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In this video I am showing a product called Avene Thermal Spring water. My dermatologist recommended this to me in order to help my facial and ocular rosacea. I must...

A few months ago, I sought out a second opinion on my chronic dry eye situation. One of the things we discovered is I have reduced tear production in my...

Dry eyes are a fairly common condition, though one that isn’t talked about enough. At least not in my eyes (pun intented!) Chronic dry eye typically occurs when you don’t...

In addition to all the physical difficulties that chronic dry eye can bring into our lives, it can also affect our relationships with other people. I've had issues with everything...

I’m 47 years young and most days I cry like a baby. No, I know what you’re thinking. You think I’m a big baby but no, that’s not it. It’s...

If you’re just learning about chronic dry eye, it might seem a bit overwhelming. There’s so much information out there about what to do to make your eyes better, and...

My eye-care plan isn’t working. I realised this the other day when, no matter what I did, my eyes were just too dry and sore to keep them open. I...

I always start January with a brief look back to the year behind me. Next I spend time thinking about goals for the new year. I am the typical yo...

The only thing predictable about life with dry eyes is that good and bad days are unpredictable. I might do everything “right” with my eye care routine to ensure a...

I have found that relying on my own memory to put in my eye drops hasn't been so effective. I have tried setting alarms on my phone but found them...

Outside of routine eye checkups, the average person doesn’t have to think about their eyes or eyesight much. On the contrary, chronic dry eye, while so “simple” sounding, affects so...

In this video I explain how a simple device called a hygrometer tells me the humidity level wherever I take it. I've learned that my office at work runs very...

“One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through, and it will be someone else's survival guide.” I love this quote by researcher, author...

My eyes have proved unpredictable since my chronic dry eye started seemingly overnight in May 2017. Life has been full of curve balls and new treatment plans ever since. Including...

If you asked me when I realized it was time to take chronic dry eye seriously, it was at Dead Horse Point State Park in Utah. I went there on...

In this video I am talking about having COVID-19 and how it affected my dry eye. I definitely had a bad flare up leading up to being diagnosed with COVID...

No one really sees the daily struggles I go through with chronic dry eye on a day-to-day basis. They don’t see the number of times I put in drops, or...

While it may be unnerving to think about, many of the cells in our bodies are not actually ours. We host a complex group of microflora, including bacteria, viruses, fungi...

My rheumatologist prescribed the saliva stimulant Cevimeline to treat my dry mouth symptoms. Based on my symptoms of dry mouth, dry eyes, and numbness and tingling in my hands, she...