10th April 2007
I've had this terrible problem for about 2 years now and I hope someone out there can help. I've been to several doctors and ophthalmologists and none have been able to shed any light on the situation.
This may be a coincidence, but I think it began with a weird cold I had. I had a terribly sore throat and even lost my voice, with a slight cough. This resolved itself within a week. I usually never get sick, so this was unusual. In any case, after a day or two of perfect health I woke up with one eye (my left) severely red. This was limited to the corners of that eye on the side closest to the ear.
I thought nothing of it at the time and waited a few days and it began to get worse. At which point I went to a local ophthalmologist who diagnosed it as conjunctivitis and prescribed Tobradex. Initially it seemed to get better, however after about a week the medicine seemed to have no effect and the redness began to get worse again. At this time the right eye also began to get redness in the corner (closest to ear again). After taking a shower the redness would subside somewhat (the heat, hot water/steam?). The healing effects brought on by taking a shower began to diminish over time and have now disappeared and causes no change in this condition.
I went back to the ophthalmologist and he says, "Hmm perhaps it is an allergy" and prescribed Optivar. This seemed to irritate my eyes further and had zero effect on the condition. The lower lids of my eyes seemed to be getting red also, though I cannot recall exactly when this began. Tried patanol also to no avail. I went to two different doctors, who tried bleph-10, cortisporin to no effect. Went to a different ophthalmologist who prescribed a steroid, fluorometholone, which had no effect.
I notice the redness becomes much more pronounced when I yawn. My eyes will become teary and completely bloodshot, and I get a film of very small gritty white particles along my lower lid margin (meibomian gland material?) My eyes and my eyelids turn a bright red color when yawning, and also when my eyelids are exposed to water they swell and turn a bright red. However, the ophthalmologists did not think this is blepharitis.
I've never had any type of problem with my eyes before this, and I am utterly desperate to resolve the problem. No one can seem to give me a straight answer as to the cause. Now bordering on hypochondria, I had my doctor do blood tests for several diseases/conditions, which none of the results being abnormal.
If anyone out there can help, I will be eternally thankful. Could it be a local eye condition like blepharitis or MGD? Rosacea? Eyelid Eczema? Diabetes? Fungal infection from Mars? Food / Environmental Allergy?
I have no idea, please help!
This may be a coincidence, but I think it began with a weird cold I had. I had a terribly sore throat and even lost my voice, with a slight cough. This resolved itself within a week. I usually never get sick, so this was unusual. In any case, after a day or two of perfect health I woke up with one eye (my left) severely red. This was limited to the corners of that eye on the side closest to the ear.
I thought nothing of it at the time and waited a few days and it began to get worse. At which point I went to a local ophthalmologist who diagnosed it as conjunctivitis and prescribed Tobradex. Initially it seemed to get better, however after about a week the medicine seemed to have no effect and the redness began to get worse again. At this time the right eye also began to get redness in the corner (closest to ear again). After taking a shower the redness would subside somewhat (the heat, hot water/steam?). The healing effects brought on by taking a shower began to diminish over time and have now disappeared and causes no change in this condition.
I went back to the ophthalmologist and he says, "Hmm perhaps it is an allergy" and prescribed Optivar. This seemed to irritate my eyes further and had zero effect on the condition. The lower lids of my eyes seemed to be getting red also, though I cannot recall exactly when this began. Tried patanol also to no avail. I went to two different doctors, who tried bleph-10, cortisporin to no effect. Went to a different ophthalmologist who prescribed a steroid, fluorometholone, which had no effect.
I notice the redness becomes much more pronounced when I yawn. My eyes will become teary and completely bloodshot, and I get a film of very small gritty white particles along my lower lid margin (meibomian gland material?) My eyes and my eyelids turn a bright red color when yawning, and also when my eyelids are exposed to water they swell and turn a bright red. However, the ophthalmologists did not think this is blepharitis.
I've never had any type of problem with my eyes before this, and I am utterly desperate to resolve the problem. No one can seem to give me a straight answer as to the cause. Now bordering on hypochondria, I had my doctor do blood tests for several diseases/conditions, which none of the results being abnormal.
If anyone out there can help, I will be eternally thankful. Could it be a local eye condition like blepharitis or MGD? Rosacea? Eyelid Eczema? Diabetes? Fungal infection from Mars? Food / Environmental Allergy?
I have no idea, please help!