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How do you deal with dry eyes?

Eye Conditions | Last Active: Nov 13, 2024 | Replies (744)
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@rarelybees2889

This has been a long road of misery for me. Mine is due to Sjogren's Disease. I now have all four punctal plugs cauterized, which is not a great solution and yet still have dry eye!
I think what helps best is the serum eye drops, made from your own blood, which they spin into eye drops but it must be frozen and then used only 10 days.
Its an ongoing situation that never seems to really improve.
Mine are severe dry eye...
Thanks

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jip499 | @jip499 | Jan 11, 2023

Sjögren’s Disease is challenging. I have had it for over 30 years. I could manage it with preservative-free eyedrops in the daytime and eye ointment at night when I was younger, but now that I am older, managing it takes more time.

Warm compresses are helpful and a humidifier in the bedroom. I do not use serum tears. Sunglasses outside shield my eyes from wind and help my light sensitivity. Dealing with Sjögren’s is time consuming, but, for me, dealing with osteoarthritis is harder and causes more pain.

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