I had eye floater but I healed myself and had dry eyes but I fixed it too best treatment for dry eyes is to stop thinking that you have dry eyes and don't depend on lubricant eye drops cause it's kinda addictive to eyes use omega tablets or ginkgo biloba and drink enough water it's works better than eye drops I think dry eyes is very simple problem and have so many solutions some changes in life style can fix it like avoid too much computer screen time and vr too is number one in dry eyes and eye strain problems this days go out run play swim but not in the sea cause salty water can increase dry eyes
The first time I felt dryness in my eyes was before 9 years ago where I always has been experiencing dry eye symptoms (mostly burning) right after being exposed to the sun.. my symptoms were not so bad, and I was able to live my life without any specific treatment for them, but I felt that the symptoms are getting worse over time unfortunately, also after one year and a half I had a LASIK surgery for my eyes and since then my dry eye syndrome is getting worse and worse over time unfortunately.. I tried different modalities to treat my eyes such as IPL, Xiidra and Restasis drops, artificial eye drops, natural eye drops, eyelid wipes, omega-3 supplements and warm compresses but unfortunately non of them has alleviate my symptoms significantly 😞 I feel depressed, hopeless and unable to live my life as before.. I have found out that the weather and the climate around me is the only thing that could help a lot to manage my symptoms, being in a humid environment, low exposure to the sun, moderate temperatures is what you need.. but unfortunately I can’t be in that environment at the moment unfortunately since I live in the middle east.. Hopefully someone could find out more helpful treatment modalities for dry eye disease to help such complex cases as mine😔
+++ Intense Pulsed Light Therapy ++ warm compress ++ washing the eye lids with soap + looking up in the sky at clouds (bright light) in the morning + taking breaks just as you mentioned + big glass of water after wakeup + wearing glasses (far sighted) ! itear100 / electronic toothbrush vibration (just started so can't tell yet ) neutral: tea tree oil wipes (didn't feel any benefit) - - - Drinking alcohol - - - looking at phone before sleep (phone way worse than screen for me) - - - looking at phone after wakeup - - - getting eyes dirty - lifting weights - being outside when it's windy - coffein
After my lasik procedure in November 2022 I got severe dry eyes in my right eye no artificial tears nor lubricant or gel were helping me...I am now on xiidra since March this year 2023 and it's helping me tremendously. I can now sleep throughout the night and go about my daily activities. Stay blessed doctor your informative videos is helping us a lot. Keep up the exceptional content. Do have a wonderful rest of the week
@@DoctorEyeHealth ..dry eyes came back with a vengeance this morning about 5:30..got up and when I open my eyes I felt like a razor tear my cornea. Now I am seeing blurry out of my right eye once again. I thought the xiidra would have made a difference..it was working fine until now. Any suggestions doctor. I will highly appreciate it. God bless you..or I forgot to mention I am noticing floaters in my left eye and also in my right eye. I live in NYC..I was wondering if it's because of the smoke that came down from Canada that cause the flare up?. But the eye floaters is new...i started noticing it around March in my right eye now I started noticing in my left eye about a week now. Should I be concern the lasik procedure did more damage too my eyes
Thank you so much for the information you provide us. I suffer from extreme red eyes and red eye lids. One dr told me it was ocular rosacea and the other dry eye. I think it is dry eye because the methods you talked about in this video do seem to help. I still have to use lumify daily to take the severe redness away. Ive tried doxycicline and it helped a little bit but the side effects i didnt care for. It upset my stomach if not taken with food and made me sun burn in the winter time lol. Im going to try to be consistent doing these methods you talked about and see if it helps out more.
Well It is a very nice laptop and I am enjoying it! But as always, I encourage everyone to check out the link and information and decide if it is the best option for you. Either way, if you are in the market for a laptop or other computer, I have always had great success with ASUS products (and no, they are not paying me to say that).
