Meibomian Gland Dysfunction & Chinese Medicine Treatment (Part1)

My patient suffer from a strange eyes disease called Meibomian Gland Dysfunction or Blepharitis by eyes specialist. She had gone through a lot of medical check up and doctors couldn't explain what is the reason causing it and they can't really give her a good solution to cure her problem.

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This is how she described in e-mail :

"......Meibomian Gland Dysfunction  is the diagnosis. Which means the oil that comes out of my eyelids near the eyelashes is not runny but has turned buttery (solidified) without this runny oil covering the water on your eyes the water evaporates easily and hence dry eyes.  But I also developed  severe pain in the eyes including burning as if my eyes were on fire, eyelashes felt brittle and when touching my skin felt like needles were poking in. If a strand of hair fell on my facial area It was painful. Extreme light sensitivity, could not watch tv or look at computer screen, very dry eyes it felt like my eyes were wide open and someone had a hairdryer and was blowing into my eyes. My eyes were so dry that all day I would have to turn on the warm water and splash my eyes just for a moments relief often in 20 minute intervals all day. Pain all around my eye sockets ears, jaw.

Extreme aching in eyes like someone was standing on my eyelids and pressing down. Swelling of the eyelids which hurt and made me continuously rub my eyelids......"

Because of what she had been suffering, I think I would like to share more ideas and solutions from the Chinese Medicine Physician's point of view. Perhaps those information can be really useful for those who suffering so much on Meibomian Gland Dysfunction or Blepharitis. We don't know how much improvement you will get, but I do hope you can at least have a better understanding on the simple things that you can do to improve your eyes condition.

Body Type and Lifestyle Management
First of all, we noticed there are some commonality among those who suffer from Meibomian Gland Dysfunction or Blepharitis. It could be the similar body type that contribute to it. Patients seem to have dry skin, dry nose, bad breath, sleep disorder,chest discomfort, headache or even constipation. From the lifestyle management point of view, elimination of those syndromes might reduce the chances of severe discomfort of eyes.

But how you are going to do that? The easy way is to check if you have enough resting time / sleep, adequate exercise, managing stress level well, eating a good diet that come with balance portion of meats, carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables. This is the basic thing that can give you a lot of changes in combating Meibomian Gland Dysfunction / or Blepharitis.

Know The Syndrome and Solve It
Now you need to understand what are the syndromes of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction / or Blepharitis that really bothering you. Because from the Chinese Medicine theory, finding solutions to stop or delay the abnormal development of diseases is our responsibility. How are we going to do that? I will share with you some simple tips on herbs and eyes acupressure.

So, what are the common eyes problems that our patients facing?
Let's see what we have here:

1. Very itchy and hot feeling in eyes.
2. Full of red veins
3. Very sensitive to light
4. Very dry eyes

5. Severe burning sensation in the eyes as like on fire

6. 24 hours feel like many needles poking into the eyes.

In Chinese Medicine theory, those syndromes can categorized as "too much fire". Although there are many herbal formula to treat Meibomian Gland Dysfunction / or Blepharitis. But now I am going to give you a herbal tea formula that help to reduce dryness and enhance the secretion of tears. 

Ho's Chrysanthemum tea:
Chrysanthemum flower 10 g
Lycium Barbarum 10 g

Ophiopogon Japonicus 10 g
Clycyrrhiza Yralensis Fisch 5 g

1.Soak the herbs for 30 mins.
2.Boil with 800 ml of water.
3.Use "Big fire" until the water boiled, then turn to "small fire" for 1o mins.4.Drink the tea during day time.My version of Chrysanthemum tea is a basic formula for reducing the discomfort of dry eyes, for those who experience severe pain or swelling, a specific Chinese herbs supplement is needed. You are welcome to write to me, we can further discuss on that.


Diet Advice
In diet advice, you must avoid fried, oily and spicy foods. Should eat foods that rich in vitamin A, such as soy, fish, milk, walnuts, cabbage, Chinese cabbage, spinach, tomatoes and fresh fruit. Besides that Vitamin C can effectively inhibit oxidation, this is also good for your eyes. Apart from that, vitamin E also helps to lower cholesterol, clear body waste, prevent cataracts. Vitamin B1 also can provide nutrition to our nervous system, example :green leafy vegetables.

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