Pill, dry eyes, LASIK surgery
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Pill, dry eyes, LASIK surgery
| Fri, 04-02-2004 - 7:24pm |
Hi, all,
I had LASIK surgery a little over a year ago. As a result I have dry eyes. Punctal plugs (little silicone plugs in my tear drains) help a little, but they're still an issue.
I need to be on some form of oral contraceptives for my ovarian cyst(s). Problem is, the ones I've tried (Orthocept/Desogen, Mircette, and Levlite) make my eyes SUPER, painfully dry, which causes my vision to blur.
Anyone know of a specific pill that lessens the likelihood of vision issues?
Thanks!

You may need a pill with higher progestin activity. For pill side effect management see http://www.fpnotebook.com/GYN86.htm And, for progestin Activity see http://www.fpnotebook.com/GYN105.htm You might want to ask the doc who prescribed you pills about the following pills with higher progestin activity: Estrostep,
Loestrin 1/20,Demulen 1/35, or Loestrin 1.5/30. Let us know how you are doing, ok?
Good luck
Jill
The weird thing is that I was on Desogen years ago (1996?) and it made my eyes horribly dry (this was pre-LASIK also), but according to that chart, it would be a better one for that problem? My system seems to be kind of wonky, maybe the opposite is true for me! Mircette made my eyes dry, but not terribly so. Hmm . . .
Does the dry eye side effect happen with the patch or NuvaRing?
Good luck
Jill
Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding also sometimes have problems with dry eyes.
If I go for a pill with higher estrogen, what kind of side effects can that bring? Specifically in regards to acne, weight gain, moodiness/depression/irritability, and loss of libido?
Ah well, I suppose the only thing to do is wait and see a doc. So it goes!
SP