OVY recounts her trouble finding the right doctor and how her ocular rosacea and MGD symptoms took a toll on her during the pandemic. Luckily, with the help of her husband, her corneal specialist and others, she’s doing much better.
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Reese recently got in touch with the Dry Eye Foundation and is looking to help others through sharing her story. One of the hardest parts she describes in her story is moving from doctor to doctor.
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Ellen shares fabulous advice from her mishaps with doctors: take things one step at a time and find a doctor who listens.
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Like many, Jean struggled to get an accurate diagnosis after cataract surgery. Her journal of past treatments helped her new specialist isolate the problem.
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Kate is still looking for a diagnosis after trying out multiple doctors. While they haven’t been able to help her much, she’s developed skills and a routine to deal with dry eye on her own. The hardest parts for her? Invalidation from doctors, trouble navigating social situations in a world that doesn’t understand dry eye, and planning her life around her condition.
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Gary’s breakthrough happened after switching specialists. Now that he has scleral lenses, the only time he’s in pain is when he doesn’t have his lenses in.
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