Do Artificial Tears Help or Hurt Your Eye? | Do Artificial Tears Help or Hurt Dry Eye Disease?

[@dianed4190]

After years of using eyedrops, eye ointments, artificial tears, I accidentally fixed my dry eyes just by drinking more water! No need for eyedrops once I developed a consistent water drinking habit. I was chronically dehydrated but never made that dry eye connection, nor did my eye doctor! So now I'm treating dry eye internally at the root cause instead of externally with artificial chemicals.

[@wsportsworld4274]

Thanks Dr, appreciate your videos and helping patients with their dry eye issues. 2022 released Systance complete preservative free emulsion seems to be the longest lasting drop ive found after literally trying them all. After a decade and ten's thousands of dollars spent, I found an overall routine that takes my unbearable dry eye to a 7/10 from a 1/10. Mind you I scored a 1ml on a shirmers test and my meioboim glands are half gone and the half were blocked. So I had no water layer or oil layer.Ill share my routine incase it helps someone in the comments. If you follow this routine you'll get an accumulated effect that gives you lasting relief. 1. Use polyvisc oinment before bed. Also use it in tiny amounts throughout the day. Dont put too much in the day or you'll obscure your vision. 2. Before bed do a heat compress that you microwave. I use "the eye doc" brand or bruener is good also. 10min of solid heat, you may have to microwave twice. 30 sec apply 5min then 10sec apply 5 min. Immediately after use the Nulids device which is an at home treatment that expresses your oil glands. Use some polyvisc on the tip to protect and lubricate before use. Nulids is quite pricey but well worth it if your an extreme case like I am. Pro tip- buy a tea infuser cage to put the used silicone tips in and boil them for 5 minutes to disinfect and resuse. Once the tips dry, store them in sterile container. Always wash hands before handling tips to avoid infection.The tips cost a fortune if you use them once and throw out like they recommend. (Dr may disagree with reusing tips, you can play it safe if you wish) After nulids do some manual expression too with clean hands. Using fingertips do small circles along lidline with gentle pressure. Then use make up remover pads with warm water to wipe your eyelashes OR if you have crusty eyelashes (blepharitis) you may benefit more by using ocusoft hypochlor acid spray on pads then wipe lashes. 3. Take krill oil supplements or better yet eat tuna or salmon 3x a week. Boost omega 3. 4. Use Systane complete preservative free during the day as needed. Its an emulsion which lasts long (mix of aqueous and oil). Best drop and Ive tried literally all other drops. NEVER USE DROPS WITH PRESERVATIVES. 5. Buy "Eye Eco onyix silicone hydrating sleep mask" moisture chamber goggles to wear while sleeping to keep your eyes moist while sleeping. Remember to put polyvisc in before putting goggles on. I've tried all sleep masks, this ones superior by far. 6. Avoid aircon or excessive heating which drys out the room. Outdoor high wind environments also. I recommend wearing 7eye sunglasses outdoors to protect from wind and create a moisture chamber. Game changer outdoors. 7. If cost isn't an issue, I recommend you do Lipiflow treatment every 6 months to properly unclog your oil glands. Then you maintain its effects by using the nulids device described above in point 2. In office treatment may cost 1-2k. 8. Position computer screens below your eye line so your looking down on them. Less eye exposed and less dry eye. Take breaks and do 20 complete blinks from time to time. 9.Avoid contact lense wear. I hope this helps someone out there suffering with severe dry eye. It's been a long painful journey for me 13 years or so but following the steps above I regained the ability to function.

[@wsportsworld4274]

@Jen Lauria Hi, yes I've tried it once, they took like 500ml of my own blood to make. They did give pretty good relief, I just couldn't take them out with me since they need to be refridgerated, other then that definitely worth a try 🙂

[@mohammadjaved6628]

W sport world After 10 years ,is ur vision blurry? After 2 yeats of dryenes i am feeling some pain in my eye,any suggestion. Pl ans.

[@nunyabizness9216]

Systane Ultra works the best for me. Good stuff!

[@sandman6988]

I sure hope so because when I went to the VA the gave me prescription drops for dry eyes....

[@philipbarton2056]

Thanks for the video. Certain eye drops can help with inflammation though can’t they? Eye drops like Systane Complete or Thealoz Duo have ingredients that work against inflammation.

[@rayblanchette7800]

I got red Grand if we’re not go away

[@mahmudulhaque3119]

Is that recover dryness? Or it works for temporary peace?

[@PhoticSneezeOne]

If artificial tears don´t help with dry eye desease, blepharitis, MGD, inflammation, allergies or demodex infestation, and only last 10 minutes... why should i use them?

[@jphillip2350]

Great video. I’ve been to 2 Ophthalmologists and 3 optometrists regarding my dry/red eyes and all they recommended was more artificial tears and to use it more frequently. Literally doesn’t do anything besides feeling good for about 5 mins. Is stringy eye mucus and eyelashes falling out frequently possible symptoms of Blepharitis?

[@EyeSchoolwithDrD]

Yes….. often see lashes falling out with chronic MGD/blepharitis!

[@watchout2214]

I used to have bright white scelera not its always red idk why

[@carlosrojas3289]

Hylo Intense 👌🏼

[@summersadie3687]

Hi Dr. D. Great video as always! My eye dr. suggested I HyLo Lubricating eye drops but I don't really like them as they make my one eye sting like crazy and don't really provide any relief. Are you familiar with these drops and if so, any idea why only one eye stings, but not the other?

[@alice_in_nederland668]

I have this with some hylo products, but not with hylo comod and hylo gel. Hylo duo for example burns, especially one eye, probably because that eye is more sensitive

[@wsportsworld4274]

Make sure that their preservative free since that maybe why their burning. Newly released preservative free systane complete is the best drop ive tried. Its an emulsion meaning its the water part mixed with the oil component which is closer to human tears.

[@melissa3123]

Are there any artificial tears good for dry eye with allergy while starting restasis?