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Post Eye Laser
I’ve had eye laser (trans PRK) done to both eyes on the 16th of Jan. I had a terrible post op healing process with my right eye that had a manor delay healing (10days for the cornea to close), and because of this delay I got corneal haze. I was told to put Predfort 3-4x daily as well as artificial tears, which I did for around 6 weeks, but I wasn’t comfortable with this high level of corticosteroids content and after seeing another Dr I switched to Lotemax 1x daily. It’s been almost 4 months and I don’t notice any improvement. I am not happy having to put stereoid in my eye every day. Any thoughts / advice?
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I’m sorry to hear you’ve been going through this @Nathalie Khoury. I don’t blame you for wanting to find a more natural, long term solution.
Unfortunately, I don’t have personal experience with surgery-induced corneal haze to be able to confidently make a suggestion, but I do know that there are some eye-friendly herbs that possess anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, which potentially can help, and are worth trying.
The homeopathic eye drop that I shared in your previous post, could potentially help bring relief. It contains extract of Eyebright (Euphrasia). Here’s the link.
Chamomile and calendula are other herbs traditionally used to support eye health and reduce inflammation. They can be used as eye washes, compresses, or herbal teas.
Red light therapy has also shown to have amazing benefits for eye health, especially age-related macular degeneration and dry eyes. You can read more HERE. However, I did not come across anything specific for the cornea. I’ve messaged the team at BioLight to see if they have any scientific data to support the use of red light therapy in your specific case. I’ll let you know what they say.
I would also recommend making an appointment with Dr. Manjari – a brilliant homeopath in Dubai who also works virtually with patients worldwide. She might have just the right remedy to ease the inflammation and aid in healing. She was our guest expert a while ago, so you can see her session and get her details HERE.
Finally, make sure all the basic foundations are in place as well to help support your body’s healing process.
VPF diet with a focus on foods high in vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, zinc, and omega-3 fatty acids.
Proper hydration for eye moisture
Adequate eye rest; wearing blue-blocking glasses for day-time (light yellow colored lens) and night-time (orange colored lens) can help relax the eyes. I have a bunch of cheap Uvex utility goggles laying around everywhere and fancier/more expensive Swanwick night and day glasses for public appearances. You can find the links to our favorite brands HERE with discount codes.
Hope this helps in the meantime. I’ll be in touch once BioLight get back to me.
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Thank you soooo much!
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@Nathalie Khoury I just came across an interesting article (it’s very old, but noteworthy nonetheless!). It has to do with vitamin A and vitamin E supplementation reducing haze as a preventative approach before laser eye surgery.
Patients taking high dose vitamins E and A healed faster than did those taking placebos. In addition, the vitamin takers had substantially less visual haze after surgery. (scroll to p. 2)
So perhaps boosting your antioxidants could help! I would personally give this a shot if it were me (but follow the study guidelines of no more than 30 days).
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Agh! I wish this was shared by doctors prior to the procedure – I was literally given no heads up on ANY risk following the procedure, as it was considered ‘very routine’
Anyways, I’ll work towards recovery now. For the antioxidant, do you mean from food or supplements?Also, did you see this section abt the FDA warning letter similasan received?
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@Nathalie Khoury yup! There’s a huge fight to take down anything natural. The whole industry is under strong censorship and attack unfortunately.
I would personally take the supplements, but also make an effort to include more antioxidant rich foods. Supplements will provide quicker results because of the therapeutic dosage.
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Any brand you recommend that’s available here and doesn’t cost a fortune?
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@Nathalie Khoury I’m not a big fan of the supplement brands available here, which is why I usually order from Fullscript or online resources like iHerb.
Wellth carries some Thorne products. You can call them to see if they carry vitamin E. I don’t think they have a separate vitamin A.
Otherwise, you can call Life pharmacy to see what brands of vitamin A and E they carry. You can feel free to upload images of the brand name and ingredients here if you’re unsure if it’s good quality.
Another option for vitamin A is cod liver oil. We have a local company called Ancient Traditions that carries Rosita Cod Liver oil. 1 tsp provides 3,900 IU vitamin A. So it’s not as high of a dose as compared to a targeted vitamin A supplement, but perhaps more for maintenance later on. For comparison, the brand I like by Biotics Research (on Fullscript) called Bio-Ae Mulsion Forte comes in a high dose version of 12,500 IU in 1 drop.
Just keep in mind that if the supplements you find are not in a liposomal form (meaning encapsulated with a fat), make sure you take them with fat in the meal for better absorption, since they are fat soluble vitamins (i.e. need fat to be absorbed).
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@Nathalie Khoury just wanted to share BioLight’s reply. They didn’t offer much in terms of sharing specific studies for corneal haze, but said that there are many studies exploring the benefits of eye health in general which is the same link I had previously shared with you. Here was their reply:
Although there are no specific studies on the use of Red Light Therapy (RLT) for corneal haze, there is a substantial amount of evidence indicating that RLT is both safe and beneficial for eye health. For further information, you’re welcome to read more on this topic here: https://www.biolight.shop/blogs/learn/eye-health
I would ask your eye doctor if they would be opposed to red light therapy in your specific case (with eyes closed), and if no objections, then I would add consider adding RLT into my protocol to help with eye healing.
I use RLT almost daily for skin health/anti-ageing, muscle soreness after training, or injuries, or on days I wake up and it’s still dark outside. It’s really one of my favorite health tools because it offers such a wide range of health benefits.
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Thank you so much for all this information – it’s a very overwhelming topic but i’ll take it a step at a time and start with getting in touch with Dr. Manjari!
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@Nathalie Khoury you’ll be in good hands with Dr Manjari. And we’re here to help you through this step by step. Just let us know.
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