[Ski]

#1065603

At our last conference, the doctor recommended "Tranquileyes" goggles ~ they are deep goggles so they don’t interfere with either your bulging eyes or your eyelashes, and you can even buy moisture pads to put inside them for extra help. If you aren’t interested in that, he suggested saran wrap held in place with petroleum jelly, and a sleep mask over that, since taping the eyes shut with ONLY tape can be risky. If the tape comes off in the night, it becomes a further hazard to the vulnerable cornea and, as you’ve found, if the tape is sufficiently sticky to stay on all night, it becomes a problem with your skin, using it night after night.

[snelsen]

#1065604

Hi Ski, I will pursue your suggestions. It SEEMS like the upper eyelid needs to be tethered, somehow, that it would fall open if not. But perhaps enough pressure on the eye and eyelid will prevent it from doing that. I have not tried the goggles and/or sleep mask, will do that too.

[snelsen]

#1018544

I finally tried it, used paper tape, but it sure hurt to remove in the morning. What about my eyelashes? I am getting no help from the docs or their nurses. I welcome any and all comments @ this.
shirley

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