eye drops

[Karen]

For thoses of you with a numb cornea how can you tell when you need to put eye     drops in during the day?  I am using eye drop gel about every two hours or so.  Should I try longer?  How can I tell when it is getting dry before its too late? 

[Static]

I don't think you can tell.  At least, after my surgery when I was using drops, I was told by the doctor to use the drops no matter what because if my eye dries out it becomes very painful.  After I had been home for quite a while and was feeling like crap, I just stopped because I forgot to use them and I was ok.  My eye still doesn't tear and it is heavier than the other, but I seem to have enough liquid in there without needing drops anyway.  Good luck to ya!

[Rc Moser]

Hi Karen,  our operations was about the same time. My eye feels like needles are sticking it when my eye starts to dry out. Luckily my eye almost keeps up until I get in wind, heat, or cold. I use the refresh celluvisc drops, and rearly have to use the eye grease at night. My eye don't blink as much as the good one, so I got to remember to tell it to.  A few months after my operation I had to drop a drop or two about every half hour. Slowly my 8th nerve got better and only a few days a week I have to use the drops now. Sorry to hear you 8th nerve is not working too much yet. I still have no lift on my left side, Can't smile , but everything else is working some. I'm coming up on three  years and I figure I will never have any lift on my left side. Headaches are my biggest problem at the moment. Do you have headaches?

[Jeanlea]

Hi Karen,

I allso have a numb cornea.  I was putting in liquigel every 1-2 hours, but now that it's summer and very humid I can go longer.  I add another drop every 4-5 hours.  Maybe I could go longer, but I'm afraid of letting my eye dry out.  I keep checking my eye for signs of redness and seeing if it has a glossy look from the liquigel.  I also add a little bit of PM Moisture Eyes at night.  My eye doctor thought that was a good idea.  I make no tears of my own and cannot blink automatically.

Jean