| Cure Dry Eyes |
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| Written by Optical Sense |
| Saturday, 01 November 2008 15:57 |
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Tokyo, Japan - Disease is in every family. Many diseases either permanently or temporarily cause a condition of dry eyes that can be unbearable. When doing our family tree research, the stories and documents such as death certificates sometimes list a cause of death. Many of the diseases our ancestors suffered from also caused dry eyes that until now seemed incurable and something they just had to live and die with. As we run across medical breakthroughs that can help current and future generations not to suffer from the same illnesses or complications of illness found in our family trees, you will be able to find that information here. Customized eye drops, made from albumin-rich, home grown and compounded by special pharmacies, have been used now for over 10 years all over the world with great success. There is on going research in Brazil, India and Japan. Dry eyes in Brazil, India and Japan have been a growing problem because of the many diseases that have gone untreated and later attack and shut down the eye’s tear making abilities. Autologous serum is not well known or studied in the United States as yet. Autologous serum is the substance achieved when your blood is spun in a centrifuge and separates the Plasma (serum) from the red blood cells. The autologous serum from your own blood is albumin-rich and then mixed 50/50 with saline to make customized eye drops for your body’s needs. If you have had cancer treatments, certain medications, or other diseases that left you with the inability to tear properly, you may be a candidate for these customized eye drops. There maybe other compounders in the United States that will mix the custom eye drops for you but until you or your doctor can find others, try Leiter’s in San Jose, California. Leiter’s is a well-known compounder of unusual remedies and doctor’s prescriptions. Your doctor will be able to help you find more research on autologous serum as well as draw and culture your blood to make sure it is free from infectious diseases like aids, hepatitis, and cancers before contacting Leiter’s. Either your doctor’s lab or Leiter’s will spin your blood to separate it and create the serum, then filter the blood and add saline to it for a 50/50 solution. This is most likely not covered by medical insurance at this time but it is certainly worth checking with your medical insurance carrier to find out how to get special prescriptions covered or what kind of coverage you will need if this is your long-term solution. Special compounders are not inexpensive. This is a blood product and has special handling and storage requirements for safe usage. You too may find this solution to be a miracle for hope and relief when making eye contact with your doctor. Articles on current eye research should lead you or your doctor to: Albumin Rescues Ocular Epithelial Cells from Cell Death in Dry Eye and other such information. |
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