It's been a little over 3 years since I had my ICLs done. As far as they're concerned, everything is holding steady. I'm still seeing 20/20, and still impressed by how clear things are outside in the daylight. The halos, unfortunately, are still holding steady, too. No change there. I've accepted them as a necessary evil with my ICL. I don't use anti-halo drops much anymore. I just use them in certain situations, like concert halls, dimly-lit restaurants, driving in unfamiliar areas in the dark. That's about it. I don't use them on a daily basis, as I really don't like how they make my eyes feel and it sort of dries out my sinuses. But they do the job when necessary.
My biggest problem at the moment continues to be the tear dysfunction problem. I don't call it 'dry eye' these days, because most of the time my eyes are anything but dry. They tear like crazy and are really red without some sort of steroid drop. I assume the tearing is due to my punctal plugs giving my tears nowhere to go. I don't know what the red is all about.
I went for a new procedure called "meibomian gland probing" (not as painful as it sounds!), that was supposed to free up the meibomian glands in the lids, but it didn't work for me. So now I plan to have my punctal plugs removed, or at least, a couple of them, to address the tearing. This will be done by a doctor at my ICL surgeon's office, so hopefully they will have some new ideas on what's causing all this. I have tears, just not good quality tears. It's frustrating, to say the least.
