Re: Re: watery eyes

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Prednisone messed with my eyes too. I had two completely different eye glass

prescriptions from one year to the next. Long term use of pred can cause

diebetes and glaucoma so it is very important to check your eyes and blood sugar

regularily.

Zanna

on pred since 98

My health blog:

www.zannasstory.blogspot.com

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My son Micah gets so mad when he gets " water eyes " as

he calls it. His eyes water very easily and he finds

it very frustrating. I just bought him two more pairs

of sunglasses tonight as I know they help. (And he

loses them all the time.)

April

--- birrellnadine <birrellnadine@...> wrote:

> 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

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

I can relate to driving being a great help for keeping cold and windy weather away from the eyes. I've had watery eyes all my life and It's something I never got used to. Sunglasses obviously help with bright sun light and act as a shield from the wind but I wouldn't recomend a child wearing them too often in case it affects their eye sight in the long term. As I'm no optician it may well be worth getting advice from one. Rob <r.watson@...> wrote: april Eisele wrote:> My son Micah gets so mad when he gets "water eyes" as> he calls it. His eyes water very easily and he finds> it very frustrating. I just bought him two more

pairs> of sunglasses tonight as I know they help. (And he> loses them all the time.) > AprilLosing sunnies is a child's job, I'm beginning to suspect.> --- birrellnadine <birrellnadine@...> wrote:>>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 !!!>>>>(Hmmm... I didn't get this post sent to me. Not the first time. I hope the forum isn't broken somehow or somewhat.)I can relate to that (but not the make-up part - those stories aren't true). I also used to have trouble reading the numbers on approaching buses. Luckily, the route I was on, there was only one destination, so I'd flag down any old bus that (eventually) appeared. And playing golf was (and still is) just a disaster - don't get me started.Don't believe what fields tells you. I had mine fixed, sort of. Tell them to call in Sydney.

He's retired, but I'm sure he knows those guys (went to fields (?) to study in the '60s) - Collin & co.Nil illegitimus carborundum!Rob W(also an avid bicycle avoider)

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april Eisele wrote:

> My son Micah gets so mad when he gets " water eyes " as

> he calls it. His eyes water very easily and he finds

> it very frustrating. I just bought him two more pairs

> of sunglasses tonight as I know they help. (And he

> loses them all the time.)

> April

Losing sunnies is a child's job, I'm beginning to suspect.

> --- birrellnadine <birrellnadine@...> wrote:

>>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 !!!

>>

>>

(Hmmm... I didn't get this post sent to me. Not the first time. I hope

the forum isn't broken somehow or somewhat.)

I can relate to that (but not the make-up part - those stories aren't

true). I also used to have trouble reading the numbers on approaching

buses. Luckily, the route I was on, there was only one destination, so

I'd flag down any old bus that (eventually) appeared. And playing golf

was (and still is) just a disaster - don't get me started.

Don't believe what fields tells you. I had mine fixed, sort of.

Tell them to call in Sydney. He's retired, but I'm sure he

knows those guys (went to fields (?) to study in the '60s) - Collin

& co.

Nil illegitimus carborundum!

Rob W

(also an avid bicycle avoider)