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Old 06-28-2010, 01:59 PM   #1
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I'm sorry your eyes aren't better for vacation. There should be a doctor somewhere that can get to the bottom of this...when you get back, you gotta find the answer! Have fun, and don't forget to take your drops!
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Old 06-28-2010, 03:01 PM   #2
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I hope that you're able to get rid of it soon.
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Old 07-07-2010, 12:04 PM   #3
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Well I may have a verdict....

I ran out of the antibiotic eye drops on Sunday before vacation was even over. My eyes have been getting worse and worse, painful and red all the time. So I called the optometrist today and got in just after lunch. She figures I had a viral eye infection at the start, maybe from a cold or flu. I started using the prescribed eye drops, the same brand I had used way back in December and January (and they didn't totally work then either). And now my eyes are STILL red, sore, and itchy. So her conclusion is that the infection is probably gone, but I'm just allergic to those antibiotic eye drops! She said it's very common to be allergic to that antibiotic, and the drops are just the drug combined with steroids. The steroid would make my eyes feel better for a little while, but then they'd get sore again. What I have now is just dry eyes with inflammation, an allergic reaction to the antibiotic.

Phew!

She gave me a box of artificial tears to put in my eyes every hour until I see her again on Friday. Hopefully this is the end of it!
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Old 07-07-2010, 01:44 PM   #4
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I'm glad that you finally found out what's wrong. I couldn't imagine that you were getting pink eye that many times so close together. Being allergic to the eye drops makes sense. I hope that your eye problems all disappear now!!!
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Old 07-07-2010, 02:33 PM   #5
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I hope this is the end of your eye problems now! I have dry eyes, and it can really be bothersome. It sounds like your will go away quickly!
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Old 07-07-2010, 02:39 PM   #6
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I have put in three sets of drops now and my eyes are still sore and red but it feels so nice when the drops first hit! If this ends up NOT receeding by Friday, they will just give me stronger antibiotics. I am so not used to wearing glasses so I'm anxious to be able to wear contacts again. I've mentioned this before but my glasses are an old prescription so they strain my eyes too. I don't know if it's worth getting new ones now because I am hoping that next year I will be cleared for getting lasik!
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Old 07-08-2010, 01:33 PM   #7
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There is still no change so far. I still had yellow goop and crusties on my eyes when I woke up this morning so I don't think the infection is gone completely. I have a feeling I'll be getting stronger antibiotics tomorrow.
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