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Recently diagnosed based on symptoms and fluorescein stain (no ulcers thankfully). After home care failed, I was put on Xiidra and have had minimal improvement over the last month. I'm doing a lot of OTC care as well. Wondering if you think more advanced eye diagnostics are worth...

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Hi, I would like feedback from patients who either 1-have been diagnosed with ocular rosacia and/or 2-have done this procedure. I just had my 3rd treatment out of 4 prescribed from my dry-eye doc, each treatment is 2 weeks apart. (13 jewels on nose/cheeks, 12 or 13 on eyes.) I do notice less eye discharge...

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