Dry Eye Success Story

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I had extremely severe dry eye syndrome for a couple years. I tried a hell of a lot of stuff and in the end it proved to be so simple and easy to recover.

The most crucial thing I learned in treating my dry eye syndrome was that I had enough tears, it was just a matter of distributing them over my eye. So I need to close my eyes and roll my eyes around, holding my eyelids close to my eyes. Using this technique helps make eyedrops work as well. I used to use autologous serum eyedrops and they never worked until I started using this technique.

I got the idea for this from another poster who talked about finding success with a saline I rinse where the eye was saturated with saline for 30 seconds or so and while the eyes were being moved around. So thank you very much for this.
I have gone from being almost blind, since my eyes hurt too much to open and use, to being able to go out to the beach in the mornings and in the evenings when the light is still dim. Soon I should be able to go out at midday as well.

[shelocoF]

Wow, it’s incredible to hear how much progress you've made! It sounds like such a simple yet powerful technique. It's amazing how something like moving your eyes around while keeping your eyelids close can make such a difference. I’m sure many people struggling with dry eye syndrome would be really grateful for this advice. It’s great that you’ve found something that works for you, especially after going through so many different treatments. I hope you’re able to keep enjoying those beach mornings and evenings, and soon midday too!

[lifeonlease]

Thanks shelocoF

The insight (pun intended) I perceive here is that drops in the eye distribute much more effectively if the impaired eye lid is then held down, and the good eye is kept open while I move it up, down, left, right and around.  The impaired eye moves in sync and seems to do a better job of clearing the film that gathers under that eyelid.  It's a great tactic; is there anything I'm missing?  What eye drops do you recommend?