I have severe dry eye. I did not have issues with dry until my late 50s. I have seen two ophthalmologist and while we’ve tried a couple of meds xiidra and restasis they brought me know relief. But that’s because I have aging eyes and my eyes are so dry that my eyelids stick to my eyeballs at night and there have been times where the tear film has been torn when I try to open my eyes. But I have found some relief! Thank goodness because my severe dry as h*ll on earth. 😮 . Daytime I use Refresh Celluvisc. It truly is a lubricant eye GEL. Other things claim to be jealous but they’re more of a thick liquid. This has great lubrication power! I also like Soothe XP for advanced dry eye therapy . Nighttime I use Muro 128. The Muro is more like a lotion than an ointment. Unfortunately I need to do maintenance throughout the night as well and then I will use the soothe XP drops. But while it really is hard to get a good nights rest, at least I have not had another episode of my stuck eyelid tearing my eye film which is so incredibly painful every single blink afterwards. I also moved away from Utah which is so incredibly dry and I now live in the Midwest. There is no cure for my dry eye (I have seen two ophthalmologist and both are cornea specialists) but I am managing it fairly well so I will take it! 💖🥰💖 👁️🤷🏻♀️💪🏼🌸
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?💙
I feel like this video has spoken to me the most out of all the dry eye videos of yours I've seen. My optomitrist did tell me that any tears that do get on my eyes tend to evaporate near immediately. In retrospect, I had dry eye issues specifically when I wore contact lenses. My eyes would get heavy pretty quickly after putting the contact lenses in so I wouldn't wear them often. But my eyes would feel fine with just my glasses on. However, it especially got bad maybe 6 months or so after I got LASIK. Not symtoms of severe dry eye till months after the surgery which I found odd. I did start taking a vegan Omega 3, 6, and 9 blend supplement but I'm not sure if the dosage is high enough with the Omega 3 specifically. Recently I've tried upping my dosage so we'll see how that goes. Thank you for all these videos!
Could you please do a review of the CorneaCare self heating warm compress? I want to purchase them but I’d like to see how these compare to other warm compresses.
I suffer from from Allergic Conjunctivitis due to my Allergies & I also suffer from Dry Eye. I take antihistamine eyedrops (Opatanol Olopatadine) & due to the dry eye side effect, have to balance them with Preservative free lubricating, eyedrops ( Hycosan Extra). I take omega 3 capsules everyday too.
The allergies are tough! Out of curiosity...do you eat a lot of dairy? I have several friends who haver had allergies and noticed that when they backed off on dairy their allergies subsided.
I do eat a good amount of dairy. I will try an avoid it. See what happens. Was going to look into improving my diet as a way of at least seeing if it makes a difference. Started taking Omega 3 just over a month ago. That has helped. Also started to work in some vitamin supplements (MacuPro advanced & a vitamin B complex). Hoping that’ll help things. I find it’s all about a balance. That’s the tough part haha.
I had dry eyes at a very young age (15 years old) and it begin last year due to prolonged used of my cellphone, well maybe it's my fault tho because i'd been just staring at my screen all day long for around 2 years since pandemic, i dont even go outside because i'm an anti-social person, i'm an introvert and a shy type person to the point i get shy to talk with other people outside. So instead of that, i just stay up all day here, staring at my mobile screen just to have fun by myself by doing random things on my phone... and right now i regretted all i did to myself for not taking care of my health and eyes and i know that it won't fixed my eyes again as it used to be like normal in the past.... I'm just scared that i will deal with my dry eyes for the rest of my life.
Hey Allen! I believe you have to stop CL use, If you do for a month, then come visit me in Egypt and I'll do your SMILE procedure, the least dry eye inducing refractive surgery.. Think about it 👌🏻
I have had dry eyes from a young age it comes and go for me I do take my treatments for it though I hope one day I can get rid of it my dry eyes aren’t as bad as others fortunately but still is a pain I experience it once or month or 2 I do have artificial tears and they help me lots
At what age did the dry eyes begin with you? I'm 16 years old and had it when i was 15 years old which is last year, and up till now i'm living like hell due to this dry eyes
@@HaydenMint me too, fck1ng bullshtt, i started playing games 17 hours per day since i was, with 16 it started all the problems, getting worse and worse, now i can't play anymore
@@прощаинавекиsameee, i used to play games too like roblox and mobile legends and it makes me more addicted and always stay up at my hone and i also read manhwas and anime all day long and there were time back then that i dont sleep at all just focusing at my mobile screen lol... so it's my fault tho hahaha and i hate it so much!! i wish i could go back in time to fix my life from the past and that is addiction of technology, gosh.
