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How do you deal with dry eyes?
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Thanks for mentioning eye blink exercises. Sometimes when I do not have dry eye med with me and I get a "dry eye" attack (?) I resort to eye blinks and feel they help when in a jam (excessive tearing). It can take up to 5/ 10 minutes before I can open/use my eyes again. Dr. said I need to take drops EVERY DAY - SEVERAL TIMES PERHAPS to prevent this excessive tearing. My approach w/ meds is usually 'less is more' - but I think I am wrong about that. My situation is improved since I use drops (no preservatives) daily now. But if I use too many drops they sting and it takes several minutes to clear up. Lots of management with dry eye. QUESTION: DR. SAYS USE AS MANY DROPS AS I WANT. WOULDN'T THIS SOMEHOW CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE TO EYES? DO THE EYES BECOME DEPENDENT ON DROPS?
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@tennisgolf I have dry eyes as well. My eye Dr told me to use preservative free so I do and about 2-3 times a day If I dont when I put my Latanoprest in at night for glucoma my eyes burn so I stick to my schedule . Also the Dr told me to at the corner of eyes, nose area , wipe down and over as this lubricates it with naturel eye oil so in morning I do this or threw out day
If you have a dry eye problem you need to use the drops as often as you need to use them. If you allow the surface of the cornea to get excessively dry it will become inflamed and you get keratitis. You also get pain. I have s I have had dry eyes for forty years and have been under the care of an opthalmologist. Always put your drops in.
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@tennisgolf As someone with dry eyes I really enjoyed your posts. Yes, my eye doctor says the same thing, use as many drops as you need. I doubt that there is any dependence on them but you could ask your doctor about that. Dry eyes are the most painful, irritating problems. I use the new lid wipes as well as the no-preservative drops as well.