Guest guest Posted July 1, 2002 Report Share Posted July 1, 2002 This week an opthamologist diagnosed my chronic red eyes/eyelids as blepharitis. My rosacea is very mild lately, so the eye problem is the only one I'm having. The strange this is, it seems to have a trigger, like a flushing trigger. Something at work is making my eyes/eyelids turn red. My voice also gets hoarse, so I'm guessing it's some kind of irritant. On the weekends, no hoarse throat, and my eyes are practically clear. Has anyone else had blepharitis that flares in response to something in the environment? Also, the opto noticed that I don't have any of the scaliness commonly associated with blepharitis, so I don't have an eyelid-cleaning regimen, just steroid/antibiotic cream and warm compresses. I work in an office, but it's an old building, so the facilities people are trying to figure out what's going on in my office! Silvia --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2002 Report Share Posted July 1, 2002 This week an opthamologist diagnosed my chronic red eyes/eyelids as blepharitis. My rosacea is very mild lately, so the eye problem is the only one I'm having. The strange this is, it seems to have a trigger, like a flushing trigger. Something at work is making my eyes/eyelids turn red. My voice also gets hoarse, so I'm guessing it's some kind of irritant. On the weekends, no hoarse throat, and my eyes are practically clear. Has anyone else had blepharitis that flares in response to something in the environment? Also, the opto noticed that I don't have any of the scaliness commonly associated with blepharitis, so I don't have an eyelid-cleaning regimen, just steroid/antibiotic cream and warm compresses. I work in an office, but it's an old building, so the facilities people are trying to figure out what's going on in my office! Silvia --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 This is interesting because I also have red, sore eyes sometimes. I don't think I have blepharitis because my eyelids would be inflamed all the time. I go to meetings twice a week and often notice my eyes get red there and I have to wipe tears away. Could it be the air-conditioning in that particular place? I don't notice the problem in other air-conditioned places, such as the movie theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 This is interesting because I also have red, sore eyes sometimes. I don't think I have blepharitis because my eyelids would be inflamed all the time. I go to meetings twice a week and often notice my eyes get red there and I have to wipe tears away. Could it be the air-conditioning in that particular place? I don't notice the problem in other air-conditioned places, such as the movie theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2002 Report Share Posted July 12, 2002 Hi Silvia, I'm a bit behind reading email. I have blepharitis too and had problems when I was working, but I was around the printing facility (with all their chemicals and dust from papers), plus the library area. Those things definitely irritated my eyes. My company had problems with various molds, and if you have any allergies to grass/trees/airborne things like that, it will affect your eyes. It might even be some product the cleaning crew uses. Do they clean every day or is it worse right after they clean your offices? My firm had molds in the wall and stuff like that, but it was never proved successfully. There are some additional tests an allergist (environmental specialties are out there) can run if you think it might be something like that. One girl developed asthma at 25 from some weird unusual mold, she had to change jobs. I also found that mine were reacting to some of my makeup products, so now don't use eye shadows, liners, or mascara. I am using Sy's products now with pretty good success, and when I changed over I discovered that some of the eye problems must have been associated with my other foundation/cleanser. Do you wear much makeup on weekends? If you take any medications that are drying - like pain meds, muscle relaxants, there are a lot of meds that are drying to skin and eyes. I have had to increase my dosage of some of these and that made my eyes worse, along with the dryness of summer. Just some areas to think about.....mine has now progressed to more scaling around base of eyelashes, but I haven't found an eyelid scrub that I can tolerate. Warm washcloth on eyes does loosen the dried stuff. Silvia Ceravolo wrote: This week an opthamologist diagnosed my chronic red eyes/eyelids as blepharitis. My rosacea is very mild lately, so the eye problem is the only one I'm having. The strange this is, it seems to have a trigger, like a flushing trigger. Something at work is making my eyes/eyelids turn red. My voice also gets hoarse, so I'm guessing it's some kind of irritant. On the weekends, no hoarse throat, and my eyes are practically clear. Has anyone else had blepharitis that flares in response to something in the environment? Also, the opto noticed that I don't have any of the scaliness commonly associated with blepharitis, so I don't have an eyelid-cleaning regimen, just steroid/antibiotic cream and warm compresses. I work in an office, but it's an old building, so the facilities people are trying to figure out what's going on in my office! Silvia --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2002 Report Share Posted July 12, 2002 Hi Silvia, I'm a bit behind reading email. I have blepharitis too and had problems when I was working, but I was around the printing facility (with all their chemicals and dust from papers), plus the library area. Those things definitely irritated my eyes. My company had problems with various molds, and if you have any allergies to grass/trees/airborne things like that, it will affect your eyes. It might even be some product the cleaning crew uses. Do they clean every day or is it worse right after they clean your offices? My firm had molds in the wall and stuff like that, but it was never proved successfully. There are some additional tests an allergist (environmental specialties are out there) can run if you think it might be something like that. One girl developed asthma at 25 from some weird unusual mold, she had to change jobs. I also found that mine were reacting to some of my makeup products, so now don't use eye shadows, liners, or mascara. I am using Sy's products now with pretty good success, and when I changed over I discovered that some of the eye problems must have been associated with my other foundation/cleanser. Do you wear much makeup on weekends? If you take any