@@RevolverCallOfDutynoooooo, i tried all my best from the past 2 years like buying some expensive eye droos even i don't have some money, i always save some the money my mom gave me when i go to school and also, buying supplements like collagen and fish oil, but nothing works though, i'm starting to take fish oil again this start of the year and i hope it works for me.. we're back to school now in my country, the philippines. and it sucks everytime i go to school because my eyes are burning, hurting, always red and drying as hell but there were time i'm okay but it's so rare for that days... the thing here is when i'm home alone and don't go outside, my eyes were seems pretty normal so idk maybe when i got to college and graduated, i will just work from home forever until i died... this life is completely ruined not gonna lie
use nightlight for windows pc's, it's literally built into the system that basically replaces the need for blue light blocking glasses, it makes your screen orange and you can adjust it
My right eye doesn't close fully due to ptosis. I am considering eyelid lift surgery, but it will further exacerbate the lid closure. My doctor tells me I might get dry eyes. Would you recommend the surgery? Is it hard to manage dry eyes, specifically caused by eye closure?
How usually is it to get epileptic scars from dry eyes? Cornea staining. Have also gotten scars that prevent me from seeing through a whole day (to much pain) and it healed in maybe 4-5 days.
I was diagnosed with this but my eyes are always watering. I have allergies so thought it was this. I wasn’t given any suggestions in how to manage it but I’m not sure I have it now.
How do you actually live with this? I’m 30 and it makes me just want to die. It’s affected my life completely and I did it to myself with accutane and Tretinoin cream. The doctors never warned me of these risks.
I'm really scared☹️ I'm 22and just a over month ago when I started school again my eyes seem to have a irritating and mild burning feeling, it's uncomfortable. I'm starting to became anxious if it's gonna be a long term problem also doesn't help that I have health anxiety and get really paranoid 😟😟, haven't visited a doctor yet cause I wanna see if it goes away or maybe if it's the bad weather
@@RevolverCallOfDuty writing this 3 months later, actually yeah it has gone away, my eyes dont feel irritated anymore unless with really bad weather. I take better care of them now tho, were my blue light glasses, blink more, try not to be hiper focused on something too long and put eyedrops when they get irritated
I'm in a Roaccutane course it's been five months, in the last 2 months I've been struggling A LOT with dry eyes, I use eye drops 4/5 times a day, sometimes I put warm compresses on my eyes and I'm trying to drink a lot of water and be careful when it comes to blue light. my eyes are red and too sensitve to light and I struggle to open them when I wake up, also i have to take million breaks from screen while I'm writing this now. I literally almost tried everything I know it's one of the side effects but I've been thinking lately to stop taking the medicine cause I'm tired of my eyes but at the same time I'm really happy with the results when it comes to my skin and I don't want to start it all over again later. I really don't know what to do 😭
I have white stingy eye discharge that forms in my eye everyday and all day. My eyes just feel like they’re burning all the time and very dry and I have no relief in them. I had this eye problem for many years and the pataway extra strengthening helps but only for a short time. I need drops like that but In bigger bottles that actually work for a longer time. The alaway and the lazacraft eye drop don't work I tried them they just made my eyes pinker.
Hi Doc! I have prolonged computer use for work and one of my coworker told me about the Acuvue Oasys Max Dailies. Apparently it has blue light filter and I was wondering what is your review on it and is it something you'd recommend for contact wearers who work in front of computers all day for work?
Hey thanks for asking! I have heard of the Max Dailies but I still have not had a chance to try them yet (sadly). There is one other contact lens I am aware of that also has some reduction in high energy low wavelength light, and thats the Total 30 lens. Research on blue light is still a bit...needed. Based on what I have read, blue light blocking may be beneficial for sleep cycles if up late at night, and if someone is higher risk for retinal disease, maybe it would help too (but this is still debated in the literature). The one benefit from the Oasys Max that I think could help is the fact it is a daily lens. And they usually are more comfortable and they are less likely to carry deposits from one day to the next.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Awesome! Thank you for the info! I'll look more into blue light studies as well and maybe ask my OD for some samples on my next contact fitting.
