Guest guest Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Hi Everyone, I just wanted to add my two cents here. Many years ago (pre-CML) I had a terrible time with dry eyes despite using every variety of Visine product known to man. I finally got fed up enough and saw an ophthamologist who told me not to use replacement tears anymore. He said it was a vicious cycle....eyes get dry, you put in Visine, they dry up soon after, you put more Visine, they dry up again etc... He said that my eyes would grow accustomed or dependant on the drops and they would no longer make any tears of their own which I totally believed because that's what happened. Now keeping in mind that I was trying to fix a dry eye problem, not a Gleevec related eye problem so it's very possible that he could recommend Visine as a decongestant for a problem that was from Gleevec. I guess it's a little like being told not to use sleeping pills to relieve anxiety but if you need help sleeping, then they could be appropriate? Does that metaphor make any sence to anyone? Like said though, it's not hard to find two equally respectable doctors with two differing opinions. Tracey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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