Lasik Eye Correction

Eye surgery?

My eyes are always red, and they seem to become really bothered after I've been awake for quite some time.. I went to an eye doctor and they said it was the tear glands, or something of the sort, was closed shut making it so my eyes didn't moisturize themselves causing my eyes to become red. But then I went to a regular doctor and they said it could be eye allergies.. And I've tried the drops they proscribed and it didn't help anything.. I was just wondering if anyone has had the same problem and knows any type of information on the subject of eye surgery for opening tear pores, I guess? Any info would be HIGHLY appreciated.

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1. I would suggest going on vacation, like a cruise or something away from your normal environment, if your eyes clear you can bet that you are having allergy problems (allergies often are next to impossible to uncover and eyedrops won't work well against all of them, nor perhaps even most of them). If money is an object and you have friends or family living in other areas, this would be a good time to visit them (surgery should be your last option, not your first)
2. If you have a dry eye syndrome, would be a good idea to find an ophthalmologist who will work it up. Find out if you have Sjogren's syndrome or other reason for dry eyes. The base tears do not come from a gland, but cells that act like glands and produce tears. The tears themselves have three basic components, the mucin which is like mucous which lubricates the corneal surface, the water layer which has all sorts of stuff dissolved in it such as antibodies, lysozyme to kill bacteria...and an oil layer which prevents the tears from evaporating too fast. Having a low level of any of those basic components can cause 'dry' eye symptoms... or having a shortage of a combination of components. If it were an allergy you'd itch. ITCH! a lot. You can try Vasocon-A, or optichrome or Zaditor or Patanol...any of which would help with the allergic type of problem. The Vasocon-A just burns though...stings. You might make sure you don't have an infection. Many people have this low level of staph infection in their lids which keeps toxins in the tear film and the eye surface just does NOT like that. So the vessels dilate to try and move that stuff out... faster... so the eyes look red as they have more blood going to more vessels. If its a tear deficiency, you might try different types of tears. Celluvisc is thick, sort of blurs things a bit, but lasts awhile. Others are hyotonic, or hypertonic, or have bicarbonate to reduce acidity or a combination. When you find a tear that is really soothing, you've found the one that's providing the stuff YOU are lacking or missing and it'll balance your tear film out. Your eyes will thank you ( you won't really hear little voices saying thankyouthankyouthankyou), and the redness will slowly go away over a few days or so. Don't get drops that get the red out as they've chemicals that cause vasoconstriction, then a rebound vasodilation and you may not be able to get off of them for a LONG time...