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hi i suffer from dry eye syndrome, i was wondering if any of you guys do? i also get like small ulcer type things along the inside of the bottom of my eyelid, when they initally come up i usally think its a sty but it never comes iknto a sty it just seems to go away and then come back a few days later, i dont get mouth ulcers and was wondering could it be small ulcers coming up on my eyelid, they are quite sore to to!!! does anyone else get these? and do they sound like small ulcers?
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My issue with this is blurry vision. I don't have any inflammation it just from dry eyes. Is Restasis pretty safe to use? 
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hi alison if you read my profile then you,ll see that the blurry vision has happenedto me 3 times it was very scary as i didnt know about the lupus or dry eye syndrome at the time i honestly thought iwas going blind,also alison i have never heard of restasis you could probably google it though
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I have blurry vision too and was diagnosed with Sjogrens Syndrome last month. I was given OTC drops to try first because my opthamalagist told me Restasis sometimes makes your eyes worse for a while before starting to work. I haven't heard anyone else mention that though so who knows. How long are your eyes blurry? Mine lasts anywhere frm 30 seconds to 5 minuntes and it is scary. I haven't noticed improvement yet from the OTC drops.
Heather
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I mentioned earlier that I have dry eyes, but Doc thinks maybe Sjogrens, which I will be tested for in a couple of months. Till then it is eye drops and warm, wet compresses. I can't say that the eyes get that blury, however, they are constantly tearing,reddish and itchy! I also woke up one morn thinking I had Pink Eye! It gets very crusty and gross! I wonder if steroid eye drops will help? On a funny note, putting on mascara is a hoot! I look like Tammy Faye Baker !
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Mine is constant. But it's only when I am trying to read something and a couple times I have gotten the cloudiness while looking at someone, or focusing.
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I have the same thing, the eye Dr. told me what its called but I don't remember lol, its nothing dangerous
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I get it a lot too when I am reading or looking at the computer. My eyesight is fine and the opthamalagist attributed it to dry eyes / Sjogrens. I haven't noticed a big difference with the OTC eye drops yet. I usually just quit reading or being on the computer when it happens because if I wait for my vision to get better & go right back to what I was focusing on, it usually gets blurry again pretty quickly & lasts longer.
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Have you had a Schirmer's test. Schirmer's test determines whether the eye produces enough tears to keep it moist. It is done by an opthamologist. I had ductal plugs put in my lower tear duct and was told to use Restasis for the rest of my life. Do you also have a dry mouth? There also is a dry eye shop that contains a lot of information on dry eyes and different things that work for people. http://store.nexternal.com/shared/...
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there is a board for sjogrens here on DS and is very infoirmative.
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