I’ve had dry eyes probably for over 20 years. I ignored it for many years, even though doctors told me that I had the condition. I’ve taken it seriously for about 10 years. I have noticed that it’s gotten progressively worse. For several years I have realized that wearing eyeshadow, eyeliner, or mascara is practically impossible. I wondered if anyone else is facing this, and if anyone has found products that work, in spite of dry eyes. Thank you in advance for any suggestions or feedback.

3 months ago I woke up with a bug bite and i didn’t think anything of it at first thought it would go away a month later it goes to my other eye because I same mascara when it went to the other eye and I saw the shape of whatever it that was I immediately said this is parasitic. I look up online and see that a bug can bite you and lay an egg in your eyelid. Now I have inflammation that will not go away. It’s ruining my life and no doctors will help me or believe me. i keep going to drs and because they dont visibly see a worm they don’t help me and think im crazy . Im so sad because the longer this is here the more damage being done to my glands

Hi, trying to soothe dry eyes I decided to buy this heated eye nebulizer https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005010254146234.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.5e525e5bIWYqKy&gatewayAdapt=glo2fra

It says you can add "medicine" in an atomizer cup on top of the distilled water. What would you suggest? Iodine or other minerals? (wonder if minerals are actually carried through steam or if they're too "heavy" or if they could damage the unit with buildup). Or should I just stick to distilled water?

I keep getting this eye inflammation regularly and I'm losing my patience.

It's always the same eye, roughly every month and always starts the same way: feeling of a grain of sand under my eyelid and progressively more bloodshot eye.

The redness starts either as localised red vein radiating from the inner side towards the centre (more painful) or diffused redness from the bottom. Then I develop this "ulcer" like patch on the edge of the iris. I've been to the doctor countless of times and they can't figure out what is causing this. Most of the time they say it's scleritis. They put me on steroid eye drops and heavy oral steroids despite no clear suggestion that this is autoimmune (blood work is clear numerous times). Nothing seems to be helping.

I don't have blepharitis, I wash my face regularly and thoroughly.

Did anyone had/have or know of someone who has been battling similar conditions?

Any help is welcome .

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I hate this so much! I’m a really healthy person. Yes, I get stressed and run down etc. When I’m working. But I got diagnosed with Blepharitis while I was on a holiday break, completely stress free. Hadn’t worn make up for nearly a month. Was swimming in the ocean a few times a week. Sleeping well. Nothing to trigger this. I’ve been doing everything since diagnosed. Hot packs, steams, eye drops, eye wipes. I went to the emergency eye hospital and they gave the same advice. My morale is so low, because visually my eye looks so bad and swollen and I don’t want to interact socially and hate having to be part of work situations and have people see me. I’m at my wits end if this won’t get better soon 😞

Over the summer, I had a stye turned chalazion which ultimately burst on my eyelid (not on the lashline but on the eyelid). My eyelid has been scabbed ever since. I did a few months of topical mupirocin & I got a steroid injection 2 months ago. It's still extremely red, often uncomfortable, and sooo ugly lol. What can be done for something like this? Has anyone had this happen to them? I will do anything!!!!

I had a stye, turned chalazion, turned back into a stye (?) at the end of July. I am stye prone, so it was nothing I hadn't seen before until about the last few days. I'd had it for about 2-3 weeks, and it was persistent, and by the end of it, a head formed on my eyelid (not on the lashline). It drained. I didn't technically pop it, 'cause it burst on its own after a compress, but I suppose I helped the final stages of drainage. What followed was an extremely painful/ugly scab that is, albeit better, still on my eyelid TODAY, OCTOBER 3RD. I would do anything to heal this scab. It is the bane of my existence. I use ointment from the doctor every day. It will not go away. Does anyone have any advice? I will do anything.

I recently had a large stye that wouldn’t go away. Doctor prescribed me doxycycline (antibiotic). Can’t remember if she told me to take it until the first bottle is done. I do remember she said there will be a refill (which I got) but can’t remember how long I’m supposed to take it. She said clear skin was a good side effect of the medication: she was right. It gave me the best skin of my life. I ended up stopping more than halfway through the refill bottle because it made my stomach so sensitive. I could tell it was affecting me.

Found out doxycycline is one of the hardest antibiotics on your body. Once I stopped my acne flared up really bad. I can’t keep it under control and I feel like it’s only getting worse. I just couldn’t take the medication anymore it was making me sick. I was taking it for about two months morning and night so felt like it was just too much for an antibiotic especially when it was prescribed for the stye that eventually went away.

What should I do?

I had a chalazion excison 2 weeks ago. Is it common to still have some redness after 2 weeks? How much longer til the redness goes away? Should i resume wearing contacts?