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Suggest Treatment For Dry Eyes

I have Chronic Dry Eye due to SJS. I have been on Restasis for a year and no help. Should I quit using this product. All I am seeing is bad reviews on this medication. My othalmoloigst told me Restais could take up to 2 years to start working. I cannot produce tears at all!
Tue, 4 Apr 2017
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as such treatment is artificial tear drop like refresheye tear drop but if it is pjogrens syndrome which is autoimune disorder then punctum can be sealed surgically so that tear will accumulate in cunjuctival sac and you will get relief from dry eye. in this case you need not apply artificial tear drop.
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Ophthalmologist,  Dr. Ashok Kumar Dash's  Response
if it isduetopjogrens syndrome then it autoimmune disorder. best isnasolacrimal duct are to be sealed sothatitwill increasetearin conjuctivalsac and there willnot be dry eye.
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Suggest Treatment For Dry Eyes

as such treatment is artificial tear drop like refresheye tear drop but if it is pjogrens syndrome which is autoimune disorder then punctum can be sealed surgically so that tear will accumulate in cunjuctival sac and you will get relief from dry eye. in this case you need not apply artificial tear drop.