you can go directly to www.eyebagcompany.com. Most Opticians know about the EyeBag, GPs don't!

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  • david24522
    david24522 Guest

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    The eyebags are heaven to use . Trouble being that you may well fall asleep and then not do the eyelid massing whilst " everything" is loosened up . Even just resting your eyes by having the bag upon then helps no end . Maybe  your own body heat is refected back making for a moister atmospher ? who knows .

    Eyedrops leave me feeling that I've applied a " sovent cleaner " and they soon become dry again as a result . at present using Viscotears Gel during the day and something thicker at night . Eyes being at their worst first thing in the morning .too many of the gels prescribed by the GPs are just TOO thick and don't want to leave the spout of the tube !( think lacrilube ) , and once you've applied it to one eye , how on earth is one supposed to even see the other eye ! I'm on 56 days of anti biotics and tomorrow will make good use of the above comments and get myself some good eyelid cleaning gear !

  • mrsmop
    mrsmop Guest

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    Hi David, I use Lacrilube at night when my eyes are particularly dry and I don't have problems with it. I put it in the one eye, then the second eye and then I close them, which disperses the Lacrilube, so I don't have a problem with instilling it in both eyes.

    I also point the tube slightly downwards, so that the gel doesn't wrap itself around the nozzle, which I guess, is what you are talking about.  Give it another go, it is worthwhile.

  • fiona51388
    fiona51388 Guest

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    My sister is aware that I suffer with bletharitus and I wondered if you could tell me if it could be caused by an allergic reaction to eye make up?  I already use a hearted eye bag incidentally, thanks, Fiona
    • mrsmop
      mrsmop fiona51388

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      Hi Fiona, it could be the make-up clogging the meibomian glands, thus causing a problem.  You could also be allergic to something in the make-up.

      My Ophthalmologist told me not to use any 'creams' near my eyes.

    • lynda79
      lynda79 fiona51388

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      Dear Fiona,

      When you use mascara you need to use throw wands. They can be bought online by the hundreds. Never dip a used wand into the new mascara and use 1 wand for each eye. You can kill Blepharitis and wear mascara at the same time.

      I used the antibacterial handwipes with Benzethonium Chloride in them and wore mascara while doing it.

      Hope this helps as mascara can breed the staphylococcus that is on your eyes that is one cause of the Blepharitis. I now use 1 wand on both eyes but I do not double dip ever. I don't want it back.

      Wish you well,

      Lynda79

  • david24522
    david24522 Guest

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    Hi , some time ago we had a conversation about my ease or lack of using lacrilube , that being that it was too " thick " and grease like . My last 2 tubes have been entirely different , more viscous and clear in colour rather than a dense grease like substance . i'm thinking that either the formulae has changed OR the tubes that i'd had in the past had either beed transported poorly or stored at depots poorly . I was just wondering if you had heard of anything of a similar nature .
  • mrsmop
    mrsmop Guest

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    I don't think the 'guest' is still a member!

    My Ophthalmologist has changed my Lacrilube prescription to VitA-POS which he thinks is more up to date.

    Regarding the viscosity, I think it does vary from batch to batch and also the temperature that it is kept at - in your house, in the Pharmacy and all ports in between.

     

    • david24522
      david24522 mrsmop

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      Thanks for that update and i'm sure that many other readers will also be interested in that knowledge . I know that for a whille it seemed that production had been on hold . I've always been very carefull as to not exposing any medication to the wrong environments .As an engineer in the past I've experienced problems with both mineral and semi synnthetic oils that have had their characteristics ruined by storage and especially transportation environments .

      How are you getting on with the VitA-POS ? for instance , can you get through the night and wake without the feeling of eye dryness ?

    • mrsmop
      mrsmop david24522

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      Hi David, yes it helps and I was reading that Vit A deficiency features in dry eyes, which is, I assume, why they add it to this gel.

      I use the VitA-POS at night and Hyabak drops during the day , with the occasional top up using the gel during the day.  With the VitA-POS, my eyes aren't blurred for as long as with the Lacrilube.

      I have had a few problems getting some of my eye drops in the past 2 or 3 years and they tell me that there has been a problem with manufacture, which explains why I have had French and Spanish versions occasionally.

    • david24522
      david24522 mrsmop

      Posted

      many thanks , i have a yearly appointment soon and I'm sure that my GP will be keen to discuss a change , she is very keen to get any feedback on the subject .
    • mrsmop
      mrsmop david24522

      Posted

      You want preservative free drops David [both of the ones that I have mentioned are pres free] because they tend to use alcohol as a preservative, which dries the eyes, so defeats the object of the exercise!
    • david24522
      david24522 mrsmop

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      Yes , I've often found that 10 minutes is about the maximum relief that most drops have given me .
    • mrsmop
      mrsmop david24522

      Posted

      The Ophthalmologist told me that if my eyes are very dry during the day,  I should use the VitA-POS.  My eyes don't stay as blurred with that, as they did with the Lacrilube.

      Do you know why you have dry eyes?  Are you under an Ophthalmologist?

    • david24522
      david24522 mrsmop

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      Yes , he confirmed that Bleph was the problem blocking the glands . overnight is my biggest problem , if the lubricant's effect doesn't see me through the night then wake with a very dry blood shot eye and pain later in that eye .
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