Re: watery eyes

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Prednisone can do many strange things to the body. If you are on it you may want to get your eyes checked. Prednisone messed with my eyes.

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Just read postings about watery eyes, which drives me nuts aswell.

It's ,mainly outdoors. It's much better now that I drive, I know

that sounds strange, maybe someone can relate to this but when I was

younger and waiting for buses was a nightmare as I couldn't see the

bus numbers for my eyes filling up with water. I had them checked

out when at Moorfields recently and was told nothing could be done

and this is apart of BPES, for me anyway. Wearing eye make-up is a

problem as by the time I get to where I'm going most has been rubbed

off as a result of my watery eyes. Windy days are the worst as my

eyes stream. I love to cycle and this can be a problem with watery

eyes or any outdoor sport for that matter. I always have tissues at

the ready and wearing sunglasses / glasses helps !!!

> > > I didn't have the ability to

> > > open my eyes at all untill the first surgery.

> > ...

> > > I was quite shocked to know that some of the messages I've

read

> talked about

> > > surgeries being performed much later than mine and I wondered

how

> that

> > > worked. Apparently there are varied degrees of the condition.

> >

> > Some people delay their surgery (e.g. ptosis repair) until later

in

> > life, perhaps because the skills to correct it weren't available

> when

> > they were young, or their parents couldn't afford it (plastic

> surgery is

> > expensive in some countries) or were philosophically opposed to

it.

> > Others need some fine-tuning as they age (e.g. I had a tear-duct

> > placement adjusted when I was about 24, twenty-mumble years ago).

> >

> > And yes, you're right about the differing degrees of expression.

My

> > father's and son's BPES were/are (respectively) barely

detectable

> unless

> > one knew what to look for, but I got the whole box'n'dice.

> >

> > > Through my

> > > surgery I was given the ability to hold my eyes open with my

> forhead( at

> > > least that's how I understood it) I'm legally blind as well

and

> am very

> > > interested to know if the two go hand and hand or if I was the

> lucky

> > > winner of that gift.

> >

> > I've not seen anything about blindness being usually associated

> with

> > BPES. If you couldn't open your eyes at all until your first

> surgery at

> > 6 months, perhaps that was a factor? These days, surgeons do

> immediate

> > intervention (i.e. frontalis sling) when vision is affected by

> ptosis,

> > specifically to enable vision to develop.

> >

> > > I also recently read a study linking female

> > > infertility to blepharophimosis and worry I also have that to

> deal with.

> >

> > There's a very strong relationship twixt premature ovarian

failure

> and

> > BPES. You'll see plenty of discussion about it here. But not

from

> me,

> > I'm somewhat disinterested - but not uninterested - being

> gonadically

> > contradictory, if you catch my drift.

> >

> > > Thanks again for the welcome! I look forward to rambling on to

> anyone

> > > who'll listen and listen to anyone who wants to ramble!

> >

> > In the words of Page & Plant, " Ramble On " . (Oops, showing my age

> there.

> > D'oh!)

> >

> > Rob W

> >

>

>

> Hello Rob W.

> thank you for responding! In regards to how others could wait for

the

> surgery.........I hope I didn't offend anyone with my narrow

> understanding of bleph. Rereading what I wrote, I sound a little

> judgemental. I'll admit to being mental (laugh out loud) but

wasn't

> judging anyone at all. Like I said I've never known anyone else

with

> this and only had my own experience to relate to. I just wanted to

be

> sure I wasn't comming off like a snob. Thank you for the insights!

>

> My eyes water like crazy mostly outside or in places with

fluorescent

> lighting, did your tear duct replacement have anything to do with

> over active tear ducts?

>

> Take care

> Jackie

>

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Anything you are allergic to in the air?

Did you get new carpet, bedding, or car?

Buist, ND

Watery Eyes

Hi!I have always had a tendency to watery eyes. For the last month or so I have had permanently watery eyes. I wake up with swollen eyes in the morning and the slightest thing sets them off. I also have small red pimples forming around my eyes and on my eye lids. I am taking 50 mg of Lugol's per day. Apart from that this is the best I have felt for about 10 years. Anybody got any idea what this could be due to? MacGilchrist

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How about some more vitamin C in case it is a histamine reaction?

Buist, ND

Watery Eyes

Hi!I have always had a tendency to watery eyes. For the last month or so I have had permanently watery eyes. I wake up with swollen eyes in the morning and the slightest thing sets them off. I also have small red pimples forming around my eyes and on my eye lids. I am taking 50 mg of Lugol's per day. Apart from that this is the best I have felt for about 10 years. Anybody got any idea what this could be due to? MacGilchrist

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I get up at 6 am everyday. Need to pack lunches and get the kids breakfast and out the door to the bus.

Steph

Watery Eyes

Hi!I have always had a tendency to watery eyes. For the last month or so I have had permanently watery eyes. I wake up with swollen eyes in the morning and the slightest thing sets them off. I also have small red pimples forming around my eyes and on my eye lids. I am taking 50 mg of Lugol's per day. Apart from that this is the best I have felt for about 10 years. Anybody got any idea what this could be due to? MacGilchrist

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It sounds like allergies. Mine kicked in Last week. I have all of the same symptoms. I was on Flonase for 16 years and I quit taking it along with all of my other man made meds but I fond it has been tolerable and clears up when I use my netti pot daily. from IllinoisFrom: MacGilchrist <s.macgilxrist@...>iodine Sent: Tue, March 22, 2011 5:37:22 AMSubject: Watery Eyes

Hi!

I have always had a tendency to watery eyes. For the last month or so I have

had permanently watery eyes. I wake up with swollen eyes in the morning and the

slightest thing sets them off. I also have small red pimples forming around my

eyes and on my eye lids. I am taking 50 mg of Lugol's per day. Apart from that

this is the best I have felt for about 10 years. Anybody got any idea what this

could be due to?