The MGD is still pretty moderate, but vastly improved the last 5 months with omega 3 use (based on my oil levels). But my symptoms are now much more mild (but I do still get more dry in the evenings).
My doctor prescribed fluorometholone 0.1% for my dry eyes post SMILE surgery, i have been using it for almost two months, and my dry eyes still did not completely go away, I read about steroid long term use can cause glaucoma and cataract, which is really scary... What do you think of the steroid drops? Any natural alternative that is safer? thanks :)
Along with more frequent and complete blinking, my eyes have felt so much better after using your suggestion of the plastic wrap Press and Seal when I sleep and I no longer have the severe dryness in the morning which helps my eyes throughout the day, so thank you very much for that tip!
That sort of works for me, but then anything touching my eyes causes grittiness. It's not fair really. They sell nighttime moisture chambers that have a dome so they don't touch the lids.
I have always been a little skeptical of medical advice from TH-cam but i trust you 100% as a source of information & advice. Thank you for taking the time to share your expertise.
Regularly check out your videos - always informative, learning a lot. Thank you. I had cataract surgery 2 years ago at age 71. Since then have suffered with constant dry eyes - always very irritated; teary, itchy, blurry vision with blepharitis. Very good news now - 2 weeks ago started using SYSTANE COMPLETE, PF drops, 2x daily and ... NO more dry eyes! Most recently purchased Blepharitis Eye Wash pads with Tea Tree oil as a preventive step along with a plug-in eye mask but it's the SYSTANE COMPLETE PF drops that really made the difference! BTW - have taken Omega 3 supplements for years. Happy not to have spent $1500. yearly for chronic MGD/LipiFlow treatments. Thank you again.
@@lav7161 I recently started using BLEPHADEX Eyelid Wipes with Tea Tree Oil & Coconut Oil but believe it's the SYSTANE COMPLETE Preservative Free eye drops that have improved my dry eyes condition greatly. Experienced marked improvement with the drops before I started using the wipes.
@@DoctorEyeHealth helpppppopp!!!!!!!!!😢brother can u help me, Here in my country there is lack of advance technology, i have seen doctor but it does not help that much and its not possible for me to go abroad, Big brother plz help me i am suffering for so long time. 3.5 years ago i started using smartphone. Now i am 19 years old, after using excessive smartphone, i got double vision, blurry vision, i took medication eye drops and used glasses but it doesnot help. And i am still living with it, i feel good after using tear drops but my symtoms doesnot go away. And now i am having this problems, i cannot read cause it feels blur and strain reading books. I am having problem with focus as well. I thing theres a problem in eye muscles, What kind of treatments should i have for my symtoms , plz tell.
I had similar experience with swimming in chlorinated water. I was a good swimmer in my schooling days and chlorination in pools caused me dry eyes big time in later years.
@@rreddy4640 Yup. I thought it fried my hair.didnt know it was frying my eyes. No one told us this. My friends and I would be in the pool for hours after work, until I was seeing rainbow halos around the lights. Shoot I suffer from that now. Swimming was the only sport I could manage to do. None of us wore swim goggles.
I'm glad you've been able to manage and improve your dry eye symptoms. I'm pretty fortunate to not have any of those issues but I know exactly where to look if any come up! Exciting to see you playing some Quackshot :D
I know there are a lot of people out there who don't suffer from dry eyes or eye fatigue while starring at a computer screen all day, but based on some published research, I believe some people just "hyperfocus" and tend to gaze more at the screen and not blink. Similar to how some people hypergrip the video game controller and make it all hot and sweaty. lol
I am only 23. Have been dealing with this since January with no answers. My eyes aren’t red, look normal. Some days I feel like a lash is poking me, a grain of sand or a fuzzy moving around both of my eyes (mainly my right eye). I’ve done autologous eye drops (been on them 6 weeks and counting), heat masks, omega 3… nothing is working I don’t understand. My eyes don’t actually feel dry other then a foreign body sensation that comes and goes.
