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I too suffer from glaucoma and dry eyes and am very subject to eye infections.I just don’t produce enough tears to wash out an errant eyelash, a tiny dead skin cell, or a bit of makeup. My ophthalmologist has me using twice a day an eyelid wash called Ocusoft Hypochlor. It comes in a spray bottle, and I order it from amazon. I spray it on a “Swisper,” which is a super-soft, quilted cotton round, using a separate one for each eye in order to not spread infection. I buy the Swispers in bulk at Costco, but they are readily available at drugstores and grocery stores. Then I finish up with artificial tears, using the kind without preservatives because my eyes get red from the preservatives. It may also help to use a whole-house or room humidifier, because your eyes will dry out even more in heated indoor air. Or, as a college student suffering from a cold once told me, “You just throw lots of wet towels around.” In addition, for 5 minutes every morning I sit blindfolded by a heated (20 seconds in microwave) Thermalon Dry Eye Compress which stimulates the tear ducts in the eyes. You can do strength training for those 5 minutes with a pair of lightweight barbells!