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Hello fellow dry eyes sufferers. Who knew there were so many people with this affliction?
Mine started in the spring of this year when I started to feel like there was something in my left eye. This happened only intermittently, at first, gradually happening more often. The optometrist recommended warm compresses and Systane drops a couple of times a day.
When summer arrived, the humidity in my area rose and my problem seemed to be gone. I thought no more about it until around the beginning of November when it was back with a vengeance, in both eyes and much worse. Both eyes feel gritty and very dry. One eyelid twitches sometimes too.
The optometrist described my tears as "parting like the red sea" and prescribed flurometholone drops, four times a day and Refresh Endura, single-dose, recappable, in between. He also said to use lacrilube at night but I think it makes my eyes feel worse in the morning, until it is all eventually out. Anyway, I'm abandoning that and just putting some GenTeal gel drops in before bed. They do have preservatives though, and I'm concerned about that aspect of them.
The most helpful thing I've found is the rice bag idea I read about here. It works so much better than a facecloth and stays warm for a long time. I used mine four times yesterday, including going to bed with it. This morning my eyes felt better than they have in weeks.
I live in an area where winter is extremely dry so I am dreading it. I am semi-retired and work part time in an air conditioned office, in front of a computer all day, which doesn't help either. Luckily, next week I leave for 2 weeks in the Caribbean and am looking forward to some relief.
I'm happy to have stumbled across this forum and have already learned a lot about dry eyes.
Mine started in the spring of this year when I started to feel like there was something in my left eye. This happened only intermittently, at first, gradually happening more often. The optometrist recommended warm compresses and Systane drops a couple of times a day.
When summer arrived, the humidity in my area rose and my problem seemed to be gone. I thought no more about it until around the beginning of November when it was back with a vengeance, in both eyes and much worse. Both eyes feel gritty and very dry. One eyelid twitches sometimes too.
The optometrist described my tears as "parting like the red sea" and prescribed flurometholone drops, four times a day and Refresh Endura, single-dose, recappable, in between. He also said to use lacrilube at night but I think it makes my eyes feel worse in the morning, until it is all eventually out. Anyway, I'm abandoning that and just putting some GenTeal gel drops in before bed. They do have preservatives though, and I'm concerned about that aspect of them.
The most helpful thing I've found is the rice bag idea I read about here. It works so much better than a facecloth and stays warm for a long time. I used mine four times yesterday, including going to bed with it. This morning my eyes felt better than they have in weeks.
I live in an area where winter is extremely dry so I am dreading it. I am semi-retired and work part time in an air conditioned office, in front of a computer all day, which doesn't help either. Luckily, next week I leave for 2 weeks in the Caribbean and am looking forward to some relief.
I'm happy to have stumbled across this forum and have already learned a lot about dry eyes.
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