Eyes and Rosacea

I have facial rosacea, and lately my lower eyelids are pink all the time,
and my eyes have what looks like broken veins in them. I also have
discomfort in my eyes, sometimes like mild stabbing pains, dryness,
tightness. I went to a Kaiser opthamologist who told me I didn't have dry
eyes, as I suspected, but that it was "probably" rosacea in my eyes, and
that the only thing I could do was to use warm compresses.

Does anyone here have any other ideas about this?

 

Could you tell me a little more about perioptical dermatitis? I tried to
find it with Google, and there wasn't anything about it. It was my
dermatologist who told me I have rosacea. I'll have to ask her about this
other thing. Thank you.

: There is a condition similar to rosacea which is called perioptical
dermatitis.
:
: You might want to see a dermatologist.
:
: I have this. There is treatment available.
:
: Your ophthalmologist should have told you this information.
:
: Hope this helps.

 

Sounds like ocular rosacea. I have the same symptoms. I've had
facial rosacea for three years or so, and I developed ocular rosacea
about six months ago. The eye irritation is annoying, but the thing I
hate most is the visible blood vessels in my eyes.

Three weeks ago I finally visited a dermatologist and opthamologist.
The derm prescribed metro cream and tetracycline. She said the
tetracycline should help with the ocular rosacea. I saw an
opthamologist a few days later, and he agreed that the tetracycline
was a good idea. He also told me to use eye soaks twice a day, clean
my eyelashes and use lubricating drops when my eyes were dry. He also
said to avoid those typical rosacea triggers -- stress, sunlight,
heat, wind, etc. I know I'm bad about straining my eyes reading,
using the computer, not getting enough sleep, etc., and those things
surely don't help -- especially for those of us with rosacea.

I've been on this routine for about three weeks, and it seems to be
helping a bit. The redness is still there, but my eyes don't feel
quite as irritated. I'm not sure there's much we can do about the
visible blood vessels that are already there, but maybe we can prevent
further damage.

Oh, and I heard from someone the other day who had severe ocular
rosacea and said she used eyebright herbal tea called and eyebright
homeopathic drops. She said it cleared up her ocular rosacea and it
never came back. I don't know anything about eyebright, but it might
be worth looking into. Heck, after staring at those red eyes in the
mirror for the past several months, I'm willing to try anything!

Good luck to you.

Keith

 

I think the other poster meant "periorbital" dermatitis (more of a generic term).
With ocular rosacea, warm compresses, lid scrubs and artificial tears are
the mainstays to treat the lids and dry eye component. Sometimes, tetracycline
(doxy) can be tried with some success. For facial rosacea, metronidazole is
used but it's not for the lids themselves.

frank

 

: > Could you tell me a little more about perioptical dermatitis? I tried
to
: > find it with Google, and there wasn't anything about it. It was my
: > dermatologist who told me I have rosacea. I'll have to ask her about
this
: > other thing. Thank you.
: >
: > : > : There is a condition similar to rosacea which is called perioptical
: > dermatitis.
: > :
: > : You might want to see a dermatologist.
: > :
: > : I have this. There is treatment available.
: > :
: > : Your ophthalmologist should have told you this information.
: > :
: > : Hope this helps.
:
:
: I think the other poster meant "periorbital" dermatitis (more of a generic
term).
: With ocular rosacea, warm compresses, lid scrubs and artificial tears are
: the mainstays to treat the lids and dry eye component. Sometimes,
tetracycline
: (doxy) can be tried with some success. For facial rosacea, metronidazole
is
: used but it's not for the lids themselves.
:
: frank

Thank you. Do you happen to know of a good antibiotic to use for rosacea
when you are allergic to tetracycline?

 

: > I have facial rosacea, and lately my lower eyelids are pink all the
time,
: > and my eyes have what looks like broken veins in them. I also have
: > discomfort in my eyes, sometimes like mild stabbing pains, dryness,
: > tightness. I went to a Kaiser opthamologist who told me I didn't have
dry
: > eyes, as I suspected, but that it was "probably" rosacea in my eyes, and
: > that the only thing I could do was to use warm compresses.
: >
: > Does anyone here have any other ideas about this?
:
: Sounds like ocular rosacea. I have the same symptoms. I've had
: facial rosacea for three years or so, and I developed ocular rosacea
: about six months ago. The eye irritation is annoying, but the thing I
: hate most is the visible blood vessels in my eyes.
:
: Three weeks ago I finally visited a dermatologist and opthamologist.
: The derm prescribed metro cream and tetracycline. She said the
: tetracycline should help with the ocular rosacea. I saw an
: opthamologist a few days later, and he agreed that the tetracycline
: was a good idea. He also told me to use eye soaks twice a day, clean
: my eyelashes and use lubricating drops when my eyes were dry. He also
: said to avoid those typical rosacea triggers -- stress, sunlight,
: heat, wind, etc. I know I'm bad about straining my eyes reading,
: using the computer, not getting enough sleep, etc., and those things
: surely don't help -- especially for those of us with rosacea.
:
: I've been on this routine for about three weeks, and it seems to be
: helping a bit. The redness is still there, but my eyes don't feel
: quite as irritated. I'm not sure there's much we can do about the
: visible blood vessels that are already there, but maybe we can prevent
: further damage.
:
: Oh, and I heard from someone the other day who had severe ocular
: rosacea and said she used eyebright herbal tea called and eyebright
: homeopathic drops. She said it cleared up her ocular rosacea and it
: never came back. I don't know anything about eyebright, but it might
: be worth looking into. Heck, after staring at those red eyes in the
: mirror for the past several months, I'm willing to try anything!
:
: Good luck to you.
:
: Keith

Thanks for all the info. I wish I could take tetracycline, but I'm allergic
to it, and the other stuff my dermatologist gave me didn't do anything.
Luckily my rosacea is "only" moderate, but it's there all the time. I can't
take warm temperatures at all, which is unfortunate, since I live in an area
that gets very hot, so I have to stay inside where it's air conditioned.

I've tried the metrocream & gel and it didn't help. The only thing so far
that has helped is Elidil. I've never heard of that herbal tea, but it's
sure worth a try. The most important thing is being able to read and use
the computer and drive, so my eyesight is a big thing to me, like you.

Again, thanks for the information. I appreciate it.

 

Thank you. Do you happen to know of a good antibiotic to use for rosacea

You would absolutely have to check this out with your M.D., but I
believe doxycycline is an alternative. Whether you would also be
allergic to that would be for your doctor and you to determine.
Paul

 

: > Thank you. Do you happen to know of a good antibiotic to use for
rosacea
: > when you are allergic to tetracycline?
:
: You would absolutely have to check this out with your M.D., but I
: believe doxycycline is an alternative. Whether you would also be
: allergic to that would be for your doctor and you to determine.
: Paul

Thanks. "-)