... for five minutes in the morning and also in the evening before bed. ... (5 replies)
... Depends what you actually mean by 'tear ducts' do you mean the ducts in the upper and lower corner of each eye that drains your tears away? ... (11 replies)
... I am using this med. Also, depending on how dry eyes are and whether eye drops correct the problem, plugs can be put in the lower tear ducts in order to keep more tears in the eyes and not drain away. I now have the lower tear duct plugs. ... (16 replies)
... hink anybody really knew what to do with me. i went back and forth back and forth to see eye specialists after lots of time i finally got told that i had blocked ducts in my eye and that it would return back to normal within a few weeks.....im still suffering a YEAR later!! ... (0 replies)
... Hi all. I went to my optometrist yesterday. She said she could see dry spots on my eyes and that it looked like my tear ducts were almost closed.....I believe it was the tear ducts. I should of asked more about that but did not as she was examining my eyes at the time. ... (13 replies)
... i have been struggling and seeing doctors for 8 years about dye eye. i have tried restasis to no avail, since i guess my oil ducts are not producing oil to keep the tears on the eyes. i produce enough tears, so restasis, after about 5 months burned so much and i stopped them.... ... (11 replies)
... I got DRY EYES that just killed me. by the time of 2004 my eyes were SEVERLY DRY, After seeing the 5th eye specialist here in Munich, Germany, where I am living, I got Punctum plugs in my lower tear ducts and my upper ones are closed. ... (19 replies)
... Starfox, it is just not possible for me to go without using tear drops. My eyes are so bone dry that they are incredibly painful if I don't use them. Plus, I don't have very much oil in my tears anyway. ... (74 replies)
... my eye doctor told me to stay in the house on the fourth, because with my bad luck lately he doesn't want to have to take any firecrackers out of my eyes! ... (74 replies)
... I am new to the board, but would like to tell you of my experience. I have had severely dry eyes since I had astigmatic keratotomy eight years ago. My bottom tear ducts have been cautaurized. This helped. ... (490 replies)
... Amy, I keep trying to reply to this post but am anable. I hope you keep checking this site until I get this figures out.
Suzan (490 replies)
... I am glad that you had a great trip despite pink eye and the flu. I am also very glad that your eyes are doing better. I have enjoyed reading your posts here because it gives me some hope. ... (490 replies)
... od and bad. The cruise was wonderfully relaxing and inspiring despite the fact that I was very sick with the flu on the way down. I was so worried about how my eyes would fare in the warm caribbean, but they did great. I never used my eye drops at all. ... (490 replies)
... per small bottle. So get the sample and try it. I sometimes use Bion tears first and then use few drops of Soothe. This seems to prolong the mositure in the eye. ... (490 replies)
... Yea, it has been a long road. It is very hard to concentrate on future when one feels constant pain and reminder that your eyes are dry. I am coming up to 10 months now and I though I would be much better than where I am at. ... (490 replies)
... I am still here. Really my situation is very diffficult. I am hanging in there but real joy I had for life is gone for now. ... (490 replies)
... o bedside manner, and lack compassion. I realize what a true gem my own doctor is, and how lucky I am to have him. And to think, that I only found him by looking in the yellow pages! So much for relying on recommendations! ... (490 replies)
... I want to tell you that you are not alone. I totally understand your frustration. I've been battling dry eyes for almost 3 years and every day they feel miserable. Your'e new to this, and I've got a lot of advice. So forgive me for rambling! ... (490 replies)
... Unless you live in a very small town, there has to be more than one eye doctor around. You just might have to travel a little bit. ... (3 replies)
... If your eyes are really that dry, there are several things that an ophthalmologist could do to help. ... (7 replies)
