Is there any solution ?

If the doctors can't diagnose him, I doubt I can do any good. But it does sound as if he has some irritation in his eye--perhaps he damaged his cornea? Has he tried eyedrops? There is a viscous (thick) type that is good for damaged eyes or eyes that have just had surgery, it keeps them wet and soothes them. The feeling of sand in his eyes says they have some irritation. I've just now, after typing that first paragraph, done a little search and came up with this: http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/tools/symptom/505.html His symptom is about 4/5 of the way down the page. He may have more symptoms, you can follow the flow chart to get an idea of what to do about various symptoms. I hope he gets better soon. We only have 2 eyes and they are so precious! Try the eye drops in the meantime, his eyes need to be lubricated as much as possible, especially if they are damaged in any way.

sounds like he has tear duct malfunction/dry eye.that'll cause salt and crap to build up causing the irritation.it'll also make you sensitive because your eyes are feeling all the grit buildup.

Hello Rajib, Happy to see you back with a new topic. Hope you are doing fine. I know an ayurvedic eye hospital in Kerala, I have visited there, which is situated in Ernakulam district and people are coming from far away places for treating eye problems. The chief doctor do visits some famous cities to extend his help of treatment and he is coming in Delhi too once in a month. I believe this particular hospital can help your friend, but I know the distance is a problem and expenses are comparatively high there. Our eye and vision is very important for us that is the reason I am sharing this information to you, if it helps your friend it will be really good. Here is the link you can read about that hospital. http://www.sreedhareeyam.com/

Well, maybe I can help a little here. I have an eye problem that sounds jus like what you are talking about. What I have is called KERATITIS. I know it sounds horrible, but it's just annoying and painful. I get the feeling of sand particles in the eye and they are sensitive to light. Now, let me explain what I know about Keratitis. From what I was told by my doctor, the feeling of sand is really the blood vessels in the eye, they become inflamed. Thats what he's feeling. I get it on the top part of the eye and the blood vessels run from the white part under the cornea. They swell up and deform the cornea, so you feel pain, sand like particles and light sensitivity. Now, I was diagnosed years ago with this condition and I still get bouts of it. Sometimes a bout could last a day, a week, a month or more. When I was diagnosed, they sent me to a specialist in the city. The specialist told me it could be one of two types of Keratitis. One of them is considered good but annoying, the other is considered bad and a herpes. So, if I were you, get him to an eye doctor right away and have it checked. Mention to the doctor about Keratitis. It could be that. Or it could just be what they call pink eye or conjunctivitis. I feel helpless when I get bouts with that. I have been suffering on and off the last few weeks. Hope he gets it taken care of.

It must be dreadful to have that in his eyes. How about zone theraphy someone who knows which nerves goes to the eyes and do acupuncture. Or an herbal doctor who has study the Chinese art of herbals and body self healing process. I went to one and she by feeling the heart beat on my different fingers told me about how my liver was, my fuction on my lungs ...... She also could say what was wrong in different organs in a human body and then recommend what treatment would be good for a cure. So I was impressed by the herbal doctor who had study Chinese medicine for five years.

Sorry to hear that. It is indeed a very bad situation. Unfortunately I am as bad as anyone else when it comes to understanding medecine. So I cannot be of much help. But I hope that his situation improves and certainly wish that he is able to use his eyesight without any difficulty...All the best to him.

Wow!! This does not sound fun. I know that I have had issues with being able to see etc. and it was I had cataracts. It might be they just have not been able to find out what is wrong with him, and there is nothing they feel they can do. Has he seen some type of Eye specialist? Have they tried any special medications or such to see if anything brings any relief? I will say a Prayer for him that a better solution can be found.

hi krajibg I sure am no doctor but when I was a young woman and could not seem to recover from hepatitis my parents sent me to the Mayo clinic in Rochester Minnesota and I got help immediately to make me get well in a few weeks. It is renowned all over the world and have specialists in every kind of health situation, I can imagine that they might be able to diagnose and cure your Professor friend.I can only begin to imagine his feelings of helplessness. how dreadful. I am in the USA by the way another American in California.I sure hope I have been of some help to you. hugs f rom hatley

That would be terrible to be in college and not be able to read. I would wonder if he is allergic to something in his environment. Sounds like he has very dry eyes. I would look at allergies. If the specialists have checked all major eye possible problems then I would think of allergies and set forth checking everything he possibly comes into contact with on a daily basis.

That is a tough place to be. Sounds like to me he could use some eye drops for dry eyes. Visine makes several kinds of drops for different issues. Is he allergic to something? Maybe it is an allergy. I do hope they find out what is wrong with his eyes. Take care.

Well, several questions must be answered.Is his eyes painful or just irritated, itchy?If they are only irritated and itchy, it might be conjunctivitis.It is caused by viral infection, could be allergy.Viral conjunctivitis can't be treated with antibiotics.Herbal medicine is recommended. If it's PAIN, ask your friend if he haven't hit his head, make sure there was no trauma directly to the eye, some objects, any flying particle,maybe he rubbed his eyes after touching some chemical?If answers to these questions are No, let's move forward. Very important:is his vision getting worse or it's the same after these symptoms started?Does he have headache together with light sensitivity?I hope it's not glaucoma because it's very dangerous and might lead to blindness.An urgent help is required. Has he been to this clinic already? http://www.rajaneyecare.com/index.php I hope it's only a viral infection, give him the best support you can.

I am not a doctor and if doctor specialists can't help his eye problem maybe he can asks some help to non government organization in your place that sponsors medical problem. Why not try to search some organization in your area,they might know any institution abroad esp in the US that specialized with his condition and are willing to give free-medical assistance. This reminds me of one great world famous singer Andrea Bocelli who is diagnosed with "congenital glaucoma" and lost his eyesight at the age of 12. He is still singing till this day and conducting concert. I am sure your friend can still continue his profession,but of course in different manner if ever he will totally lost his sight (hopefully not) Hope you can find ways to help your friend...how we wish we could help too.

Hi krajibg This has to be so irritating to have that constant feeling in his eyes and lids. If he is feeling there is particles in there, perhaps it could be related to his eys lashes? Could he possibly have ingrown eyelashes in there constantly rubbing in the inside? Or could he possibly have a clogged tear duct? My son went through this for an awfully long time where I had to place warm compresses on the outer eye and massage it for several minutes twice a day. The light use to irritate my son also and we had to place a patch over the one eye he had the problem with. It finally loosened up and began to heal. Though I am not sure what he could have if a doctor can remedy, but maybe the warm compresses and massages may help.

That is life. What happens next moment is not known to us. As far as I know Sankara Nethralaya is supposed to be the best hospital. I wish your friend gets cured early. I am sorry I cannot suggest any other hospital other than Sankara Nethralaya Egmore, Chennai.

hello, do you have a chiropractor in your area? a ligitimate one for sure. also tell him to have an eye exercise. find the eye exercise in the net, there is a free article that i copy and i do apply the exercise whenever my eyes gets tired. i hope it helps.