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Have been seeking relief for over 4.5 years now from severe dry eye and 10 years before that with moderate dry eye with minutes of decrease from lubricant drops, good night relief with goggles, no help from Restasis, decent relief from intermittent steroid drops etc. Last week I came across more discussion about oils used in eyes and read about castor oil versus others -one article of interest was http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/en...ubmed_RVDocSum
Anyway having had a particularly bad 2 days with the very dry static electricity air at work and bright lights I thought about trying some olive oil in desperation. Recalling how lotions particularly sunscreens etc. tend to creep into the eyes unbidden I put just a wisp of extra virgin first cold press olive oil on my little finger and spread it about an 1/8th of an inch on the skin below my lower lids and an 1/8th of an inch away from the outer corners of my eyes, again on the skin.
I knew it had crept into my eyes because of the incredible relief I felt about an hour later. Way too simple to be true. It seems to last about 12 hours after each application. About 5 days after using this remedy I wore a contact lens in my worst eye without difficulty at all for 9 hours! (Had not worn a lens for over 4 hours in 6 months and then only after a methylprednisolone steroid drop.) Did not have to re-wet it or "unstick" it during the day at all and vision did not blur up constantly as it would usually do. In fact it was necessary to adjust to seeing so clearly in close surroundings. Once home, the contact lens was incredibly easy to remove, just slid out without soaking my eye first.
Sorry to sound like I'm gushing but it just seems ridiculously simple. Hope it lasts. Would assume it is the oil's ability to keep the tear film even but apparently olive oil has anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties too.
If you try this, please post what your experience is after a few days trial. Again, please note that you only need a wisp of it i.e. lightly blot your finger first before applying to your skin.
Anyway having had a particularly bad 2 days with the very dry static electricity air at work and bright lights I thought about trying some olive oil in desperation. Recalling how lotions particularly sunscreens etc. tend to creep into the eyes unbidden I put just a wisp of extra virgin first cold press olive oil on my little finger and spread it about an 1/8th of an inch on the skin below my lower lids and an 1/8th of an inch away from the outer corners of my eyes, again on the skin.
I knew it had crept into my eyes because of the incredible relief I felt about an hour later. Way too simple to be true. It seems to last about 12 hours after each application. About 5 days after using this remedy I wore a contact lens in my worst eye without difficulty at all for 9 hours! (Had not worn a lens for over 4 hours in 6 months and then only after a methylprednisolone steroid drop.) Did not have to re-wet it or "unstick" it during the day at all and vision did not blur up constantly as it would usually do. In fact it was necessary to adjust to seeing so clearly in close surroundings. Once home, the contact lens was incredibly easy to remove, just slid out without soaking my eye first.
Sorry to sound like I'm gushing but it just seems ridiculously simple. Hope it lasts. Would assume it is the oil's ability to keep the tear film even but apparently olive oil has anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties too.
If you try this, please post what your experience is after a few days trial. Again, please note that you only need a wisp of it i.e. lightly blot your finger first before applying to your skin.
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