I have had this problem for about a month. My cat scratched my left eye. I am going to a corneal specialist. They have already done a debridement on my eye last week and today they are going to do the stromal puncture. I am curious to hear from others with this condition. I have been reading the posts and it seems like no one has had a procedure done. I find that my doctors believe it is necessary to try and control the problem as soon as possible. I really would like to hear from anyone with this problem and also anyone who has had the puncture procedure done. It is really torture to deal with the pain. I find myself almost living in fear of it happening. Thank you very much for any support you can give!
I went to the doctor today and he decided to wait and see before doing the ASP. If it cracks again then we will do it. Anyway, I posted earlier and would really like to hear from someone with rce. Also, I keep reading to warm the Muro ointment, but it burns when I put it in my eye so I keep it in the refrigerator and it has been much more comfortable to use.
Hi SRoman, I suffered with RCE for 3 years before finally giving in and having stromal puncture done last Fall. Actually they did it 3 separate times over the course of 2 months. The doc wanted to keep a bandage lens in for 3 months after the procedure in order for the eye to heal but I still had erosions with the lens in place and unfortunately I got a blister under the cornea due to the eye being starved for oxygen with the lens in there. He took the lens out and I continued to get erosions but less frequent than before the procedures (it was happening several times/week and sometimes several times/night). It has now been several weeks and I'm hoping that things have finally settled down. I used Muro, both drops and ointment, for over 3 years and finally decided that it seemed to be making matters worse, so I started using Tears Naturale drops during the day and upon awakening at night before opening my eyes and I use Genteal Gel before bed and also each time I awaken. This seems to be working much better for me. The gel tends to crust on my lashes which helps to keep the lid shut at night.
Thank you so much for responding. I got the impression that the stromal puncture usually cures this problem. From what I am reading here I am wondering if there is a possible cure.
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