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Suffered a serious eye infection after a Superficial Keretectomy.. how to recover?

42 yo male in U.S. I had a medical emergency with an eye infection after a Superficial Keretectomy. A little over a week ago, I had a Superficial Keretectomy performed on my eye to help solve my problems with Recurrent Cornea Erosion over the past few years.
Two days after the procedure, a severe...

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Hi, I've been on Ikervis for 3 months and I did feel some minor improvements. Not a lot but my eyes were better and I was do I g well at work. However, in the last 3 weeks my dry eyes have got worse and it feels like the Ikervis has stopped working. Is this normal with Ikervis? I am using it 3 times...

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Please help! I am desperate to make contact with anyone who has had permanent eyeliner and then developed dry eyes or has had an allergic reaction to the dye used. I had permanent eyeliner applied to top lashline only on the 12th April this year, the biggest regret of my life. Not long after this procedure...

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