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Restasis is an immunomodulating drug that helps decrease inflammation and dry eyes. After lubricating eye drops, it is the second thing my optometrist recommended for my chronic dry eye. During...

My first step to getting diagnosed was at an eye exam (this was probably 2-3 years ago). I told my eye doctor how my eyes felt. He examined them and...

How many mistakes can one person make over the years when using eye drops? I’ll tell you how many. Plenty! I’m quite appalled when I look back at what I...

BlephEx and MiboFlow felt like spa treatments for my eyes. My doctor recommended these procedures when after several months of other treatments for my aqueous deficient dry eye, he determined...

Cataract surgery is a topic that frequently comes up in the chronic dry eye community. Most often, the community member had cataract surgery and has since developed chronic dry eye. The question...

I was sitting in my minivan in the Subway parking lot on my way back from my appointment with my dry eye specialist. People passed by on both sides of...

I have always experienced light sensitivity. If the sun was too bright, I’d get a headache. I never understood why people liked bright, sunny days; I dreaded them. If I...

The first ophthalmologist that I visited gave me a prescription for Restasis. That can take up to 6 months to work, and while I gave it a good 5 months...

The path to getting diagnosed and treated for chronic dry eye can look a little different for everyone. Sometimes it takes a long time to get a proper diagnosis. And...

One of the most famous lines from the Whole30 program is this: “It is not hard. Don’t you dare tell us this is hard. Fighting cancer is hard. Birthing a...

My journey with getting diagnosed with chronic dry eye has been a long ride. I remember my first reaction like yesterday, and I remember waking up, and I couldn't see...

I live in rural Oklahoma in an official food desert area. The nearest store is 15 miles, and fresh food is very limited. That means that at least once a week, I...

My dry eyes had been getting worse, and my ophthalmologist and I weren't making any progress. In the evening, I couldn't keep my eyes open to read or watch television...

I remember struggling so much with my eyes in the office environment. Reading emails, working with spreadsheets and numbers, my vision would begin to blur and double after looking at...

Results. That’s the main interest of anyone suffering from life-altering dry eye disease. We want to know, “Will this treatment help me?” And while the results of different treatments vary...

When I was first diagnosed with dry eye, I did not realize just how tricky it can be when wanting to travel. These are just a few of my tips...

Diana shares the sometimes frustrating journey it took for her to get diagnosed, which treatments she has tried, and what she wishes others knew about chronic dry eye. My dry...

Since learning to read at age six, I developed a passion for reading. As a child, I had much rather read than play with friends. Later in my teen years...

Anyone who has suffered from dry eye might read the above title and scoff, and I wouldn’t blame you. I have aqueous deficient dry eye, so I know all too...

Whether you are living with chronic dry eye or know someone who is, here is a guide of common questions and things to know. Chronic dry eye (CDE) can have...