I had my follow up appointment with the eye doctor to see if all the maintenance and Opti-light treatments I did have helped my eyes at all. Before the appointment, I would have said yes because they do feel pretty good most days. I can now usually make it through work without the burning/dry/redness feelings.
The good news is that yes, they are doing well. The water test that they did was better than the first time and the oil from my glands is mostly olive oil consistency in one eye and not quite in the other. But it's not solid butter or toothpaste consistency like it was before. So my doctor was happy and so was I.
The goal is to keep up on what I'm doing to keep feeling this way. We will do another Opti-light next year for maintenance and I'm going to increase the number of days I do the warm eye mask and keep up on everything else. My missing glands are never going to grow back so all I can do is try and make sure I don't lose more of them.
So yes, I have constant upkeep on my eyes, but I mean, I floss and brush every day too. It's just something that has to be done. I'm feeling pretty positive about it though. More good days than bad days is a great feeling.
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