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Punctal Plugs

Recently I received Punctal Plugs for extreme Dry Eye. However they keep coming out. Does anyone have any experience with this and can you offer suggestions about what I can do to help maintain the plugs in my eye?
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You need a larger size plug.

Dr. O.
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Hello, I am considering punctal plugs as well.  Is there any down side to them?  Is it considered a last resort solution to dry eyes?   Wetting drops do not help me and almost seem to make the dryness worse sometimes.  Thank you!
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though i am not a doctor i have had an expierence similar to yours with the punctal plugs. my eye doctor after 3-4 times of putting them back in spoke briefly with me about doing a full closure of them where they burn the tear ducts with a laser to keep them fully closed off. i did opt out for this part but i thought id share.
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