Nina-Ajdin

For people with chronic illness, every season presents a different kind of challenge. For some, chronic dry eye and other conditions may be worse in the winter. Others may struggle...

The other night, after an extremely stressful day, I started to experience some strange symptoms. I had a mild headache most of the day, which was strange enough for me...

Finding a really good doctor, while one of the most important things for treatment and symptom management of any health condition, was incredibly arduous for me when it comes to...

I’ve used humidifiers in my house for as long as I can remember. At first, this was mostly due to the skin conditions I deal with, including topical steroid withdrawal...

With so many changes going on in the entire world, of course I have been faced with some myself. A big theme the second half of 2022 for everyone seemed...

Dry eyes are a fairly common condition, though one that isn’t talked about enough. At least not in my eyes (pun intented!) Chronic dry eye typically occurs when you don’t...

Outside of routine eye checkups, the average person doesn’t have to think about their eyes or eyesight much. On the contrary, chronic dry eye, while so “simple” sounding, affects so...

Not long ago I had the pleasure of going on a short trip with a good friend. For days prior to leaving, I was nervous about all of my health...

A few years ago, I had to go to the DMV to get my license renewed, as we have to every 4 years. Shortly before this, I started to really...

Since 5th grade, I always had pretty bad eyesight. Though when it started to get bad, it was still quite mild. Of course, at that age, I thought it was...

This past month, I’ve spent most of my time in bed. I’ve been extremely uncomfortable and in pain, with my eyes closed, unable to see much. Naturally, when we can’t...

The “average” person doesn't understand how taxing it is – in all ways – dealing with chronic health conditions every single day. I’ve always struggled with feeling misunderstood and alienated...

Dealing with a skin condition in addition to chronic dry eye has been (and continues to be) one of my biggest struggles. I was unfortunately reminded of just how much...

Recently, I had my yearly checkup at my eye doctor, and as much of a pain it can be, a lot of good came from it as well, thankfully. I...

I am a huge fan of the outdoors. Throughout all the turbulent times in my life, nature has always been my “safe place.” It’s the one place I feel truly...

We all have an inner critic. It’s that voice in our heads that never shuts up, to put it mildly. No matter what we do, that voice is never really...

Most of us are very familiar with the physical, emotional, and mental anguish that any chronic condition brings. There is another huge impact I feel isn’t very understood, and that...

Growing up during middle school and my teenage years, I didn’t even know chronic dry eye was a “thing.” When I started wearing contact lenses in high school, I knew...