Amanda Gaskell

In this video I explain how prescription saving cards can help with the cost of dry eye drop prescriptions. I also go into detail about using manufacturers' websites to see...

When you live in a smaller or rural community, healthcare can be harder to access. This is something I have experienced with my autologous serum drops. There is not a...

How do you get in the mood for intimacy when you are plagued with dry eye and living in severe discomfort? That’s a great question. I wish there was a simple...

We probably don't even realize how many times a day we touch our eyes. Now, having dry eyes, we may touch our eyes a whole lot more throughout the day...

In this video I explain how an industrial-sized humidifier has helped my dry eye. It covers a lot more square footage and regulates the humidity consistently. A humidifier was the...

In this video I talk about a new eye mask that I have found works really not just in temperature but also for traveling. Dry eye heating masks are important...

It has been two years since I was diagnosed with dry eye. I was diagnosed in the summer of 2020, smack dab in the middle of fun swimming season. Of...

Earlier this year I decided to book a flight to Boston, Mass., to be seen at Tuft's Medical Center. There I saw physical Pedram Hamrah. He is a leading physician...

In this video I am showing my Axon Optics FL-41 lenses that help with photosensitivity. A lot of people struggle with dry eye and light sensitivity, and I find these...

This video shows how I travel/run errands while keeping my autologous serum drops cold, which are drops made from my own blood that can be used to help treat dry...

For the past one and half years of suffering from chronic dry eye disease, I have been terrified to fly. We are all well aware that flying can be hard...

When I first realized that after almost one year of getting dry eye treatments I needed a second opinion, I felt sick to my stomach. As most of you can...

Amanda talks to Dr. Laura Periman about how long it can take for new dry eye treatments to become available to the public. Prior to authorization, patients can sometimes get...

Amanda interviews Dr. Laura Periman, a Seattle-based ophthalmologist, about upcoming potential dry eye treatments. "Innovations, oh my gosh, there's so many cool things coming about," says Dr. Periman, who also...

This video shows how I use Glad Press’n Seal to help my dry eyes at nighttime. Interact with what others have to say about chronic dry eye in our forums...

One thing that I am reminded of everyday is how complex dry eye disease really is. I feel that it is especially complex when it comes to dry eye flares...

When I was first diagnosed with dry eye, my doctor mentioned she saw an allergy component with my diagnosis. I did have some eye itching and redness, but it wasn’t...

Before dry eye, I never really paid attention or had to pay attention to the environment I was in. This Christmas I was reminded why it is now so important...