Dry Eyes

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Hey all. Just wondering what any of you may have done to help with

the dry eye issues with Sjogren's? Restasis did nothing. I have

don't all the artificial tears and they only work as long as I am

dripping them in. Once they dry up so does my eyeball!! Punctal

Plugs were very irritating and didn't really help much. My

opthalmologist cauterized my lower lacrimal ducts. That really

didn't do anything (turns out they didn't fully close up). I am

taking tetracycline to try and thin out my tears (one of the side

effects of the med). Last week I had my right lower lacrimal redone

and the right upper duct done for the first time. It seems to be

helping some. I don't feel like I am having to peel my lids open in

the morning on the right eye as badly as the left. Before the

procedure it was VERY painful to get my eyelids open in the

morning. I get them open just enough to be able to put some drops

in there to moisten things up. My right eye is still very dry, but

not to the extent as it was before. I am using Pred Forte (steroid

drops) 2x a day. I have put ointment in my eyes at night to try and

help the dryness that occures overnight. But, some days it is so

bad that when I get online I can't read anything on the computer

because my vision is so blurry. Some days my vision is 20/20. When

the dryness is real bad and my vision is blurry I am lucky to be

20/100 or worse!! Thanks for listening....Marina/Ohio