... So yesterday I had the permanant plugs put in my lower tear ducts. My eyes actually feel worse. The tearing is worse ,and they are burning. Do I need to give it more time? ... (0 replies)
... meds for depression and anxiety. My plugs will not stay in place. The restasis helps. ... (2 replies)
... Plugs are insertd into the tear ducts in order to preserve the tears that eyes produce. ... (1 replies)
... What are plugs that go in your tear ducts (1 replies)
... a year due to a change in my health care plan. I am experimenting with Bio Tears vitamin supplement which is suppose to have the same effect as Restastis but from the inside out. ... (2 replies)
... I am new here and I also have dry eye problems, most of the time my eyes are so red that I looked high, which is not good. I am thinking of getting punctal plugs on my lower tear ducts, my doctor recommended it, but I'm not sure of what to do. I did a bit of research and bacterial infection seems to be of high recurrence. ... (2 replies)
... I dont believe that they have actually done studies with people who already have plugs in place. ... (5 replies)
... ss, you don't get any kind of good medication that really helps, at least for a few hours. I'm happy when I don't feel my eyes at least for a hour. But all these tear drops, gels don't bring much. ... (27 replies)
... Yes, I had extremely low tear production. I had almost no tears. I started by just getting the silicone plugs in the lower ducts. ... (7 replies)
... Temporary plugs are plugs that go IN the tear ducts. They are dissolvable after a few days and their purpose is to see if they help at all. If they do, then you can get the permanent plugs. ... (15 replies)
... Has your doctor ever considered cauterizing your other two tear ducts? ... (6 replies)
... I was told that I have open tear ducts wich causes ALL water content to evaporate. The Doc gave a name and said it was VERY rare. Every doc I've seen since cannot tell me this name? ... (6 replies)
... I've had plugs and they did help me, but not enough to make a difference. ... (19 replies)
... My doctor put temporary plugs in my lower ducts last June when I was having major dry eye problems due to blepharitis. ... (19 replies)
... I had LASIK surgery in September, 2002 and an enhancement surgery in March of this year. After the second surgery and with the coming of allergy season in Dallas, my eyes became painfully dry. ... (2 replies)
... since then my eyes have itched terribly...I find myself wanting to take my finger nail and scratch the heck out of my lower eyelid...right in the inner corner. ... (3 replies)
... I have had all four ducts plugs in the past, and my eyes were hypersentive sometimes, and would tear excessively. ... (5 replies)
... I am experience extreme disomfort due to dryness in my eyes. ... (5 replies)
... I have very dry eyes. First I had the bottom plugs in and didn't notice any improvement. ... (3 replies)
... Today marks week 13 since I remember the "original event" occurring. We were out camping and I woke up very early, rubbed my eyes and felt something tear across my left eye. I thought to myself that this just couldn't be good and went back to sleep. It took two days for me to be able to open my eye fully. ... (5 replies)
