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| Photo Credit; http://www.eyeplastics.com/91-Blepharitis/ - Webside is VERY helpful and gave me a lot of information! |
Hey
folks! How's your day??
So,
I've mentioned a few times that I've had some eye crud for the past 2 months or
so. Not to be too gross, I thought I had pink eye because the symptoms seemed
to fit, but the first two doctors assured me that wasn't the case. They said it
was irritation but I'd have to go to the ophthalmologist to pin it down. I've
been to three different doctors now and someone has finally diagnosed what's
really going on.
After
having my eyes numbed 4 times, countless drops and things stuck in my eyes,
measuring eyeball size, cornea thickness, blah blah blah, I have a diagnosis. I
have Blepharitis. When my doctor told me that I said she was making that word
up. But, according to WebMD (and isn't that were we always go first?)
Blepharitis is "an inflammation of the eyelids, usually caused
by...blockage of the eyelid's oil glands and occasionally allergies". Mine
however, affects my lash line and not my eyelids.
Well,
I'm glad to know what's causing my eyes issues for the past 2 1/2 months. The
whole eye issue was kinda frightening for me because the questions they ask you
in each appointment are scary and make you think your eyes are going to fall
out the socket. And of course, they feel like they are going to fall out the
socket.
So
without going in too deep, after my pupils went back to normal size and I did
my very warm compress for 10 minutes and eyelash wash for the evening, I began
looking up "can I wear eye makeup with Blepharitis?" because I'm a
totally lame-o but a vain lame-o.
I
discovered that I can wear eye makeup but there are some restrictions.
DISCLAIMER
- Folks, I am not a doctor. I don't even play one on TV. I've never even dated
a doctor (shocker, yeah, I know)! This information is from research that I did
and the conclusion that I came to. This is what currently works for me and of
course, I'll update you when I make any changes. Talk to your doctor and see
what works for you.
Now
that that is out the way...I learned that I have to use a new eye makeup brush
EVERY SINGLE DAY. Well, that's not hard and it means new eye brushes and I
should probably get that special brush washing tree (shopping!!! because the
doctor said so -- kinda). I shouldn't tightline or wear eyeliner in my
waterline every day. I will probably stay away from liner except for very short
periods during very special occasions. That's wax (or whatever) right on the
lash line -- probably not a good idea. I will use a good eyelid primer and when
I apply makeup, it will be further up my lid. That may look crazy but we will
see if it works. I won't wear mascara (except for short periods of time on
special occasions) because that is the area that needs to breathe. And of
course, I will remove my eye makeup COMPLETELY each night. There will be no
exceptions people.
I
already wash my hands like a beast, use a new towel for each eye wash, all that
good stuff. I don't touch my eyes with my fingers and I sleep on a towel and
toss it in the wash each morning. All of those good hygiene practices should
control my Blepharitis.
Again,
this is a learning curve for me. Maybe in a few months I can add things back to
my routing. Or, I may discover that I should take a thing or two away. We'll
find out together.
And if
you have any ideas, questions, suggestions, please feel free to comment. You may
know something that I don't know or maybe we can find out something together.
The
title is make it up as you go. We are doing that title proud!
*referenced
- http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/blepharitis
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