Living

How will I manage my upcoming drive to see my son and his young family when the round trip to visit them is 880 miles? Long-distance driving and chronic dry...

No person's experience with chronic dry eye is the same. Whether dealing with symptoms, trying different treatments, or managing the emotional impact, everyone has a unique story to tell. That...

We appreciate you taking the time to answer all of our questions. Your responses will help us better understand life with chronic dry eye. New here? We invite you to...

I love the holiday season. I always look forward to it and enjoy all the holiday festivities. All the holiday movies, drinks at Starbucks, gift wrapping, decorations, and spending quality...

Chronic dry eye first hit me in the middle of a school year. It made getting through my day as a middle and high school English teacher a challenge. I...

I am showing how I sleep with the Eye Eco Seals goggles that help with dry eye at nighttime...

Before retirement, I worked as a registered nurse with an orthopedic surgeon. As many specialists do, we scheduled appointments every 15 minutes. Standing outside a patient exam room, I often...

About 10 years ago, I was diagnosed with open angle glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. I thought that maybe was the reason why my eyes felt so disgusting at times. I...

Pain can be classified as an “invisible” symptom. Unlike a broken arm in a cast or a bleeding wound, pain cannot always be immediately seen. Because of this, it’s possible...

“Your eyes are now producing tears, and your tear film looks healthy,” said my dry eye specialist as he examined my eyes through the slit-lamp. “But they are still uncomfortable...

This video is about how my moisture chamber glasses have helped me with my dry eye. They are helpful for being outside, keeping allergens out and creating moisture. Also, showing...

I’m worried that I won’t be able to keep doing my job with my chronic dry eyes. When I took this job, I knew that a lot of reading would...

I started noticing dry eye symptoms when I was a teenager (I’m now 42). I was wearing soft contact lenses at the time and not always in tune with my...

“Put honey in your eyes?” That was my initial response as I read on a dry eye forum about other people’s experiences using Manuka Honey Eye Gel by Optimel. I...

When you have chronic dry eye, keeping up with eye care can be challenging. Between eyelid cleanses, topical treatments, eye drops, prescription medications, heating masks, eyelid massages, blinking exercises, lens maintenance...

It seems as though my chronic dry eyes really start to take their toll around 6 in the evening. Though, they do bug me all throughout the day. I am...

At the age of 66, I was diagnosed with age related macular degeneration (AMD). My dry AMD rapidly progressed to the intermediate stage. Two years later I was diagnosed with chronic dry...

Prior to being diagnosed, I had heard of dry eye before and even knew someone who had it. But I still didn’t really understand it. My journey with chronic dry...

Barby shares her experience getting diagnosed with chronic dry eye (CDE) and what she wishes others knew. I developed chronic dry eye secondary to reflex sympathetic dystrophy, also known as...

What caused this? And what can I do to fix it? These have been the driving questions of my dry eye journey. Frustratingly, chronic dry eye can have many different...