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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...

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...

In this video I show how I am able to incorporate meditation with dry eye treatment. My favorite kind of meditations are about 10-15 minutes long. Not long ago I...

One of the very first things that my dry eye specialist recommended was blinking exercises. I had no idea such exercise existed, but it sure does. She explained that since...

In this video I am showing what I use to help escape the hot and dry air from a heating system. I found a vent cover from my local hardware...

This video is about some of the surprising things I found out about when I developed chronic dry eye (CDE). I was shocked to find out some of the symptoms...

I have been fortunate enough in the past to not have experience with styes and chalazions, which can be common among us dry eye sufferers. That was until recently, when...

Dr. Essence Johnson, an optometrist, demonstrates how to properly use eye drops. She shows techniques that can make it easier to put drops in your eyes – or, if you're...

In this video I explain how prescription saving cards can help with the cost of dry eye drop prescriptions. I also go into detail about using manufacturers' websites to see...

When you live in a smaller or rural community, healthcare can be harder to access. This is something I have experienced with my autologous serum drops. There is not a...

In this video I demonstrate how I use the Quantum device (The Q) for my evaporative dry eye due to meibomian gland dysfunction. I use it daily to keep the...

We probably don't even realize how many times a day we touch our eyes. Now, having dry eyes, we may touch our eyes a whole lot more throughout the day...

In this video I explain how an industrial-sized humidifier has helped my dry eye. It covers a lot more square footage and regulates the humidity consistently. A humidifier was the...

In this video I talk about a new eye mask that I have found works really not just in temperature but also for traveling. Dry eye heating masks are important...

The first article I wrote for this community posed the question: can you have too many humidifiers? While that debate still rages on in my household (jokingly), I decided to...

Earlier this year I decided to book a flight to Boston, Mass., to be seen at Tuft's Medical Center. There I saw physical Pedram Hamrah. He is a leading physician...

Chronic dry eye has been a tough health condition for me financially. Unlike my other health issues, many of the things I use to treat dry eye are over-the-counter, or...

This video shows how I travel/run errands while keeping my autologous serum drops cold, which are drops made from my own blood that can be used to help treat dry...

Amanda talks to Dr. Laura Periman about how long it can take for new dry eye treatments to become available to the public. Prior to authorization, patients can sometimes get...

Amanda interviews Dr. Laura Periman, a Seattle-based ophthalmologist, about upcoming potential dry eye treatments. "Innovations, oh my gosh, there's so many cool things coming about," says Dr. Periman, who also...