Hi guys please Help

[bonbbon455]

Hey guys I was told i have dry eye and bepharitis. Last two weeks have been really bad and i have seen like mulitiple Doctor`s who have all said i had pink eye or this and that. I am using patanol and vigamox. Problem is i have like a white discharge on my eye and it does not like to come out. I use a hot compress twice a day then i try to rinse my eye and flush my eye as well. Nothing it just remains in my eye.Most of the time i go to bed and it still there. When the white discharge remains in my eye for too long it gets hard and crust and sticks to my skin this hearts really bad.  I take omega 3-6-9 too though and i am hoping to get punctual plugs put in in December only though cause i can only see the Doctor then. Can you guys please help me i cry like everyday cause of it it hert`s its annoying i am sad. Is it the way i wash my eyes is there something different that can be done please any advise im down thanks

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

Please avoid washing the eyes out since it will cause further irritation and more discharge. I am unclear if you still need to be on vigamox?  These are often complex cases and require attention to the lid margin and the abnormal tear film.  Sometimes a brief course of steroid drops and gentle cleaning of the lid margins and aggressive treatment of dry eyes are in order.  For some cases commercial lid cleaners like sterilid can help as well as oral doxycycline for select cases as well a oral flax and fish oil.  Each case requires a custom approach and I don't know what you need so you need to stay in close touch with your ophthalmolgist.  Plugs may or may not help depending on the degree of lid margin disease.

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