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#82377 From: "Scott" <rubellan@...>
Date: Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:08 pm
Subject: My cure for ocular rosacea
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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...








#82385 From: "cattabbygray" <cloggirl@...>
Date: Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:51 am
Subject: Re: My cure for ocular rosacea
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Thank you for the info.  I guess you didn't need to purchase OccuSoft
Lid Scrubs either. That's a savings too. I have have the same
problem, finally got off the antibiotics (doxycycline) and have been
using the Lid Scrubs and a antibiotic ointment at night. Seems to be
working very well. But I will try your way too. Take care!




--- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, "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...
>









#82403 From: sonomajestic <sonomajestic@...>
Date: Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:58 pm
Subject: Re: [rosacea] My cure for ocular rosacea
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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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#82418 From: Lilith Mageborn <lilithm3@...>
Date: Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:26 pm
Subject: Re: [rosacea] My cure for ocular rosacea
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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
>
> 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...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Please read the list highlights and FAQ: http://rosacea.ii.net
> New ! Rosacea Support Resource Pages:
> http://rosacea-research.org/wiki
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>





#82429 From: "Scott" <rubellan@...>
Date: Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:39 am
Subject: Re: [rosacea] My cure for ocular rosacea
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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...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Please read the list highlights and FAQ: http://rosacea.ii.net
> New ! Rosacea Support Resource Pages: http://rosacea-
research.org/wiki
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------
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#82431 From: lhoskins@...
Date: Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:57 am
Subject: Rosacea cosmetics
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This past week I had to wear makeup for a couple of functions, and my
face REALLY hated it. It's torture wearing foundation.

I found this website:

http://www.about-rosacea.com/cosmetics.htm

Has anyone used any of the products listed on this page?

Cleansers are on the next page.

I've been using Ann Marie Borlind's ZZ Sensitive Cleansing Milk, but
am open to trying new things.

Lynn





#82453 From: Nancy E Walker <nanners2@...>
Date: Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:39 pm
Subject: Re: [rosacea] My cure for ocular rosacea
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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...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Please read the list highlights and FAQ: http://rosacea.ii.net
> > New ! Rosacea Support Resource Pages: http://rosacea-
> research.org/wiki
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
>
>
> --
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> New ! Rosacea Support Resource Pages:
> http://rosacea-research.org/wiki
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>





#82468 From: "andreahu999" <andreahu999@...>
Date: Sun Apr 16, 2006 11:56 pm
Subject: Re: [rosacea] My cure for ocular rosacea
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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...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Please read the list highlights and FAQ: http://rosacea.ii.net
> > > New ! Rosacea Support Resource Pages: http://rosacea-
> > research.org/wiki
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Please read the list highlights and FAQ: http://rosacea.ii.net
> > New ! Rosacea Support Resource Pages:
> > http://rosacea-research.org/wiki
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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