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I had agonising pain from dry eyes when I woke up. It felt like my lense was scratched, but it wasn't. An eye specialist told me that in fact my eyelid pores we
by nanna 2y ago
I had agonising pain from dry eyes when I woke up. It felt like my lense was scratched, but it wasn't. An eye specialist told me that in fact my eyelid pores were bunged up and weren't release enough moisture at night. A predisposition that years at the screen not blinking enough made accute. He advised eyelid wipes morning and night and it cleared the issue. he told me that instead of eyelid wipes, to keep the costs down, I could use bicarbonate of soda (medical grade) boiled in water (about a teaspoon to 500ml I think, and then just dip qtips into it (cooled of course). Keep that mix in the fridge for no longer than a week before making a new batch.
- oidar 2y agoI have a nearly identical issue. Do you recall the diagnosis? Also, when you do the wipes how "deep" do you go when wiping the lids?
- nanna 2y agoSorry to hear that. I forget exactly the diagnosis but maybe it was meibomian gland dysfunction and/or blepharitis? How deep? Basically with one hand pull your eyelid up or down (depending on which one) and then while keeping your eye open, which I find quite hard, wipe along the pink line of the eyelid with the eyelid wipe backwards and forwards ten times. It has to be along this line as that's where the glands are. Do this for both top and bottom eyelid. If it's really bad like mine was you might need to take some medication - I was put on steroids I think. Sorry memory not serving me hugely well here but good luck! I'll check for comments in case this wasn't clear enough.