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Posterior Blefaritis and MGD , Help!

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daniela19974
daniela19974

Hello,

I a writing here because I read many conversations about Blefaritis but I am never sure if the people have anterior or posterior Blefaritis.

I've suffering from this for a year now and I found nothing to work. I also had a surgery in my glanduls with no so great results...

I have blurry vision and i am really desesperate because I cannot find 1 person how has been cured or at least relieved of this horrible symptoms. I am really depressed.

Does anybody know if the WET Ones help for my condition?

Does anybody know someone how has been cured?

Do you have some advise....

Thank you so much

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  • faye______00403
    faye______00403 daniela19974

    Posted

    To tell you the truth, I don't know the difference between anterior or

    posterior........I've had this awful business for about 25 years.   It comes

    and goes....i just do the soaks and use Occusoft lid cleaners and put

    Systane Balance Drops in my eyes.  i just had both eyes done to

    take care of cataracts.  The surgeon suggested the Systane drops and they

    seem to work best for me......try them and good luck.  I've tried the

    Wet Ones and my lids got so dry I got scared of the stuff getting in my

    eyes....try it all and maybe you will find some help....

    • cheryl4557
      cheryl4557 faye______00403

      Posted

      I have posterior blepharitis and have tried many things.  What seems to help me the most are Refresh Plus drops or Refresh Celluvisc drops (gel) which are preservative free and over the counter.  My opthamologist did not tell me I should use drops that have preservatives in them only four times a day but a receptionist who has blepharitis told me to use the preservative free ones.  I also have tried Muro 128 on my eyelashes at night so my eyes aren't stuck together in the morning and my eyes don't dry out at night.  It has helped alot.

  • dawn90509
    dawn90509 daniela19974

    Posted

    I have posterior blepharitis and MGD also.  I started out using the wet ones....following Lynda's procedure.  The wet ones really got my blepharitis under control.  If I had kept going with it I believe the blepharitis would have gone away.  But I started to wonder what caused the blepharitis in the first place.  I learned that the MGD results in more bacteria accumulating in my eyes thus causing the blepharitis.  So I went to manuka honey.  I have been doing the honey for about a month....my blepharitis is not gone yet....but my symptoms are so minimal I can't tell I have it.....and I wear eye makeup.  I think the secret is to put the honey on the roots of the eyelashes just like with the wet ones. Then I smear honey over the tops of my lashes and let some go into my eyes.  The honey also takes care of dry eye for me.  I go into detail how I use the honey on,  "Using Manuka Honey to Cure Blepharitis?" on this site.  So I think either Wet Ones or honey will work good....but I think I will do honey for the rest of my life.  Otherwise, my MGD will just create blepharitis all over again.  Take care, Dawn

    • faye______00403
      faye______00403 dawn90509

      Posted

      Whew!   I'd be afraid to put honey in my eyes.....did an eye doc

      tell you that it's okay?   I'm afraid to put most all of the stuff

      recommended here in my eyes....

    • lee12629
      lee12629 dawn90509

      Posted

      So often posterior and anterior go together. Makes sense when you figure the entire gland is enlongated and lays right under the skin of the lids. Trapped oil probably makes the lid oily and the bacteria grows. Was thinking about that the other night. My doc said for the anterior i could wear makeup if not in a flare,problem is,a flare can happen in minutes. Im determined to find a good hypoallergenic eye makep to try,i never realised how much the eye make up did for me. I look sooo plain without it,and feel very self conscious. Im prob the hardest on myself on this. Others probably could care less if I have it on or not. I hate having these eye issues. I find them disturbing. How couldnt it be,its the eyes. No forgetting about issues with them.
    • lee12629
      lee12629 dawn90509

      Posted

      Does it sting? Doesnt all the sugar in the honey make it too granular for in the eye? I took Manuka honey for a stomach issue I had,its so thick I cant imagine putting it in the eye. But if it works for you,thats great. Xx
    • dawn90509
      dawn90509 faye______00403

      Posted

      Are you kidding?  The eye doctor just said I had a "family" of problems!  He was too arrogant to take the time to even explain my condition....sorry....but after paying $160 bucks I at least hoped he would not brush blepharitis off as if it was nothing! I had to do my own research.  I found an eye study by the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health entitled, "Effect of antibacterial honey on the ocular flora in tear deficiency and meibomian glad disease." You can google it....after reading that I felt safe to use honey.  I also read testimonials of other sufferers getting relief.  

    • dawn90509
      dawn90509 lee12629

      Posted

      Yes, it does sting.....It is not a granular feeling....more of a disinfectant feeling
    • lee12629
      lee12629 dawn90509

      Posted

      My eye doctors,and ive seen 3 act like its no big deal. Well it is a big deal. Ive found more help useing Google then from any of them. Our clinic bill is huge. Im in the States. Plus 2 of them only spent like 5 minutes with me and were smug and sarcastic.
    • dawn90509
      dawn90509 lee12629

      Posted

      Oh I know, Lee.  I am in the States too.  It is sickening....and some of those drops are steroids which can cause other problems in the body...so be careful.  Doctors mock patients for going to the internet....but they have no time to spend with us so what are we to do?  
    • lee12629
      lee12629 dawn90509

      Posted

      Honestly I dont think they use their computers,I feel at times I go in knowing more then they do. I do so wish there was more dry eye clinics,but they are few and far between and most eye doctors dont have the most up to date equipment or procedures. Xx
    • dawn90509
      dawn90509 lee12629

      Posted

      You are exactly right...I have had the same thing happen to me.  Six years ago I had two doctors tell me I had kidney cancer in both kidneys.  Went to Mayo Clinic and found out I didn't have cancer at all....didn't even need surgery....kidneys are perfect!  That woke me up to the fact that patients have to be their own advocates!  I research everything now before they touch me.....take care, Lee, and hope you get this blepharitis under control....smile

    • lee12629
      lee12629 dawn90509

      Posted

      Yes,I look up everything and make a list of questions to ask. (Although I rarely get half of them answered )Thank you Dawn I hope things keep improveing for you also. Xx
    • faye______00403
      faye______00403 dawn90509

      Posted

      Always keep the words "second opinion"   foremost in your mind.

      Never take the word of one doctor about anything that is serious.

    • lee12629
      lee12629 faye______00403

      Posted

      Sooo agree,ive seen 3 doctors and probably will go to 3 more. Only problem is when you get mixed answers and dont know what to think..Xx
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