Found a fix for my dry eyes, didn't think it was such a simple problem!

[TB12]

Hi everyone,

I think I found a solution to my dry eyes, and I am hoping this could potentially help a lot of you having similar issues... For the past year or so, I've noticed my eyes were getting really dry. I started working 40+ hours/week in front of a computer about 2 years ago, so I figured that was why my eyes were drying up often. The dryness was really affecting my vision and ability to focus. I tried lubricating drops and humidifiers, but they were temporary fixes. A couple weeks ago, I started to think really hard about what could be making my eyes so dry to the point that they could not produce enough natural tears. Then I realized that ever since I started working fulltime, I wasn't drinking as much water as I used to. Time flies by when working in front of a computer, so I would go whole days barely finishing a single 16.9 FL OZ bottle. That is definitely not the recommended daily serving of at least 4-5 bottles. So I started drinking at least 4 bottles a day, and I instantly felt the difference!! For anyone still having dry eye issues, I would highly recommend you evaluate your daily H2O intake.

I hope this helps at least some of you

[jack_bristow]

Sorry, but this hits way too close to the "helpful" advice offered by all the countless relatives and acquaintances... "have you tried taking a break?" "have you tried eyedrops?" "have you tried sitting in the dark for 5 minutes? it makes all MY problems go away!" "have you tried... drinking water?"

Your water intake was clearly abnormal. Unfortunately, for the rest of us, dry eye is not so easily cured.

[Faith1989]

Agreed. When I drink more water, yes I feel a bit better. But for those with MDG, ocular rosacea, corneal issues.... the problem goes way past H2O.

Glad you feel better though

[ths14]

ima try this dood cuz i also noticed that when i started using the computer 15 hours a day and i have dry eyes now hopefully this will help and if it does i love u