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tea tree oill was working, ..

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dena64643
dena64643

Now itts not. Could it be becaue I cut back on the ffax seed? any ideas, at all? Thanks.sad Dena

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  • faye______00403
    faye______00403 dena64643

    Posted

    I've had Bleph for over 20 years.   It has gotten worse with time.

    I have the type that leaves the crust at the edge of the lids and

    when I try to clean the bits fall down in my eyes and I feel like

    I have sand in my eyes all day.....Anyhow.....just had both eyes

    done to remove cataracts.  First in March last mid April.   One

    of the eye docs told me to use Systane Balance eye drops on the eye

    not being worked on.   Heaven.....no feeling of sand in my eyes

    anymore.  It's more of a gel than the other 20 kinds I've tried over

    the years.   It's a little more pricey but believe me I'd pay a lot more

    for the feeling of relief it gives me...Drops are in the purple box.

    I sure hope it keeps working for me since I can stand my eyes

    during the day now.  If you have the Bleph that causes the grit

    please give this product a try.   Doesn't cure anything but makes

    life a lot better.

    • lee12629
      lee12629 faye______00403

      Posted

      Does it make your vision cloudy or blurry. I have excess oil in my tear film that already does that. I have some of these drops at home,but worried to try them. Thanks.
    • faye______00403
      faye______00403 lee12629

      Posted

      Only briefly like any drop you put in your eye would.  Why

      would you be worried to try them  They were recommended

      by eye doc.  I'd rather take his word than someone on a

      bloggin site that I don't know.  I've always been leery of

      using Wet Ones near my eyes and tea tree oil too.  Unless

      it is in a product that is made for eyes I wouldn't use.

    • faye______00403
      faye______00403 lee12629

      Posted

      I can't address that problem.  I just don't know.  Did an eye

      doc recommend any drops for you?  

    • lee12629
      lee12629 faye______00403

      Posted

      I guess any kind of regular eye drops. I just used refresh so far. I have thera tears and regular systane here to try.
    • lee12629
      lee12629

      Posted

      I have posterior mgd,i had some blocked glands. My oil for lipid layer is a little thick.
    • faye______00403
      faye______00403 lee12629

      Posted

      I wish I knew something to recommend for you.   Like I said I

      must have tried just about everything on the market over the

      years.  My brother-in-law is an opthamoligist and he told me

      to get Zaditor for itching.  It's more of an allergy treatment.

      I live in FL and something is always blooming and blowing.

      I guess with excess oil the main thing would be extra

      cleaning.   I did the warm soaks and finished with Occusoft

      wipes.   Even that was no solution until doc told me to

      buy Systane Balance.....wish it worked for you.

    • haircrazydaisy
      haircrazydaisy lee12629

      Posted

      Lee, I also have posterior mgd - my eyeball has actually detached because the blepharitis was so bad - or perhaps it was one of the hundreds of different medications I've been given over the years that caused the problem?! Cynical me.

      The worst thing I ever did was use the chlorophenol ointment - it damaged my eyes & dissolved my lashes over time. Trusted the doctor so just kept using it.

      Things are SO much better for me since I

      a). Started taking sea buckthorn oil - find it much better than flax & it's apparently the omega 7 that works so well

      b) Used a non-perfumed face wash followed by wiping round eyes with a cotton bud soaked in either eye wash or bicarb solution, depending on what's to hand.

      c). I try to drink more - not alcohol, ha, ha.

      d) I try not to stare at screens for prolonged periods & remind myself to blink fully

      Hope this helps you.

    • david24522
      david24522 lee12629

      Posted

      lee have you considered having your glands expressed proffessionaly then doing it yourself ? You need to clear all the thicker old oils then keep the glands open and flowing with new healthy oils .
    • lee12629
      lee12629 david24522

      Posted

      My oil isnt the toothpaste quality,its just thicker then it should be. My doctor apt this past tuesday he said all my glands were now open. Hopeing now if i get rid of the oil that was clogged it will become of better quality. Who know though by now some of my glands may be clogged again. My eyes looked very moist. Prob the oil. He said if I want I can get a presciption for doxycycline or minocycline. I have read it can thin the oils plus quell irritation. My tear break up time is decent so its the glands im dealing with. Oil quality.
  • dena64643
    dena64643

    Posted

    I wasn't having hardly any discomfort. But I think most of my problem is that I accidently poured some essencial into my eye in the middle of the night, thinking it was eye drops. the tea tree is usued in a popular eye scrut, so it can be used for the eyes, it's just getting the ratio right with the no tears shampoo. ena

    • dena64643
      dena64643 haircrazydaisy

      Posted

      Haircraizydaisy, it wasn't tea oil I poured in my eye, it was some oil a friend gave me. Thankfully it didn't damage my sight, but I do have some problems with that eye. The eye doctor think's it's all in my mind. I don't go to her anymore, she helped me very little. Dena
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