Comments on: Treating Dry Eyes with Punctal Plugs: Silicone Plugs vs the SmartPLUG®

By: RAD

RAD — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:09:51 +0000

Thanks for commenting on the blog and good luck

By: stany macwan

stany macwan — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:54:07 +0000

i have sent a mail to the company regarding this, now waiting for their reply.
its my last hope, so kept my fingers crossed.

thanks for replying.

By: RAD

RAD — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:24:41 +0000

That is a good question. The SmartPLUG is produced by Medennium. It is not really something you can insert yourself. I don’t know if they export to India. I would recommend you or your eye doctor contacting them and see if they well send their punctal plugs to India

By: stany

stany — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:59:36 +0000

hello,
myself stany from india,
i am suffering from severe dry eyes syndrome, even restasis couldnt help me, i have tried silicon plugs in both eyes but i lost them thrice.
Now i want to have smart plugs, but they are not available in india. Can you tell me from where i can buy them? Or which company is making them?

By: soso

soso — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 21:39:44 +0000

i have tried every kind of eye drops i recently had the plugs and still didnt resolve my dryness i still have the burning and stinging sensation what would u recommend at this point is there any way to find out what going on why my eyes are not producing tears thank u plz reply

By: ostrov

ostrov — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:07:21 +0000

Thank you,
very interesting article

By: RAD

RAD — Sat, 09 May 2009 23:59:40 +0000

You are very welcome. Glad to help.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 09 May 2009 22:32:19 +0000

Thank you so much for your response. My eye Dr. did prescribe warm compresses and massage for this when I last saw her, and I’ll continue to do so. If no improvement, I will call her and let her know what’s happening.
Thanks again for your timely advice. I appreciate it and you very much!

By: RAD

RAD — Sat, 09 May 2009 14:21:33 +0000

Thanks for your comment. The SmartPLUG is safe and is not made of silicone as a matter of fact it will dissolve in warm water. The fact that the plug came out is not dangerous. Calling your doctor is a good idea, in the meantime warm compresses typically help resolve a stye. Antibiotics are sometimes necessary as determined by your doctor. One more thing, don't squeeze the stye any more it can cause the stye to spread to more lid tissue.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 09 May 2009 09:36:38 +0000

I have the SmartPLUG in my lower tear ducts, and I’ve devoloped what I thought to be a stie in one lower eyelid–in the corner away from the duct–that my eye Dr. believes also to be a stie.
However, just a few minutes ago, I squeezed it, and out popped a cylindrical piece of what appeared to be plastic. I”m assuming this is the SmartPLUG, and I’m concered. The stie is still there and feels like there is more in it. My other eye has a similar problem right next to the duct, and I’m wondering if this is dangerous? I will be calling my eye Dr. on Monday, but is this dangerous to my eyes or my health, seeing it’s silicone?
Thank you for you time and attention to this note. I appreciate any information you can give me.