The appearance of my eyes is what bothers me MOST, followed by the grittiness , redness, and dryness. I feel like a freak! I hate to look people in the eye, because I am thinking that they are saying to themselves "what is wrong with her eyes?" The opthamologist says my eye symptoms are mild, but I still have eyelid retraction (where the whites of my eyes show above my green. I also get eyestrain quite often, and have trouble focusing. I use the Genteal gel during the day and the Genteal oinment (night formula) at night. Both make my eyes blurry and sometimes it takes hours before I am able to see clearly (I also wear a monovision contact, which I think makes it worse).
In other words, if what I have is MILD, then I would be depressed if they got worse, because right now I feel that I am withdrawing socially.
