Scott -- thanks for this info! I don't have ocular rosacea but I have the
beginnings of exophthalmos from an overactive thyroid; I finally got back
on the medication a week ago. When I read what you wrote about cleaning
out the corner of the eye, I tried it and my eyes feel so much better for
the first time in weeks. When exoph. hits, the eyelids don't fully close
during sleep and that is one reason the eyes feel gritty and dry. I think
it's from buildup that comes from the eyes not being able to normally
lubricate themselves.

It's kinda like belly-buttons, isn't it? LOL Thanks for the tip again.
It's such a relief to not have the gritty feeling.

Sue


On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:08:41 -0000 "Scott" <rubellan@...> writes:
> For the past several years, I have been having fairly regular bouts
> of conjuntivitus. I originally blamed it on allergies, but it began
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> to happen more frequently and last for a week or so at a time. Just
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> over a year ago I began to have issues with my eyes drying out and
> becoming regularly irritated, THEN I had a poorly administered V-
> Beam treatment with inadequate eye covering which resulted in red,
> flared eyes for about a month.
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> At this time I decided to go to an eye doctor to hear whatever bad
> news they had for me. She peeked under my eyelids and immediately
> diagnose Blepharitis, ocular rosacea. Great, as if the face wasn't
> bad enough, I now had it in the eyes! She explained how the excess
> oils build up around the eye opening and cause irritation and
> infection, thus indicating the pink eye frequency. She told me the
> basics about keeping the eyes and lashes clean with baby shampoo,
> and seeing how I respond to it.
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> Here I am, over a year later and virtually cured of this part of the
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> condition. How did I manage it? Well, I altered the original
> suggestion, and took a black wash cloth and dug in the corner of my
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> eye by my nose. As awful as it sounds, I was surprise to see the
> gore that was removed. I did it with the other eye and had the same
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> results. Literally within the next couple of days of doing that
> procedure during the morning shower and in the evening, my eyes
> looked and felt tons better. They were regularly moist and the
> redness was no different than anyone else. I continued the ritual on
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> a daily basis and have had ZERO issues with dry eye again over the
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> past year. There have been a few cases in which a bout of pink eye
> starts, which is usually in the morning and after some sort of
> allergy related irritation. I do my eye cleaning procedure and it's
> GONE within the hour. THAT'S IT! No medications, no more doctor
> visits, no more weeks of looking at the floor so as not to show my
> red, itchy, watery eyes. Just diggin' in the corner of my eyes with
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> a clean, not soapy wash cloth on a daily basis and it's taken care
> of it entirely. Now only if I could find something to work on the
> face...
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