Guest guest Posted August 12, 2001 Report Share Posted August 12, 2001 > Chrissy's eyes seem to be quite dry and she keeps getting lashes > stuck in them. We have to flush and flush them out because her > eyes are not watering like they should > Thank you Suzie I'm new around here, so I don't know Chrissy's history. But severely dry eyes like you describe can be a sign of another autoimmune disease called Sjogren's. Sjogren's can be primary (by itself) or secondary to another condition (like Still's). My little cousin was the youngest in the world to be diagnosed with the condition--so I've read a lot about it. There's some test where they stick a little piece of 'paper' in the eye to see how much moisture is there--has she had anything like that done? If not, consider requesting it. There are obviously many other conditions that can cause dry eyes, also medications. Journey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2001 Report Share Posted August 12, 2001 Journey, Thank you and welcome to the group. is my daughter age 12 and has had still's since the age of 7. She is a rollercoaster, and either extremely ill, or the dragon is soundly asleep. Thankfully the dragon has been sleeping all summer after a real hard battle, we are really enjoying her well time and I have not been as involved with the group. I am taking her to UCSF on wednesday and I will request that test. Thank you, Suzie Re: eyes/Suzie > > > Chrissy's eyes seem to be quite dry and she keeps getting lashes > > stuck in them. We have to flush and flush them out because her > > eyes are not watering like they should > > > Thank you Suzie > > I'm new around here, so I don't know Chrissy's history. But severely > dry eyes like you describe can be a sign of another autoimmune > disease called Sjogren's. Sjogren's can be primary (by itself) or > secondary to another condition (like Still's). My little cousin was > the youngest in the world to be diagnosed with the condition--so I've > read a lot about it. There's some test where they stick a little > piece of 'paper' in the eye to see how much moisture is there--has > she had anything like that done? If not, consider requesting it. > There are obviously many other conditions that can cause dry eyes, > also medications. > > Journey > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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