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Chronic dry eye syndrome: What helps dry, itchy, swollen eyes?

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I was having horrible dry eyes back in 2011. There were times my lid would literally stick to my eyeball, and I had to gently pull it off. My eyelids were scraping the cornea every time I blinked.
They finally diagnosed me with SLK, Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis, a chronic, and recurrent eye disease. I went to a cornea specialist.
I tried prescription eye drops, plugs in my tear ducts, massage, warm compress, OTC eye drops like Refresh (no preservatives). He also gave me clear (no prescription) contacts to wear to stop the eyelids blink from scratching my eyeball. That helped a lot.

Try the warm compress followed by a massage. Then eyedrops.

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celia16 | @celia16 | Jul 30 5:35pm

@SusanEllen66 , that sounds similar to my condition a few years ago. I’m better now but wonder if that’s what I have too.

I definitely think my dad had it. Sadly, it was not diagnosed. I took him to multiple ophthalmologists for it. He was too frail to go to Duke Eye Center, which is who I see. Sadly, he passed away recently. (Not related to eye condition.)

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