Dry Eye HELP please!
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free skin care · Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:17 pm

similasan 'dry eye' eye drops are the best. expensive, but worth it and you can put them in your eyes however many times per day you like.

BUT be careful and make sure you allow the revitalash to dry completely before using eye drops! you don;t want it to leach into the mucous membranes of your eyes, ESPECIALLY if the glaucoma medicine rumors are true.

In fact, bkk, you might want to stop RV all together if it is making your eyes hurt... just a thought.

--avalange

free skin care · Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:21 pm

You may want to take hyaluronic acid internally. I'm taking Nature's Way Hydraplenish and it is helping me with my itchy eyes.

See this long thread for more info:
http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=3625

free skin care · Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:25 pm

Have someone check that you fully close your eyes while sleeping. I know it sounds weird, but sometimes my eyes (I'm told) are open just the slightest bit. The day after I do this, my eyes are very sore. Also, with all the talk about the JM & RL , be very careful because the side effects may be very dangerous!

free skin care · Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:41 pm

similasan is really really nice. I can't thank avalange enough for recommending it. It's better than anything I've tried (various OTC and prescription red eye drops, artificial tears etc)

free skin care · Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:10 pm

You really should go see a eye dr., dry eyes can mean quiet a few things, my sister suffers horribly from this due to what they say is "no bells", I suffered from this due to a thyroid problem (mine went away), so it really is not something to just ignore, but at nite before you go to bed, lacralube (sp) is very good for this, you can get it at any drugstore, its not cheap at about 12 bucks for a teeny tube but you only use a small amount. I'd also discontinue any lash products at all untill you see a dr. Good luck and let us know.

free skin care · Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:24 pm

Hi bkkgirl!

I too have some problems with dry eye. I saw where someone recommended Similasan eye drops and those are also my favorite! I use the ones for allergy eyes.

The preservative free drops that come in the individual tubes are also very good -- Refresh and Theratears are the ones I always look for (and also mentioned by someone else).

Either fish or flaxseed oil with omega 3's is also good for dry eye (and for your heart, hair and skin, too!). My understanding is that while it doesn't improve the quantity of tears, it can improve the tear quality. (Of course, you don't put it in your eye -- you either take it as a pill or by spoonfuls as a liquid. I keep a bottle of flaxseed oil in my refrigerator ... now, if I could only just remember to take it!)

If you don't get any relief, your opthamologist can actually put little plugs (punctual plugs) in your tear ducts to help keep your eyes better moisturized (this sounds like it is painful, but I've been told that it isn't).

I hope your eyes feel better soon!

free skin care · Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:15 am

Apart from using eyedrops, get a gel eye mask (akin to those hot/cold packs where you can heat or freeze) and put the eye mask into a bowl of hot water for a few mins and then place the warmed-up eye mask on your eyes. Do check to make sure the mask is not too hot before putting it on as it might hurt the skin round the eyes. But i find this method very useful as heat relaxes strained muscles/nerves Smile

free skin care · Mon Mar 05, 2007 3:00 am

Hi bkkgirl,

I am glad that your found relief with the Similasan! I have heard many good things about this brand and plan to give it a try soon (I just keep forgetting to pick up a bottle at Wild Oats). I hate that sharp glass feeling!

The last time I went to my opthamologist she prescribed a different type of contact lens to help with dry eyes and with larger diameters of correction (my eyes dialate more than the "average" eye and with smaller diameter contact lenses my pupils dialate beyond the area of correction so I get the halo effect at night or in dark rooms). Well, I don't know that they are really helping with my dry eyes. Either that or my eyes are just drier now then they were before I started wearing this new contact lens brand. In the last few months I have particularly found that my eyes are drier than usual and I've had to wear my glasses more than usual. Rolling Eyes

For the last year I've been using Blink lubricant eye drops (~$5-$7) and found a lot of improvement when wearing my contacts (I drop one drop in my lens before placing in my eye and then use the drops through out the day). It contains sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid). I know you don't wear contacts (you are SO lucky to have 20/20 vision!) but it might help with your dry eyes anyway. My aunt recently had to stop wearing contacts because her eyes just couldn't tolerate them anymore and I really hope this isn't my problem!

I also use Refresh Celluvisc (which comes in individual, preservative-free vials) at night before bed. The next day I wake up and my eyes are less dry and red. (Maybe I am sleeping with my eyes open too?! I never thought of that!)

Anyway, I hope you find success in the new products you are trying out. If your problems persist, definitely go to the doctor though. (Go to an opthamologist rather than an optometrist).

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