Do you see what I see? I don't see so well today

[melodysparks]

Ive been at the eye casulty half of the day today

I have a Chalazion in my right eye
Its a blockage of a gland near my tear duct caused by the oils and fluids in the eye. Surprisingly 1 out of 4 people get them but in most cases don't become inflamed or infected. According to the practitioner nurse mine is verging on infection but l caught it in the early stages.

Treatment Needed warm compresses gentle massage of the upper eye lid ibuprofen for inflamation and the antibiotics for a week.

Its swollen and tender and so l can't see too well out of my right eye because of the swelling and thats my sighting eye when l go out photographing.

If it gets worse im to go to GP and get him to refer me back to the eye casulty

Comments

[tarlanx]

Hope it improves quickly!

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

Thank you and Me too. I have already had two doses of the antibiotic ointment but the plans l had for my week off with my camera between my eye and the weather its been a bit of a disaster and even with one eye ok. Hopfully tomorrow the swelling will have gone down

[daisychains1957]

I'm so sorry about your eye and hope it's soon better and you're out and about again to take your photos :D

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

Thank you

[aadarshinah.livejournal.com]

oh nos bb!!!! I hope it gets better soon.

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

Thank you

[tangotabby.livejournal.com]

Ow, ow, ow! :-( I hope it gets better quickly--you need that eye for your photography!

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I had such plans for this week. At least today lve woken up with very little swelling although the eyelid is very tender and sore.

[tangotabby.livejournal.com]

Can you use your other eye with the camera? I'm just curious, because *I* can't! I've always used my left eye; I know that's really weird, but that's what feels natural for me. I've tried using my right eye, but it just feels so strange that I get distracted from what I'm trying to photograph.

Hope your eye is back to normal really, really soon!

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

I do try to use my left eye if I can or keep both open both ways are distracting but with the swelling almost gone its a lot easier now. The only problem is my eyes go a little out of focus when I have had an intense hour or two and I have to rest both.

The antibiotic ointment they hospital have given me is white paraffin based gel and greasy so when I put it in my eye I get a film over my cornea until it has meltes so I have to stand around with one eye closed for a while

Thank you its getting better now

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

Sometimes, there is nothing worse that an eye infection - I developed an allergic reaction to some make up and it looked for all the world a if my lids had turned to sandpaper and my eye to jelly. Suffice to say, I was prescribed piriton and everything went back to normal.

Get well soon :-)

[melodysparks.livejournal.com]

thank you

Being a contact lens wearer also I always try to keep my eyes irrigated but in the summer with the pollen and allergies I can't wear them as much now because I am always wiping my eyes regardless of the anti histermines