Does anyone have itching on the outer corner of the eye? Not on the
inside but rather the skin on the surface. Somehow the skin there
(the slit) is cracked from excessive tearing and is refusing to
heal, resulting in bouts of itching and cracking and swelling of the
upper eyelid. Have tried FHM, erythromycin ointment, and vasline to
no avail. Anyone have the same problem?



--- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, Nancy E Walker
<nanners2@...> wrote:
>
> HI Scott.. I came to the same conculsion about a month ago. I
hate the
> baby shampoo thing and rubbing with a Q-tip made my eyelids very
sore.
> So when I was soaking my eyes, I just did a little more vigorous
rubbing
> in the inner corner and it really helped. I don't feel like I
need to
> keep rubbing that inner corner all day now.
>
> I do continue to use Patanol drops now because I am afraid to quit!
> <G>....
>
> I have about a million white washcloths and I use about 8 a
day....for
> washing and drying. I never use them twice and bleach them every
time I
> wash them.
> My dear MIL gave me the idea, because she used them for removing
her
> makeup so she wouldn't ruin the good ones that matched her towel.
I
> really like the cheap ones that aren't so thick. Nancy/AZ
>
>
> On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 00:39:50 -0000 "Scott" <rubellan@...> writes:
> > I was amazed it worked so well, but I'm a logical thinker and
logic
> > made me think, "If this over production of oil collecting in my
eyes
> >
> > is what's breeding and holding the bacteria that causes the
various
> >
> > irritations, let's just get it out and see what happens". It's
been
> >
> > a life saver. All I do is put the clean, wet wash cloth in the
> > corner of my eye and use my index finger underneath to slide the
> > cloth so the skin slightly folds back, revealing the build up.
The
> > wash cloth collects it and I rinse it. The end! The only reason
I
> > mentioned the black wash cloth was because you can see the build
up
> >
> > that's removed crystal clear against the black. I use any wash
cloth
> >
> > now, but started with the black one to ensure I could see if
> > anything was being removed. It's a simple daily ritual that has
> > saved me any further doctor appointments and expense.
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > --- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, sonomajestic
> > <sonomajestic@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Scott
> > >
> > > I can totally relate to the bouts of conjunctivitis - I have
> > been going through that for the past year. My derm says it "may"
be
> >
> > ocular rosacea, but will only prescibe 20mg of doxy a day. My
> > opthamologist keeps varying his opinion on whether it's a staph
> > infection, viral, or allergies (or a combination) - bottom line,
he
> >
> > doesn't really know. He's prescribed tobradex, vigamox, patanol,
> > cippro, etc., all of which have helped for short periods of ime.
I
> > have had rosacea for several years so I'm quite sure it's
related to
> >
> > that, even though he doesn't agree.
> > >
> > > I'm glad your regimen gave you such great results - forgive
me
> > for saying it sounds too good to be true, and too easy, but it's
> > great to know something so simple can be the answer. I might
feel a
> >
> > little hesitant to really "dig" into the corner of my eye - I
would
> > almost be afraid that would make things worse.
> > >
> > > One question - why a black washcloth? does the color matter?
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > Scott <rubellan@> wrote:
> > > For the past several years, I have been having fairly
regular
> > bouts
> > > of conjuntivitus. I originally blamed it on allergies, but it
> > began
> > > to happen more frequently and last for a week or so at a time.
> > Just
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > Here I am, over a year later and virtually cured of this part
of
> > the
> > > 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
> > > 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
> > > 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
> > > a daily basis and have had ZERO issues with dry eye again over
the
> >
> > > 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
> > > 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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