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Myopia and dry eye
by charbor, Oct 14, 2009 11:23AM
Hi,
I am a 39 year old man who has been myopic since the age of 9 and currently have a prescription of about -8.0 in both eyes. I wore contacts almost non-stop from the age of 17 to 33 and never had any problems whatsoever with my eyes. At 33, I developed a bad case of conjunctivitis, and ever since I have had severe problems with dry eyes. I can no longer wear contacts and my eyes hurt most of the day. I have been to see ophthamologists many times and have tried just about everything, including Restasis and punctal plugs, with no success. Strangely, when I use lubricating drops, though I might get a little momentary relief, within a couple minutes my eyes feel worse than before. This problem has definitely had a negative impact on my quality of life.
I do a lot of work using the computer and this definitely makes my eyes hurt worse. My question is, am I further damaging my eyes? I am worried that since they bother me so much already that if they continue to get worse it will be unbearable. I see a lot of floaters when my glasses are off but I have seen these for many years. Also, is there anything that someone with moderately high myopia can do that would be good for their eyes? Would it be a bad thing to not wear glasses for extended periods each day, or will that cause problems? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I am a 39 year old man who has been myopic since the age of 9 and currently have a prescription of about -8.0 in both eyes. I wore contacts almost non-stop from the age of 17 to 33 and never had any problems whatsoever with my eyes. At 33, I developed a bad case of conjunctivitis, and ever since I have had severe problems with dry eyes. I can no longer wear contacts and my eyes hurt most of the day. I have been to see ophthamologists many times and have tried just about everything, including Restasis and punctal plugs, with no success. Strangely, when I use lubricating drops, though I might get a little momentary relief, within a couple minutes my eyes feel worse than before. This problem has definitely had a negative impact on my quality of life.
I do a lot of work using the computer and this definitely makes my eyes hurt worse. My question is, am I further damaging my eyes? I am worried that since they bother me so much already that if they continue to get worse it will be unbearable. I see a lot of floaters when my glasses are off but I have seen these for many years. Also, is there anything that someone with moderately high myopia can do that would be good for their eyes? Would it be a bad thing to not wear glasses for extended periods each day, or will that cause problems? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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