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i'm 28. have had nighttime dry eyes (it's only bad when i sleep) and it started at age 22 for me. i always wonder the same thing when i visit these boards. it seems like on average everyone else is much older. which i find very troubling because it means something unusual is happening to me. my ophthalmologist even commented that i am young to a be a dry eye sufferer. :(

Okay I'm not male and I'm not sure what you consider young, but I got dry eye when I was 28, probably as a result of wearing contacts for 15 years. My doctor was shocked that I had them so young as well. But, I ended up getting punctal plugs in all 4 holes (the tiny holes at the inside corners of your eyes where your tears drain out) and after about a month of too wet eyes, they have been normal and I've been able to wear contacts again comfortably.

I'm 17 years old and have dry eye because my eye doesnt close all the way since I had and eye operation to open it. its hard to deall with at times just hope that it will some day get better.

hi monkeygirl (and everyone else)

I am 25 , but a female (sorry!)and have dry eyes. I tried everything with my last opthamalogist, including temporary plugs, antibiotics, etc. I had also previous to this diagnosis of dry eye last May been wearing my contact lenses for about 13 years. Now when I put them in my eyes get really, really irritated (red ring around the iris and headaches!)
I tried the temporary plugs in all four wholes, but as you know they dissolve fairly rapidly over the course of two-three days. It didn't seem to work, and my eyes (especially my left) were like leaking, overfilling with water.
Do you think its worth attempting the plugs again? Maybe because I only tried the temporary ones, I really wrote off the treatment too quick?

my current dr informed me there is a new type of plug available. she ordered them for me and will insert them on my next visit. i don't know more about them but i'll update this board again later.

skool-

i don't remember much about the temporary ones except they were better but still not good and i definately wanted the permanent ones. as far as i know you can't be harmed from having them permanent unless you don't really have dry eyes then i suppose they would make them too wet. my eyes were watery for about a month after, to the point that i had to wipe with a tissue every 5 minutes and everyone thought i was crying all the time. it was slightly annoying but they felt so good compared to before that i was happy. after that they adjusted and have been normal now, i thought for one year, but now that i think about it, it's been two years (time flies!) and i'm very happy.

Hi monkeygirl

were you able to wear your contact lenses again right away after you got the permanent ones put in? I;ve been out of mine for about a year and I'm desperately searching for a solution so that I can wear them again.

I am a male age 26. I have been suffering from dry eyes since 10 years now. Actually, I only knew 5 years ago. Before that, I thought it was normal case ... it was a weird feeling but not really dry. Now i would say I am a fairly severe sufferer.

My disorder started in the same time with 2 changes in the my life: (1) I developed acne and started using some benzoyl peroxide product on face and sleeping with it and (2) I started developing a very oily facial skin (still today)

I believe i have some sort of oil gland malfunction.

Actually, I currently live outside the USA... and I am coming to US this summer to try to find the cause and possible way to control the disorder.

BTW, would anyone know a good institute for me to visit in the Houston area? I will be staying there at a relative’s place. You know I am only asking because I will be staying in the US for a short time (max 3 moths) and I would like to see a fairly good doctor from the start.

Just wish me good luck...

Currently my research has led me to the Cullen Eye Institute at Baylor College. Any suggestions , opinions, etc …

follow up to my previous post. i tried the new plugs in my right eye only and for the first two nights (i have extreme dry eye only at night and while sleeping) i seemed to notice a difference but after that my eyes were as dry as usual and there was no improvement. there was also some minor discomfort with these plugs as i could feel them against my eye. had them removed two weeks later.

I am a 23 year old male and have evaporative dry eye from meibomian gland dysfunction.

accutane does dry eyes syndrom. beware.

23 is very young to have dry eyes syndrom. Montgumski, have you taken any medication that made you the dry eyes syndrom.
My life is a living hell. My life worth nothing looking like a geek with glasses with the inabilty to wear contact lenses and look like myself.
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i developed severe nighttime dry eyes at age 22. it developed suddenly after starting a regimen of flonase nasal spray. my dr thinks that is a coincidence, but my dry eye is also accompanied by extreme nasal dryness. i stopped taking flonase immediately, but the dry eye never went away. that was six years ago. it is the worst thing that's ever happened to me.

That is interesting!! I had a severe pink eye infection at the same time I had a very bad upper head cold. At the same time I was treating the pink eye with antibiotics (Tobramycin) - I also was using Nasonex. (which is a decongestant/steroid spray) I only used it once a day- two puffs in each nostril. I had it on hand from a previous cold in which I used it. I mentioned it once to the first Dr I saw (who was only family practice) and they didn't believe there was a correlation, so I shrugged it off. Haven't revisited that thought again until I read your post. I have been plagued with terrible dryness for 3 months and I fear it will not not ever go away. :confused:

Amy

It is possible (rare) for medicines such as nasal sprays to be transmitted into the eyes because our tear ducts connect directly to the nose. Your tears drain out into your nose throiugh the nasolacrimal ducts. It's an open pathway (albeit tiny) between the eyes and the nose.

That is interesting!! I had a severe pink eye infection at the same time I had a very bad upper head cold. At the same time I was treating the pink eye with antibiotics (Tobramycin) - I also was using Nasonex. (which is a decongestant/steroid spray) I only used it once a day- two puffs in each nostril. I had it on hand from a previous cold in which I used it. I mentioned it once to the first Dr I saw (who was only family practice) and they didn't believe there was a correlation, so I shrugged it off. Haven't revisited that thought again until I read your post. I have been plagued with terrible dryness for 3 months and I fear it will not not ever go away. :confused:

Amy


Are you saying you used the steroid nose spray around the time the dry eye started? I am very convinced there is a connection (at least in my case). My eyes are always worse (drier) when my nose is clearer. Also, even though I stopped using flonase over 5 years ago, the physiology in my nose has not ever gone back to its state before I used flonase. My nose is a lot clearer still than it ever had been before flonase, and without going into detail the mucus in my nose changed after using flonase and it has stayed the same way ever since.

It is possible (rare) for medicines such as nasal sprays to be transmitted into the eyes because our tear ducts connect directly to the nose. Your tears drain out into your nose throiugh the nasolacrimal ducts. It's an open pathway (albeit tiny) between the eyes and the nose.

i would notice a sort of cold sensation at the corner of each of my eyes (on the tear duct side) immediately after each administration of flonase. it was hard to tell if it was coming from the inside of my nose or from my eyes. it's not conclusive evidence of anything, but maybe worth noting...