I have dry eyes from Sjogren's and my ophomologist has put temporary plugs in my eyes and they work great. He doesn't like the permanent ones as he said sometimes they get infected. I also use Restasis, Systane ultra and Genteal for dry eye. Systane and Genteal are over the counter. He has me wash my eyes with Ocusoft lid scrub a minimum of twice day. Then I rinse them with cosmetic rounds. I almost lost my vision from dry eye and this doc saved it. Dry eye can be dangerous. I was at work and couldn't see out of my left eye. I called the office and they said to put Systane Ultra in my eye every 15 minutes for 2 hours and if my vision didn't come back, I had to be seen by them. It was a Sat. and the doc said he would wait until I called. My vision came back but that scared me. So be vigilant and if your eyes feel sandy or dry use drops. You can use the non preservative over the counter drops too. Take care, Joan