Comments on: Unusual Cure for Dry Eye Syndrome

By: Fitness Gal

Fitness Gal — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:58:20 +0000

I have used Olive Leaf extract to clear up eye infections. It’s an herb that you can take in a capsule form. It works really good and also clears up all kinds of infections.

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:31:30 +0000

I have Osteonecrosis of the jaw- The ONJ has adversely affected my eyesight and now I have blephiritis.

I’ve treated it successfully using warm compresses and by scrubbing my eyelids with warm water and baby shampoo, to keep it from stinging, and sometimes oral or topical antibiotics. Hope this helps someone in a similar situation.

By: Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 11:55:43 +0000

I think that there is no cure for allergies,we may just take care of the things that is causing the allergy but allergies theirself have no cure

By: Dhivya

Dhivya — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 10:59:49 +0000

Its honestly irritating to have Blepharitis..my husband suffers this and is yet to find any relief with medication

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:42:45 +0000

I’d like to say I heard an add 2 weeks ago that a new medication was
coming out in Novemeber 2010 for Blepharitis. If I find my notes will let you know…

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:01:17 +0000

I’m 76 yrs old and have a sister that is 96 yrs old – both have Blepharitis.
My sister has used the most expensive medication known. She finds warm
soaking of the eyes is the best. I personally cannot use eyedrops because
the Sodium exaserbates the irritation. Have been using Tobradex (Steroid) for years, but side effect is cataracts. Am trying an eye ointment with Mineral Oil and Petroleum Jelly as a base then apply the Tobradex over that. The skin
around my eyes does not seem to be as red as it was with the Tobradex alone.
There is no cure for BLEPHERITIS. One Dr. told me I am allergic to myself.

By: George

George — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:55:57 +0000

I was diagnosed with dry eye syndrome. However on closer examination by a specialist I was told that this was contributed by BLEPHIRITIS. Wha i asked the doctor. He sais it’s a bacteria on the eye lids that causes redish sore gritty eyes. Solution was to boil watre; allow to cool and put in a small amount of sodium bi-carbonate. Get a cotton bud and wash the eye lids twice a day. Then use eye lubricating drops Can take 2 – 8 weeks for improvement. . Have had dry eyes for 2 years and it’s wrecking me out of energy. It’s now improving a little but anything is a help.

By: John Gifford

John Gifford — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:26:33 +0000

I would have to contest your warning not to use a humidifier for dry eyes. I do agree that you may have problems as a result of using your humidifier with hard water, but there are solutions. For starters, try a regular evaporative humidifier that does not ionize the water. Even with soft water, the ionizing humidifier leaves a film on nearby furniture and appliances. Another remedy is a water conditioner that you can buy to put in your humidifier which will reduce such symptoms. They last anywhere from 1-3 months and are fairly innexpensive. I have an eye disease that constrains me to wearing miserable hard contacts that almost always leave my eyes looking like a heavy pot smoker (I’ve even been asked by an officer who pulled me over one night if I had been smoking pot). As directed by my eye doctor, I put a humidifier at my desk at work and oh what a magnificant difference it makes. The dry air in Utah is hard on the eyes and a humidifier can make a huge difference!

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:57:18 +0000

I suffer from dry eye syndrome and have for years. My eye doctor recommended an ultrasonic humidifier for the bedroom at night. I didn’t think much of that advice because, when asleep my eyes are closed, right? However it worked very well. I don’t use it unless my dry eye is really bad because maintaining the humidifier is such a pain. It must be emptied and refilled every day and cleaned with a bit of bleach. I use only distilled water in it.

I use prescription Restasis, which helps, and eye drops made for dry eye between the 2 doses of Restasis per day. I still have dry eye, but it is tolerable. I don’t smoke and we have a whole-house humidifier and my husband has a hygrometer to measure the humidity in the house so it isn’t too humid.