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A SOLUTION TO DRY EYE!

  • 23-08-2009 10:38pm
    #1
    xochillixo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭


    iv been wearing contacts for the last 4 years and only in the last year my eyes hav become less tolerant of contacts for long periods at a time...
    its getting to the stage where i cant wear them for a day any more and just at night...
    my optican said i should take flax seed oil twice a dayadn wash my eyes out with hot water and baby shampoo daily
    ive also been using aqualarm drops which provide sum relief but not enuf...
    anybody else hav any solutions???


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  • #2
    E.T.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,170 ✭✭✭E.T.


    I've the same problem - I started using natural tears eye drops last year and they've really helped. I keep them beside the bed and put them in first thing when I wake up, and last thing at night. You have to leave it a while after using these drops before you put in contacts I think the minimum time is about 15 mins but I usually try to leave it a bit longer. I always carry contact lens suitable eyedrops too, especially if I'm going out and have makeup on as my eyes tend to get more irritated and dry then.


  • #3
    xochillixo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭xochillixo


    thanks!! so u mind me asking what brand of these products u use?? i have aqualarm drops that u put in before u use contacts but i dont put them in daily as the optician said i only need to put them in the say im wearing contacts (before) but if i use them daily will it help better?


  • #4
    Firetrap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,442 ✭✭✭Firetrap


    I was talking to my optician about this and was told to take more Omega 3 as well as the flax seed and to make sure I ate plenty of fruit/veg. I use Blink as artificial tears and it works fine.

    As an aside (and I don't want to be horrible about this) is there any chance you could cut down on the textspeak? That hurts my eyes as much as dry eye.


  • #5
    xochillixo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 86 ✭✭xochillixo


    sure... where do you buy those blinks??? do you put them in when you are wearin contacts or before??? i am taking flax seed but i supose i could eat more veg n fruit :)


  • #6
    Firetrap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,442 ✭✭✭Firetrap


    You can buy them in any good pharmacy or optician's place really. The optician also recommended some sort of spray that you can use when your lenses are in but I can't remember the name of it just now. If you did want to get something like that, wandering into an optician's and looking at all the products for sale on the shelf is a good start. You might find what you want there :cool:


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