Rinsing Eyes After Restasis

[cts]

Does anyone here ever rinse their eyes after Restasis? Restasis really irritates my eyes and I want to rinse them with Ocufresh (salt water afterwards) but I do not know if that will counteract with the Restasis. How long after the Restasis can I rinse my eyes out? Does anyone else do this?
Thanks!

[calli66]

You can ask your eye doctor, but I'll tell you what mine told me.

He said I could rinse after 3 minutes. I've heard 15 minutes also. It might be better to rinse with preservative free drops instead of saline, since saline dilutes and disrupts the natural tear composition.

Calli

[kitty]

My doc suggested using drops about 15 minutes before Restasis, to provide a cushion to reduce burning, then use a chaser of more drops 15 minutes after the Restasis. I tried this and it did not help me, but it might help others.

[baddabingtim]

I use restasis only in the morning - in the evening if I travel - keep in fridge - reduces burning - wait 15 minutes after adding and use liquid gel after - helps - sometime at night - nothing helps