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Very difficult to open my eyes

Very difficult to open my eyes

Since July, I have to strain heavily to keep my eyes open, especially when I am walking, trying to keep eye contact with people, and more especially when I am outside. When I am driving, I have to keep eating, so that my eyes can stay open. My eyelids used to sometimes, but this has stopped long ago. I have been seeing my Doctor and Optician. They have not helped me at all. I just can barely keep my eyes open now. Since reading other posts, I have looked up Benign Essential Blepharospasm. I do not sleep enough because I have a child that has Autism. I am always looking for solutions to my daughter's problems. This makes me not to have enough sleep. Sometimes I sleep 2 or 3 hours, or none at all.

I do not have any other health problems, except that my blood tests showed that I am seriously anemic. My doctor said she could not believe that I am not tired or weak. Anyway, I am now taking folic acid and iron tablets. But I am scared of my eye problem, I do not want to become blind. I can only open my eyes when talking, reading or eating.

Opthamologists say that my eyes are perfect. The new Opthamologist I saw yesterday gave me eye drops for dry eyes, AGAIN, and said if there is no improvement, I should come back in one months time. Is there anything I can do???
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