re: visit to Opthamologist/help

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Dear Eddie and Group,

I was diagnosed with ocular rosacea after 12 months of suffering and 4 different

eye specialists...I was diagnosed in August after my face broke out with a

" rash " which was then diagnosed as rosacea...my dermatologist put me on

metrogel, clindocin T pads and antibiotics and my eyes cleared up so I forgot

about them..when I came off the antibiotics (my face cleared completely) my eyes

stayed fine for about a month and then became

unbearable...dry...burning...bright red...no tears at all..so severely

photophobic that I had to wear sunglasses in my house..I went to another eye

specialist who told me that the ocular rosacea was worse..however..he told me

there was no treatment and that I should just soak them with hot water..do lid

scrubs and put in artificial tears...by then I could no longer drive during the

day my eyesight had gotten so bad..I went back to my dermatologist who could not

believe that the eye doctor had not prescribed anything else..my dermatologist

put me on monodox..100mg once a day taken with an acidopholous pill..it took 3

weeks and like magic..my eyes were completely normal..I have been on the

antibiotics now for 2 months and I will stay on it for about another 2

months..then he will slowly taper me off and see if I have another flare-up..I

could stay on this dose for 100 years and be fine..no opthomologist that saw me

correctly diagnosed me until I got the " rash " and no opthomologist gave me any

help at all..it was my dermatologist who was the one who took immediate

action..if you can take antibiotics..I would suggest you try..all the ointments

they gave me in the beginning for the blepharitis and the baby shampoo that I

used for the scrubs made my eyes much, much worse..

regards and I hope you feel better,

Debbie

visit to ophth./help!

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