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DR.COHN –about dry eyes

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My Opthamalogist just gave me samples of Restasis for dry eyes and his nurse seems to think this med can actually CURE dry eyes or sjogrens –? I would like to hear what you think of this med . I have a real problem with this and I am really eager to get some help .And do you think  meds can cause dry eyes ? I am on the new drug Spiriva which has atrovent in it .    I also have osteoarithitis and wonder if this causes dry eyes . The only med I take for arithitis is Motrin .

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Thanks again , DR.Cohn !!  this makes me even more optomistic !!

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TNARTL…@webtv.net (( TN Artist, trish,tn )) wrote in message <news:16183-410B259B-591@storefull-3256.bay.webtv.net>… > My Opthamalogist just gave me samples of Restasis for dry eyes and his > nurse seems to think this med can actually CURE dry eyes or sjogrens –? > I would like to hear what you think of this med . I have a real problem > with this and I am really eager to get some help .And do you think  meds > can cause dry eyes ? I am on the new drug Spiriva which has atrovent in > it .    I also have osteoarithitis and wonder if this causes dry eyes . > The only med I take for arithitis is Motrin .

Restasis is a wonderful medication for dry eyes…it’s really the only medication on the market for dry eyes…everything else is just a tear drop of one type or another for lubrication.  Restasis is cyclosporin A, a medicine that fights inflammation around the lacrimal gland, that many experts feel is responsible for dry eyes.  I have had dramatic success with it in my Sjogren’s patients.  It should be used in both eyes twice a day.  After six months it may be decreased to once a day.  My only words of caution is that the medication may sting for the first few weeks of use…this always gets better, and I would not recommend using it before any glaucoma meds because its thick, oily base may prevent absorption of glaucoma meds.  Once a tube is opened, it may be refrigerated and used later in the day…don’t let the tip touch anything as there are no preservatives in the tube.  Keep it upright in a shot glass (also, Allergan, the manufacturer, makes a little plastic device to keep the tube upright on your refrigerator shelf…your doc may have samples of this…I do). Good luck with it, Dr. Cohn

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