Q Having congratulated myself on sailing through the menopause with no hot flushes, I now find myself struck down with vaginal atrophy.
I suffer from blepharitis, which is an inflammation of the eyelash follicles and eyelids. It appears to be getting worse, and eyedrops do not help. My eyes always seem dry, itchy, tired and red, especially when I wake up in the morning. Am I missing...
Another success story on combating blepharitis. One reader whose father, husband as well as herself use rose hydrosol to help with their dry eye problems. The product has helped to keep her husband’s blepharitis at bay for four years and her...
Can you provide any information on the antispasmodic drug Spasmonal, which contains alverine citrate, and is made by Norgine? Can side-effects include visual disturbances?
Q I have several ‘floaters’ in my right eye that are quite irritating. I am very shortsighted and middle-aged, so am at high risk for this condition. The opticians have advised no cure. Are they dangerous? Is there any way to disperse them? - H.F...
Reader's Corner
Reader's Corner
In 1994, at the age of 17, I took a course of isotretinoin (Roaccutane) for mild acne, a decision I have regretted ever since.