Question
Dry eyes and chronic blepharitis do not cause trigeminal neuralgia. However, these conditions may exacerbate the symptoms.
The main causes of trigeminal neuralgia include multiple sclerosis or compression of the ganglion due to a tumour.
Effective treatments are known to include neuromodulators including anti-convulsants like Tegretol, carbamazepine, anti-depressants (nortriptyline, amitriptyline).
there are several possibilities for the problem you mention ie redness and slight swelling just on the inner part of the under surface of the eyelids. It may be nothing pathological (sometimes certain parts of the eyes/eyelids may look a bit redder but be normal), or it may be issues like dryness or eyelid inflammation/blepharitis. Without knowing what the problem is for sure, it is difficult to know what else to do to make it better.
It is common to experience some level of dryness after laser vision correction (ReLEx SMILE, LASIK, PRK). Typically, SMILE and PRK have a lower incidence rate of dryness as compared to LASIK. Having said that, as every patient heals differently, there may be some variation in the recovery time for each individual. Patients may experience dry eye for a few weeks to months after SMILE and will thereafter improve gradually. It usually take about 3 months for the vision to stabilise. Generous use of artificial tears after surgery may help to alleviate the symptoms of dryness.
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