I use Lacrilube about 4 times a day and my eye feels great but it causes my vision to be blurry. Only noticable if I try to do something like cross-stitch....I have tried other eye drops but they just don't work as well.
Anything else like Lacrilube that doesn't cause the blurriness?
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Have you tried Celluvisc, Pembo? It is more lubricant than the other drops, as the visc[ous] should indicate. I tried the gel in a tube,Genteal, but didn't like it much. The Lacrilube or Refresh PM is soothing but does create that slick. But ask your ophthalmologist, it is worth the visit, our eyes are two only....Mine today explained why he recommended non preservative for me in my present situation. I had thought he just liked non preservative as a policy. Apparently anyone who has few tears, or fewer tears than optimum (normal) would be advised to use non preservative artificial tears because there is less liquid (tears) already in the eyes to dilute the artificial with preservatives(which are fine for most people, he said). A person who uses artificial eye lubrication three or more times a day, according to him, should use a type which has no preservative, since the preservative could irritate the eye.The Genteal Gel for severe dry eye says"preservative free in the eye" which does
not mean non preservative. One has to be careful of labels and be sure one knows the conventions. So do check to see what else you might use, check with a good, communicative ophthalmologist. I had one, a woman, who refused to communicate but charged plenty to insert punctum plugs. At last I switched, and I have a much better working relationship with the current doctor and his office--it is worth the trouble I went through to switch. Good luck to you.
Wendy
p.s. I'm still learning all the bells and whistles of this new site. Apparently I put my post in the quotation from you, Pembo--sorry. Now I've tried to fix it. W
