How do you deal with dry eyes?

Thanks. I have dry eyes from corneal dystrophy, bur I will ask my eye doctor about these drops. Do you know if they are specifically for sjogren's? Are they a prescription, or does the doctor dispense them from his/her office?

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

I use Klarity C (Imprimis) but still have lots of eye inflammation which limits my computer usage. My cornea became so dry that i lost vision in my left eye for a week.. my doctor at Carolina Eye is a cornea and cataract surgeon. Any ophthalmologist should be able to prescribe Klarity C and order it for you from ImprimisRX. It was reviewed in the Sjogrens Quarterly (summer 2021) and found to be “Safe and effective”. Plugs did not help me or LipiFlow treatment. I do soaking

What if your opthalmologist insists only prescribing restasis? That's my case.

@tennisgolf. I'm a member of the Dry Eye Club too. I've had GCA since March of 2019, went blind in one eye (Optic Neuropathy) as one of the many results of that nasty autoimmune disease. I've had three cataract surgeries, and use Systane eye drops x 4 daily, plus Monoprost eye drops (gel) Rx once daily at bedtime to control the ongoing development of glaucoma. I also had a laser procedure (Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty - "SLT") in March, which had a 50/50 chance to relieve or lower the eye pressure, but it wasn't successful.
My last appointment with the eye specialist was a happy one, in that she was very pleased that the eye pressure numbers have remained stable on that eye drop regime. I see her every three months to keep close watch on it, since it's so important not to lose the sight in my other eye.

Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis. I have been plagued with this condition for about 10 years. Anyone else?
My eyes are sometimes so dry my eyelid literally sticks to my eyeball. Horrible disease! In the past I have worn “bandage” contacts so the eyelid doesn’t scrape my eye too much when I blink. It’s gotten better the last few years. I notice that it is almost seasonal now. Ugh!

SusanEllen, I had to look up superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis to learn more about it.
- Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/10940/superior-limbic-keratoconjunctivitis

Besides the "bandage" contacts, what treatments help?

Nothing specific. I’ve tried drops, tear duct plugs, and warm compresses. The compresses followed by a light massage to release the oils in eyes helps the most.
I am not surprised that you had to look it up! I know it’s rare. So also is the polyarthritis nodosa form of Vasculitis that I have…

What brand of Krill oil is it helping...........my eyes are sooooo dry. I have used Restasis and Xiidra and lots of preservative free eye drops......... I don't know what to do. My eyes make my whole body hurt. I hav been taking Tramadol to help. Not sure if this is good for me

What kind of serum is this?