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perhaps unrelated but have your opthalmologist do a test for dry eyes
It is not widely known, but herceptin seems to have an effect on the
lacrimal glands causing them to decrease secretion.
Women tend to get dry eyes as they get older anyway, but this can come on quite suddenly after starting herceptin. With all the other aches and pains and symptoms from other medications, etc. you may not be paying a lot of attention to something as "minor" as dry eyes.
Over the counter artificial tears should do the trick.
Maybe the redness is from difficulty clearing small particles out of your eyes because of insufficient tears.
Hope this helps,
Lani
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