Most comfortable drops ever..

[hosanna13]

Just wanted to share to the DEZ community the most comfortable drops I've experienced so far.

Hx: Post-LASIK (8 months) dryness and MGD.
Current treatment: Restasis 2x day and 100% serum drops 4x day. Castor oil before sleep (this is the only thing that prevents eyelids sticking to eyeballs in the morning)

Recently, I tried putting 100% food-grade almond oil in my eyes and to my surprise it was very comfortable/no stinging or redness. It is more viscous than castor oil for sure. So I put in ~5 drops into my vial of serum tears, and I like the combination of oil+serum better than serum alone. The melting point of almond oil is around 0 deg F, so it doesn't solidify in the refrigerator. I just shake my serum bottle to emulsify the oil droplets. It does cloud your vision for a few minutes, but I think you can experiment with the amount oil. Perhaps 5 drops was too much; next time, I'll try only 2 drops per 5 ml of serum.

Note on restasis: I've been on it for 2 months now and I honestly have no idea if it's helping or not.

Thanks for reading and take care.

[farmgirl]

Very interesting...F/G

[André Pereira]

Hosanna
excuse the ignorance. But what is 100% serum drops?

[dryeyedave]

I have been looking for a light viscosity oil that is non-irritating but so far I have had no luck. I cannot use castor oil as it burns me very badly. How sensitive are your eyes? Do you experience any redness or irritation at all with the almond oil?

[hosanna13]

I'd say my eyes are pretty sensitive, but there's no irritation for me from castor oil.

Almond oil works well. I don't have any irritation from it. I've heard sesame seed oil also works well and it's a very light oil.

[hosanna13]

Hi Andre,

Serum drops are made from your blood serum. It is the liquid portion of your blood that doesn't have any platelets or red blood cells.