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What a surprise to check the website today and read about dry eyes, tears, etc. Always learn something new from everyone! I just returned from a 10-day trip to Rome and Tuscany that was wonderful but marred by blurred vision. Saw an opthamologist on Monday who said dry spots on my corneas were causing the problem. It was so bad in Italy that for a couple days it was even hard to see people's facial features. Needless to say, I was in a panic, especially since I have traveled alone.
I'm on weekly Herceptin for two years now and Navelbine (3 wks on/one wk off) for nearly a year. My eyes tear a lot but I never made the connection. Prior to going to Italy, I had a high fever for a week, took an antibiotic for bacterial infection of the lung for 10 days, then started in with allergies and was using Claritin, Sudafed and Opcon A. The day my eyesight went blurry, I started out that morning with tears unexpectedly streaming down my face. By afternoon, my eyesight seemed diminished and by the next morning I could hardly see anything. It's been over a week and my sight is better but still blurred.
I am fortunate in having fairly good eyesight (use glasses only for things like watching movies even though I am 59). This was my first time ever with an eye problem. From my experience, I would caution everyone against taking antihistamines or anything else that would cause eyes to dry out!!!
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