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How do you deal with dry eyes?
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I’m a dry-eye person too. Years of contact lenses with no trouble. Several years ago, I noticed I was putting in lubricant drops hourly.
My optician recommended the Fish Oil supplements too.
They worked great if you can deal with the after-taste. Yuck!
Buy the smallest and most potent to help. It’s worth it.
Years later…
I got off of the fish oil tabs and once again dealt with the hourly drops.
I had the plugs inserted and they worked except they kept popping out.
Lastly, my Ophthalmologist recommended a lid revision.
She took my lower lids and revised them to lessen the surface area of my eye, therefore, less dryness.
Think …free eye lift. She had to take photos and measurements to submit to my insurance for approval.
It worked out wonderfully and I no longer use drops and that was 10 years ago.
Don't forget to use good eye hygiene by using warm compresses twice a day.
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Good evening @windchimes123. I am glad you have found something that helps with your dry eye issue. I have had years of trying to live with it and prevent it from becoming a major issue. The plugs, the refrigerated drops, the compresses, etc., etc. I have never heard of a lid revision. I lived on a very dry mountaintop in Southern California. Very low humidity, and not a lot of rain or moisture. My eye doctor of 30 years jokingly told me that the only thing that might help me is living in a rainforest.
Unfortunately, I now live in Minnesota. Lots of moisture but the interior of homes and offices is very dry during the winter. So we have special humidifiers installed.
I have been using Xiidra.....however, my insurance company will no longer cover that product. What do you use? Thanks in advance.
Chris