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How do you deal with dry eyes?

Eye Conditions | Last Active: Mar 6 4:57pm | Replies (691)

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@lacy2 My very dry eyes seem to prefer the ingredient "hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. The first drop I ever used all those many years ago (1976!) was IsoptoTears 1% by Alcon. (No longer around). Today, I use Refresh Celluvisc (preservatives free) which is the same ingredient. I believe your Hylo is probably hyaluronic acid or similar which I have not had luck with.

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hi @sue225 When you say had no luck with hylo, was it because it didnt last very long giving relief? i find it doesnt coat my eyeballs like some others drops,but then again systane ultra makes my eyes feel sticky ;; i have learned one small thing after all these years, i was splashing the drops into eyes but not then carefully closing and wiping dropsoff eye lashes and i think the drops were sticking on my eyelashes/// not that i have many eyelashes left... but i am always nervous of introducint bacteria or germs when washing/wiping my eyes so i boiled and cooled some water and put 1/4 tsp salt in and dipped in one of those little round makeup pads and wiped my eyes... but didn't experiment long enough before tooth out and had a different cup water/salt to rinse my mouth; its like a mini hospital in my bedroom! I am going to give Refresh Celluvsic another try then......J. ps. it seems each new drop works for a bit then the eyes say; UH UH, nope, not doing it!!!