MacGilchrist

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I have used this product for my eyes. Not sure if you can get this in France:

http://www.similasanusa.com/allergy-eye-relief

I love this site because you can walk through symptoms and it tells you what homeopathic remedy is best for your condition.

http://abchomeopathy.com/c.php/172

Watery Eyes

Hi!I have always had a tendency to watery eyes. For the last month or so I have had permanently watery eyes. I wake up with swollen eyes in the morning and the slightest thing sets them off. I also have small red pimples forming around my eyes and on my eye lids. I am taking 50 mg of Lugol's per day. Apart from that this is the best I have felt for about 10 years. Anybody got any idea what this could be due to? MacGilchrist

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Sometimes watery eyes are actually dry eyes that are overcompensating

(http://www.i-care.net/dryeye.htm).

The pimples could be styes:

http://www.health-disease.org/eye-diseases/eye-stye.htm

If I am remembering you have also had a lot of gunk in your throat and I'm not

remembering if sinuses have been a problem ... but this all makes sense to me

to all be connected to the things I have written in response to some of your

posts before ... bacteria's that like to hang out in sinuses, jawlines, glands

and ducts that are located in the skull.

As seen in the links that I provided both watery eyes (originating from dry

eyes) and styes are primarily bacterial in origin and I wonder if this might be

the case for you.

In addition to adding Lugol's to a saline nasal spray some people have also made

homemade iodine eye drops. I don't know the recipe but perhaps a search on the

forum might bring something up. There are 1% povidone iodine eye creams that

are commercially prepared.

I wonder if both a nasal spray application and eye drop application might be of

benefit in your situation.

Here is a link to PubMed about the Ocular Application of Povidone Iodine:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1705857/ - which once again states

" It has a very broad antimicrobial spectrum, including bacteria, viruses, and

fungi, given enough contact time in vitro "

I have always been impressed with this PubMed article about the eventual and

effective use of povidone iodine as a nasal spray in a neurological unit plagued

with klebsiella pnuemoniae that was resistant to preparations similar to those

used with MRSA over an 11 month period.

Iodine rocks!

>

> Hi!

> I have always had a tendency to watery eyes.  For the last month or so I have

> had permanently watery eyes.  I wake up with swollen eyes in the morning and

the

> slightest thing sets them off.  I also have small red pimples forming around

my

> eyes and on my eye lids.  I am taking 50 mg of Lugol's per day.  Apart from

that

> this is the best I have felt for about 10 years.  Anybody got any idea what

this

> could be due to?

> MacGilchrist

>

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Enjoy your day with Similasan's Allergy Eye Relief.

Give your eyes soothing relief from irritating allergens such as pet dander, mold spores, and more with Allergy Eye Relief sterile eye drops. Allergy Eye Relief is specifically formulated to relieve the symptoms associated with allergies such as: burning, itching, redness of eyes and lids, and excessive watering of the eyes. Because the active ingredients are homeopathic, they are naturally gentle and safe to use throughout the day.

-- If you take this recipe see below) to a good homeopathic pharmacy in France they probably can match it. I've had something similar in the past. Note that the allergens are out early this year in France -- way earlier than usual and a different combination that usual. Fibrojay

Similasan's Allergy Eye Relief is also available in preservative-free single-use droppers online, or at your local health food store.

Active Ingredients: Purpose

Apis 6X: burning, itching, stinging

Euphrasia 6X: redness, swelling, watering

Sabadilla 6X: watering, redness of lids

Other Information:

Active ingredients are manufactured according to homeopathic principles and are therefore non-toxic and have no known side effects.

Inactive Ingredients:

Borate buffer, Purified water, Silver sulphate (as preservative), Sodium nitrate

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The next time you need to do something similar, just use oil of some sort - it

will nourish and clean the wood at the same time without the side effects of

chemicals.

I hope you find some relief soon.

Pamela

>

> On Saturday I cleaned the living room from top to bottom after we had had some

> workmen in there.  I must have used nearly a whole can of furniture

> cleaner. This is normally against my principles however much of the wood work

> was covered in mildew so I wanted to get it up without stirring up the

spors. 

> Its also a very big and dusty room.  This has definately not helped my

problem!

> But the watery eyes predate this event.  It has been going on for about a

month

> now.

> I have upped my salt to a whole teaspoon full a day.

> MacG.

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Regarding bacteria in and around the eyes ... I remembered that there have

always been cautions about mascara being a fertile ground for bacteria growth or

blocking glands on the eyelids so there are a few do's and don'ts regarding it:

http://www.consumerreports.org/health/healthy-living/beauty-personal-care/cosmet\

ics/7-safety-tips-for-mascara-wearers-5-07/overview/0507_mascara_tips_ov.htm

> > >

> > > Hi!

> > > I have always had a tendency to watery eyes.  For the last month or so I

have

> > > had permanently watery eyes.  I wake up with swollen eyes in the morning

and the

> > > slightest thing sets them off.  I also have small red pimples forming

around my

> > > eyes and on my eye lids.  I am taking 50 mg of Lugol's per day.  Apart

from that

> > > this is the best I have felt for about 10 years.  Anybody got any idea

what this

> > > could be due to?

> > > MacGilchrist

> > >

> >

>

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My eyes used to be watery when I awakened in the morning but they have stopped.

Taking higher dosages of iodine did the trick I think. I also applied iodine

topically over my sinuses. Now, it only happens if I slept poorly or not at

all.

I consider it to be inflammation which iodine fixes. I am back to my normal

weight now, can fit in my old pants. That means less inflammation.

Joan