The Eyes Have It.
Wow - I look kinda blue in this....
Well, really only my right eye and I’m getting DAMNED tired of it. Somehow I’ve managed pick up an eye infection that I’ve had since .. oh about this time last year .. called Blepharitis and it’s not fun. I went to Doc in a Box (aka Patient First) before my trip to Halifax last year and got an antibiotic goo (not the technical term for it) to put in my eye. That in itself was a pain in the arse and seemed to clear it up.
Several weeks ago I went back to Patient First for the same problem – only this time it was on the inside of my eye as opposed to the outer eye and I got a bit stronger antibiotic in the form of eye drops. Now, this is mostly my own fault but I did not administer said eye drops as prescribed by the doctor and then a few days into the treatment, Keith and I came home to find that Ollie had managed to get a hold of the bottle and ate/chewed it up. To date, Ollie has not had any problems other than his normal weirdness due to ingesting antibiotic eye drops.
NOW – I have it again and well, I guess I’ll be going back to the doctor again. I think it feels worse than it looks….I would say the feeling is akin to having a really potent shampoo in the eye burn and not being able to do anything about it. It’s also fun when it “weeps” – yeah it waters and then gets all crusty….sounds pretty huh? Dontcha wish yer girlfriend was hot like me? Dontcha?
Looks like the causes of this are either scalp dandruff (hey I wash my hair every day dammit), acne rosacea, or a bacterial (Staph) infection. I don’t have acne rosacea (that I know of) so I guess it could only be one of the other two – gah and I’m sorta anal about my personal hygeine – what with being a ‘mo and everything so this is totally bumming me out – well, that and feeling like everyone is staring at my Quasimodo eye.
Get thyself to an opthamalogist.
Pronto.
Hi, I just saw your blog regarding blepharitis. Thought I would post a reply for what its worth. I was diagnosed with blepharitis 5 years ago when I was 21. I think I got the problem from using Accutane for acne when I was 19. To reduce the redness, I used Visine quite a lot, but when I found that Visine just makes the problem worse permanently, I stopped using it. Over the years I have tried so many things eg omega3,6 (TheraTears Nutrition), ginseng, ginkgo biloba, euphrasia eyedrops, flaxseed, bilberry, artificial tear drops, eyebright, scrubbing the eye lids with TheraTears Sterilid (this helped a lot), hot compresses. I never suffered from pain or discomfort like many people do. But I did have a lot of trouble trying to get my eyes to look clear again. They would always look red, sometimes bloodshot, vessels always visible.
A year ago a friend showed me a fruit/antioxidant health drink, MonaVie. Since then my eyes have looked so much clearer than any other products I tried. The anti-inflammatory properties helped me with inflamed blood vessels. I was taking many different supplements at one stage, now I just take the one product. I find I dont even have to worry about using SteriLid anymore. I just have to make sure I get good sleep, drink water, take this drink and thats it.
Everyone’s bodies are different of course. I hope you find some method or product that you’re happy with for your blepharitis.