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Tacrolimus finally helped me

Hello everyone.

Let me just start by thanking this incredible community, for it has certaintly helped my mental state very, very much. From the bottom of my heart, thank you all, and I hope you do not give up and that you find what works for you. You desever so much and I bet life WILL...

Putting honey on my eyelids worked

I finally found something that is working. I read a post from someone who said putting honey in her eyes all but cured her dry eye syndrome. So, having suffered from this disease for almost 30 years now, I was desperate enough to try it. I did not want to post anything for a few months as sometimes...

Asymptomatic to MGD after Lipiflow

Hello dryeyezone community,

Since 2015, I have become intolerant to wearing contact lenses,
so in 2019, I decided to undergo PRK, -3 myopia in both eyes.
After that and till December 2023, I had to apply 4 to 5 times daily
eye drops. In the peak, even 10 times.
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