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I have ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and fibromyalgia. Both conditions cause light sensitivity and pain in my eyes. However, AS is an autoimmune disease that causes systemic inflammation, including in the eyes...

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...

When I first realized that after almost one year of getting dry eye treatments I needed a second opinion, I felt sick to my stomach. As most of you can...

Dear Dry Eyes, Wait, scratch that – there is nothing dear about you. You busted through the door of my life like an unwanted guest, shouldering your way – rude...

My second conjunctivochalasis surgery on my right eye was much easier than my first surgery on my left eye. My conjunctiva in both eyes was loose and folded over due...

I wrote recently about how my multiple eye issues conspire against me and tend to act up, and are made worse with the chronic dryness. When this happens, I can’t...

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...

My eye doctor compared my conjunctiva (the lining covering the front of the eye) to an old, worn-out carpet that has been pulled up over time. Prolonged inflammation and chronic...

Do you ever feel just plain tired of hurting? I do. I grow weary over my eyes not feeling normal. Living with dry eyes day in and day out can...

They say you win some, and you lose some. And that’s me, with my chronic dry eye. It’s a daily battle with temptation, as much as a battle with my...

Since being diagnosed with chronic dry eye and corneal neuralgia, I have become a huge proponent of doing my own research and driving my own care. I like to work...

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...

I have multiple other health issues on top of my chronic dry eyes, which often feels like it just compounds it all. The main eye-related health problem is called corneal...

Do you have one eye that feels dryer and more irritated than the other? My left eye has always given me more trouble. And the more I hear about other...

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One of the conditions I was initially diagnosed with that contributed to my chronic dry eye was blepharitis caused by demodex. If you’ve never heard of demodex, they are tiny...

I live in the South, and as we are entering the spring and summer months, the warm weather days are becoming more commonplace. That is a good thing for my...

When I first open my eyes in the morning, I know I need to do my Restasis drops right away, as they are a critical part of my dry eye...

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...

As I was driving home from my eye doctor’s office, a five-hour trip, I was listening to several episodes of "Dry Eye Coach," a podcast geared at educating eye doctors...