Keeping Track: After the AppointmentThere’s a lot to be done after my visit to the optometrist or the eye specialist. Most of us have heard suggestions about how to prepare for our visits to our...reactions3comments
Planners Always Prosper With Dry EyeSo you’re on a day trip with your spouse and children two hours from home and it dawns on you: you’ve forgotten your dry-eye suitcase, because you are new to...reactions4comments
My Decision to Try Scleral LensesAfter working relentlessly for nearly two years to improve my chronic dry eye condition, I decided to try scleral lenses. These large, hard contact lenses rest on the sclera (the...reactionscomments
ChronicDryEye.net Hall of Fame: Get to Know Our Most Active Community MembersHere at ChronicDryEye.net, we want to spotlight some of our most active community members. These community members have thoughtfully shared their experiences with dry eye and helped foster conversation with...reactionscomments
Hi, I'm a Guy with Dry EyesHi there. Like you, I’m one of the millions of Americans who have chronic dry eyes. I’m also a guy, which apparently makes me rare. This makes me feel weird...reactionscomments
Seasonal Dry Eye FlareupI am experiencing the worst flareup with dry eyes I can ever remember having, as of my writing this. I usually cope fairly well with my routine of lubricant eyedrops...reactionscomments
Dry Eyes in a BasementMy boyfriend and I live in a one-bedroom, open floor, basement apartment. And we share this comfy space with our three cats. Indeed, it might lack sunlight, with only small...reactions1comment
Living with Family and Faith over FearMy husband, daughter, and I were driving home from my daughter’s basketball game, a trip of about an hour from a small, rural school. Along one of the country roads...reactions1comment
Celebrating 5 Personal Strengths That Dry Eye Brought to LightThere is a polarity between suffering from a chronic illness and realizing that a disease can bring good things to my life. A deep chasm between my painful flares and...reactionscomments
My First Travel Experience With Dry EyeNot 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...reactionscomments
Getting Serious About Warm Compresses and Eye Heating MasksI’ll just be honest, I’ve never liked warm compresses very much. They’re not anything new to me. When I made my first visit to my optometrist years ago complaining of...reactions3comments
The Day I Realized I Was Losing My VisionA 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...reactions2comments
When Doctors Dismiss Your SymptomsI recently had an appointment with my dry eye doctor and I was reminded of just how great she is. Looking back, I’ve had a terrible time with many healthcare...reactions2comments
Intimacy and Dry EyeHow 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...reactions1comment
Eye Pain is My Worst SymptomChronic dry eye is a condition with so many symptoms. These include light sensitivity, eye fatigue, redness, blurry vision, and more. One of the hardest symptoms for me to deal...reactions6comments
Being Able to See Again: My Scleral Lens JourneySince 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...reactions2comments
Dealing with Dry Eye During an EmergencyMy husband’s truck was stolen from a paid parking lot next to a convention center in Dallas, Texas. My family and I had just arrived for the weekend for my...reactionscomments
Fears About Aging With Chronic Dry EyesThey say “the future is always blurry,” and how right they are, especially for those of us with chronic dry eye. Now that I’ve had another birthday ending in a...reactions1comment
The Results of My Lip BiopsyA few minutes after my lip biopsy to test for Sjogren’s Syndrome, the anesthetic started to wear off, and I was in terrible pain. A headache set in as well...reactions15comments
Having a Lip Biopsy to Test for Sjogren’s DiseaseSometimes chronic dry eye affects more than just our eyes. What I mean is that the problem can be systemic, or the condition spills over into other facets of our...reactions12comments