I had dry eyes, and was told to use the eye drops. I did that for awhile and then had an eye exam., during the exam I mentioned 'dry eyes' the eye doctor did something to my duck (ducts) and now I have watery eyes....not dry. Has anyone else had this 'prcedure' , it wasn't painful but at that time I didn't have medicare and it cost me 00.
sarah
Did he put in plugs? Is that what you're talking about?I'll have to go through my files, as it has been 8-10 years. I'm not sure. He certainly 'did something' I was really shocked when I got the bill.
sarah
they can permanently close the ducts using lasers, but in my experience they're not too happy to do that. you can also get silicone plugs that dissolve over - i think - 6-8 weeks and then you get it redone again. i had the dissolvable plugs about 4 times but the doc didn't want to do it again in case the ducts got permanently damaged. i really loved the silicone plugs - though not getting them fitted which was a bit alarming - but you can only have them for so long.I'm going to search my records because I've forgotten what he did, but it seemed to me he opened them up perminantly?
sarah jane
It does sound like the punctual plugs. It being that long ago is probably why it was so expensive, it was a newer treatment. Mine were about 0 a piece. But I've always felt that they were well worth it because I could not get enough drops in my eyes no matter how often I did it. I still have to use drops, but not nearly as much. Without the drops, your eyes can get scratched and the blood vessels break. Eventually, long term damage occurs. So, it is well worth the price. Dear deanna, I don't have to use drops, so you are probably correct. sarah