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Like I said before, the doctor in a hospital (I had to wait 5 weeks of waiting list to see a doctor since my erosions started!) said I had dry eyes due to MGD. He said “You glands are blocked”. His prescription included just eye drops and warm compresses.

Another doctor, on an internet forum, did enlighten me somewhat better. She said “You probably had adenoviral conjunctivitis, that led to MGD, which indeed can lead to sudden and severe eye dryness”. She also said I should really ...

So I am 34 and new to this dry eye thing. What triggered my condition? I still don't know for sure. Once thing I know: it started soon after an eye infection.

In January 2013 I developed an eye infection: swollen lids, red eyes, pus. I was stupid, and didn’t do much about it. It went away by itself after a week and a little. I felt fine.

3-4 weeks later it all began. I felt sudden sharp pain in my left eye that woke me up at night. Thought it was an eyelash. However, ...

Necrotizing scleritis as a complication of cosmetic eye whitening procedure.
Abstract

BACKGROUND:
We report necrotizing scleritis as a serious complication of a cosmetic eye whitening procedure that involves the use of intraoperative and postoperative topical mitomycin C.
FINDINGS:
This is a single case report. A 59-year-old Caucasian male with a history of blepharitis status post uncomplicated LASIK refractive surgery reported chronic conjunctival hyperemia for

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Does anyone ever get any testing done like MRI's of the head to check to see if anything is abnormal?

Patient ocular conditions and clinical outcomes using a PROSE scleral device.

PURPOSE:
To determine the type and distribution of ocular conditions cared for in a clinic dedicated to scleral devices and to report the clinical outcomes afforded by this approach.
METHODS:
Fifty-one charts of patients fitted unilaterally or bilaterally with a scleral device (Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem - PROSE) in a two year period were retrospectively reviewed.

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