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Conversation of the Week: How to Maintain Hope While Exploring Dry Eye Treatment

Dry eye disease can make us feel like our lives are over. Sometimes it’s hard to maintain hope when we are in pain or when we’ve tried different treatment options...

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Conversation of the Week: Traveling With Dry Eye

Chronic dry eye can be tough to manage under basic conditions, but what if you are traveling? Exposing yourself to new triggers, blinking less if you are driving and not...

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Extremely dry eyes and macular degeneration

I have had dry eyes since my mid 30s and I am now 77. I use Refresh Tears, Refresh gel and Refresh PM ornament. Since the first of February. I...

Active 7 days ago

Eye plugs

Looking for information about tear duct plugs. Opthamologist wants me to get them but I am skeptical about this. Anybody else out there have these?...

watery eye

Any experience with onde very watery eye? I have mgd. I have been on doxycycline for several months but still have the one eye that waters or tears up....

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Eye ointment at night.

Is anyone else having problems with Systane Eye Ointment. I have used it for years but last December my inner corners of my eyes became very red and irritated. My...

Double Vision with dry eyes

The strangest symptom of chronic dry eyes that I experience is a form of double vision called “ghosting”. I notice it primarily while driving. The headlights on oncoming cars appear...

Pingueculas

I have a pinguecula in each of my eyes. As a result, it is causing my eyes to be very dry. Is anyone else experience a pinguecula?...

Blurry/Filmy Vision

I was diagnosed with dry eye a little over a month ago which came out of absolutely nowhere. I've been really struggling with blurry/filmy vision that even blinking sometimes will...

What is a dry eye test, and how does it help diagnose dry eye syndrome?

A dry eye test is used to measure the quality and quantity of your tears to determine if you have dry eye syndrome. Common tests include the Schirmer’s test, which...

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Favorite over the counter lubricant eye drops/products?

Curious to hear what your favorite over the counter products, such as eye drops, gels, etc. are? Have you found a difference between different brands and found you prefer one...

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