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METHODS OF "CONTROLLING" FUCHS' "FOGGIES":

I want to start out by cautioning you to NEVER do ANY of these
things except under the direction and supervision of a trained
fuchs-experienced cornea specialist!!!  I also want to mention
that these methods do NOT improve the vision of every Fuchs'
Corneal Dystrophy sufferer.

MURO DROPS
In the U.S. it's called Muro drops, but called something else
in other countries.  In the U.S. Muro drops are special eyedrops
that are over the counter without a prescription.  What they ARE
is a special-mix saltwater solution.  The idea is that as the
endothelium cells die as a result of your fuchs', they no longer
pump the water out as they are supposed to do.  The Muro drops
are supposed to help draw some of the excess water out of your
eye.  A personal note on the Muro drops is that in my experience
it seemed that the worse the fuchs' was that day, the more the
Muro drops burned and stung in my eyes.  Sometimes it REALLY
hurt bad; that's why was gave muro drops the nickname
"battery acid".  I should say here also that Muro drops didn't
do much to help MY vision.

MURO OINTMENT
The saltwater mix that's in the Muro drops is also available
as an ointment.  Of course, when you use the ointment your
vision is pretty bad for awhile.  That's why many drs who
recommend the ointment often say to use it at bedtime. 
It doesn't burn and sting as much as the drops do.  Perhaps
the biggest advantage of the ointment is that for those
of you who have painful fuchs' blisters, it seems to ease
the pain.

HAIRDRYER METHOD
If you're going to try to use a hairdryer to help your
fuchs' vision, the way to do it is to hold the dryer so that
the air stream goes across in front of the eyes,
NEVER directed INTO the eyes.  The hairdryer should be set
at medium heat or lower, and the speed should never be set to
maxiumum.  The idea is to create an air current in front of the
eyes, which is somewhat warmer than the surrounding air, and,
hopfully, with less humidity.  This SHOULD help some of the
moisture in the corneas to be drawn through the outer layer to
the surface, where it can evaporate.  The hairdryer method should
be done for about 2 to 4 minutes at a time.  This seems to help
SOME fuchs' sufferers, but not many.

WRAPAROUNDS AND WIDE-BRIMMED HATS
We found that the use of sunglasses that wrap entirely around the
eyes helped cope with the sunshine.  We have 2 good links in our
"links" section that sell these.  We also found that
wearing wide-brimmed hats help keep the sun out of the eyes
enough to help the vision slightly as well.

by Karen P in Wisconsin 

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