medications that are drying - like pain meds, muscle relaxants, there are a lot of meds that are drying to skin and eyes. I have had to increase my dosage of some of these and that made my eyes worse, along with the dryness of summer. Just some areas to think about.....mine has now progressed to more scaling around base of eyelashes, but I haven't found an eyelid scrub that I can tolerate. Warm washcloth on eyes does loosen the dried stuff. Silvia Ceravolo wrote: This week an opthamologist diagnosed my chronic red eyes/eyelids as blepharitis. My rosacea is very mild lately, so the eye problem is the only one I'm having. The strange this is, it seems to have a trigger, like a flushing trigger. Something at work is making my eyes/eyelids turn red. My voice also gets hoarse, so I'm guessing it's some kind of irritant. On the weekends, no hoarse throat, and my eyes are practically clear. Has anyone else had blepharitis that flares in response to something in the environment? Also, the opto noticed that I don't have any of the scaliness commonly associated with blepharitis, so I don't have an eyelid-cleaning regimen, just steroid/antibiotic cream and warm compresses. I work in an office, but it's an old building, so the facilities people are trying to figure out what's going on in my office! Silvia --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2002 Report Share Posted July 12, 2002 Hi Silvia, I'm a bit behind reading email. I have blepharitis too and had problems when I was working, but I was around the printing facility (with all their chemicals and dust from papers), plus the library area. Those things definitely irritated my eyes. My company had problems with various molds, and if you have any allergies to grass/trees/airborne things like that, it will affect your eyes. It might even be some product the cleaning crew uses. Do they clean every day or is it worse right after they clean your offices? My firm had molds in the wall and stuff like that, but it was never proved successfully. There are some additional tests an allergist (environmental specialties are out there) can run if you think it might be something like that. One girl developed asthma at 25 from some weird unusual mold, she had to change jobs. I also found that mine were reacting to some of my makeup products, so now don't use eye shadows, liners, or mascara. I am using Sy's products now with pretty good success, and when I changed over I discovered that some of the eye problems must have been associated with my other foundation/cleanser. Do you wear much makeup on weekends? If you take any medications that are drying - like pain meds, muscle relaxants, there are a lot of meds that are drying to skin and eyes. I have had to increase my dosage of some of these and that made my eyes worse, along with the dryness of summer. Just some areas to think about.....mine has now progressed to more scaling around base of eyelashes, but I haven't found an eyelid scrub that I can tolerate. Warm washcloth on eyes does loosen the dried stuff. Silvia Ceravolo wrote: This week an opthamologist diagnosed my chronic red eyes/eyelids as blepharitis. My rosacea is very mild lately, so the eye problem is the only one I'm having. The strange this is, it seems to have a trigger, like a flushing trigger. Something at work is making my eyes/eyelids turn red. My voice also gets hoarse, so I'm guessing it's some kind of irritant. On the weekends, no hoarse throat, and my eyes are practically clear. Has anyone else had blepharitis that flares in response to something in the environment? Also, the opto noticed that I don't have any of the scaliness commonly associated with blepharitis, so I don't have an eyelid-cleaning regimen, just steroid/antibiotic cream and warm compresses. I work in an office, but it's an old building, so the facilities people are trying to figure out what's going on in my office! Silvia --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2002 Report Share Posted July 12, 2002 Hi Silvia, I'm a bit behind reading email. I have blepharitis too and had problems when I was working, but I was around the printing facility (with all their chemicals and dust from papers), plus the library area. Those things definitely irritated my eyes. My company had problems with various molds, and if you have any allergies to grass/trees/airborne things like that, it will affect your eyes. It might even be some product the cleaning crew uses. Do they clean every day or is it worse right after they clean your offices? My firm had molds in the wall and stuff like that, but it was never proved successfully. There are some additional tests an allergist (environmental specialties are out there) can run if you think it might be something like that. One girl developed asthma at 25 from some weird unusual mold, she had to change jobs. I also found that mine were reacting to some of my makeup products, so now don't use eye shadows, liners, or mascara. I am using Sy's products now with pretty good success, and when I changed over I discovered that some of the eye problems must have been associated with my other foundation/cleanser. Do you wear much makeup on weekends? If you take any medications that are drying - like pain meds, muscle relaxants, there are a lot of meds that are drying to skin and eyes. I have had to increase my dosage of some of these and that made my eyes worse, along with the dryness of summer. Just some areas to think about.....mine has now progressed to more scaling around base of eyelashes, but I haven't found an eyelid scrub that I can tolerate. Warm washcloth on eyes does loosen the dried stuff. Silvia Ceravolo wrote: This week an opthamologist diagnosed my chronic red eyes/eyelids as blepharitis. My rosacea is very mild lately, so the eye problem is the only one I'm having. The strange this is, it seems to have a trigger, like a flushing trigger. Something at work is making my eyes/eyelids turn red. My voice also gets hoarse, so I'm guessing it's some kind of irritant. On the weekends, no hoarse throat, and my eyes are practically clear. Has anyone else had blepharitis that flares in response to something in the environment? Also, the opto noticed that I don't have any of the scaliness commonly associated with blepharitis, so I don't have an eyelid-cleaning regimen, just steroid/antibiotic cream and warm compresses. I work in an office, but it's an old building, so the facilities people are trying to figure out what's going on in my office! Silvia --------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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