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I've been suffering from dry eye for about a year. After a few abortive attempts (GP, optician, eye specialist), I found an optometrist who actually knew about dry eye. I was given a routine, and asked to try it for three months.
Well, my eyes were starting to feel better when - argh! stinging and burning. After a few days of this, I saw the optometrist. She checked my eyes and said that the inside of my eyelids were slightly irritated.
'Have you changed anything in the routine?'
'No.'
'Have you changed anything at all?'
'Well, I did start on a new face cream a few days ago...'
She advised me to avoid the area around my eyes when using the face cream. I decided to stop using the cream completely, and the burning has pretty much gone away. This doesn't mean my dry eye problems are over, but I now know I may be allergic to some products, and have to be careful about what I put on my face.
Has anyone experienced this before? Do you have any tips to share?
Looking back, I realise that my eyes usually felt better after the eyelid scrub in the evening - although the burning had started up again after that because I would apply face cream before I went to bed. So I suppose if I experience a burning sensation in the future, I would try doing the eyelid scrub, in case this gets rid of any residue on my eyelids that may be irritating the eyes.
chris
Well, my eyes were starting to feel better when - argh! stinging and burning. After a few days of this, I saw the optometrist. She checked my eyes and said that the inside of my eyelids were slightly irritated.
'Have you changed anything in the routine?'
'No.'
'Have you changed anything at all?'
'Well, I did start on a new face cream a few days ago...'
She advised me to avoid the area around my eyes when using the face cream. I decided to stop using the cream completely, and the burning has pretty much gone away. This doesn't mean my dry eye problems are over, but I now know I may be allergic to some products, and have to be careful about what I put on my face.
Has anyone experienced this before? Do you have any tips to share?
Looking back, I realise that my eyes usually felt better after the eyelid scrub in the evening - although the burning had started up again after that because I would apply face cream before I went to bed. So I suppose if I experience a burning sensation in the future, I would try doing the eyelid scrub, in case this gets rid of any residue on my eyelids that may be irritating the eyes.
chris
I'm just boggling at the thought of not using face cream ever! I'm very minimalist, to be honest (my optometrist actually noted that people like me - who don't use eye make up - may be more prone to blocked meibomian glands because we don't clean the area around our eyes regularly!) But face and hand cream seem necessary in the winter to soothe the skin...
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