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I am male/59, and have serious DES about since last summer. First signs date back 2 - 3 years (watching TV quickly tired the eyes, impression to need new glasses twice a year). Cause - I believe : aging and too much staring (computer, TV, books, etc), often under stress.
So far I follow Dr. Latkany's recommendations on life style (not possible all the time as far as stress is concerned) and nutrition and I started practicing the home eye spa. I use artificial tears 5 - 10 times a day and recently bought myself goggles, one each from Panoptx and Wiley-X. All this gives some relief but conditions are still far from perfect. I now expect to get punctal plugs next.
No systemic disease has been diagnosed. Nevertheless I experience dry skin and dry mouth in addition to DES if under stress for more than a day or so. This indicates to me, that the disorder causing DES is not limited to the eye surface. I have read about similar symptons in a comment from another member of this Community.
By joining, I hope I can contribute to clarifying the causes of DES and also I wonder, how I could help those people who are under risk but not affected yet to change their lifestyle, while there is still time.
So far I follow Dr. Latkany's recommendations on life style (not possible all the time as far as stress is concerned) and nutrition and I started practicing the home eye spa. I use artificial tears 5 - 10 times a day and recently bought myself goggles, one each from Panoptx and Wiley-X. All this gives some relief but conditions are still far from perfect. I now expect to get punctal plugs next.
No systemic disease has been diagnosed. Nevertheless I experience dry skin and dry mouth in addition to DES if under stress for more than a day or so. This indicates to me, that the disorder causing DES is not limited to the eye surface. I have read about similar symptons in a comment from another member of this Community.
By joining, I hope I can contribute to clarifying the causes of DES and also I wonder, how I could help those people who are under risk but not affected yet to change their lifestyle, while there is still time.