I'm having the same symptoms since 5 months.. haven't been able to diagnose the problem. It usually flares up and comes and goes. Have you been able to find a solution?
I had same condition. They called it Blepharitis. They prescribed a light antibiotic and eye mask you heat in microwave. Don’t give up. It will improve. Head an Shoulders shampoo also helps big time surprisingly.
Doctor, do you mind taking some advice from a non-doctor? Just ditch the contact lenses altogether. I wore them briefly in my 20s and my eyes always felt horrible. I just stopped wearing them and stuck with glasses for the next 30 years. Eyes feel fine. Contact lens are UNNATURAL and are not for everyone. Just ditch them for good, you don't need them.
@zhyarmuhammad3326 Happening to me rn. Wore contacts last week for 4 hours. the next day, my eyes were dry the whole day. Throughout the week, my eyes were dry and kept getting better and better but still have little dryness throughout the day.
AGREED! I wore contact lenses in my twenties and suffered from all kinds of problems and infections. I’m 56 now and haven’t worn them in over 35 years. It’s just not worth it in my opinion. I don’t qualify for the LASIK surgery, however I have finally accepted my severe near sighted vision. Still have severe dry eye and eye allergies though.😕
Thanks for all the advice! It is very useful indeed. I have been diagnosed with aqueous tear-deficient dry eye due to decreased corneal sensitivity after years of intense contact lens use with screens. I am on cyclosporine and I am much better now and seems that my sensitivity is improving!
Thank you so much for all your videos - they are such a huge help, and very reassuring. Dry eyes can be a source of real stress, paranoia and anxiety....Your videos have made a big difference in my understanding of my condition....
I have dry eye from Thyroid Eye Disease. When I was in the active stage, I was using preservative free eye drops every 2 hours. I sleep with Retaine PM ointment in my eyes and use goggles to sleep. I use hypochlorous acid to clean my eye lids and makeup brushes. Warm compresses using eye masks and look away from my computer every 20 minutes when working. I wear sunglasses at all times outside in daylight and try to increase my blink rate while driving.
I started to suffer from dry eyes a year ago. I’ve found a lot of value in Avenova eyelid wash. Bruder eye masks and various preservative free drops are all decent too. I started now to wake up with my eyes red and glued shut….not sure how to deal with it and it’s making me unable to sleep well. Off to the doctor again!
Ive been seeing a dry eye specialist for several years. I have a daily routines with heated mask and massage, wash with special soap and Restasis twice a day and take PRN brand 2400 mg DE3 omega pills daily. I had lipiflow done. I have never been able to get rid of my blood shot appearing red eyes. Any suggestions? My eyes feel better but don't look well.
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?💙
I started a new diet and my eyes were so dry I could hardly open them in the morning. Also had to get up in the middle of the night. Found out from a Dr that I was very high in oxalates because of the regular diet items of spinach, almonds, almond flour, almond milk and almond butter. After quitting spinach and almonds all my problems went away. My eyes are great now. Another thing that is super high in oxalates is rhubarb. Hope this helps someone else.
I'm in Boston, MA and the weather gets just as bad in the winter and the winds seem to evaporate my tears. I think I have dry eye that has caused "anterior basement membrane dystrophy" which I recently got diagnosed with. Currently applying erythromycin 4x a day under eye dr supervision. I am strongly considering moisture chamber glasses to have on hand during the transition of the seasons winter-to-spring and summer-to-fall when I have these episodes of bad eye pain which I have thought in the past was all related to allergies. (I am also a web developer so I am in front the computer all-the-time and also implementing the 20-20-20 rule to reduce strain on eyes. Maybe you can provide some feedback on apps for mobile and computer that help remind us to take a moemnt?)
Hey was just wondering what your stance is on ground flax seed. And if 1 to 2 tablespoons per day would be enough to get my omegas. Any help would be appreciated.
I used to think that it would. But recently I did a video about my omega 3 experience and I first tested my omega 3 levels based on my diet alone, for which I have sprinkled freshly ground flax seed and chia seeds on my oatmeal every day for years. And sadly my omega levels were still fairly low. I fear the conversion of omegas from flax is indeed low, (only a few studies to site on this) but yeah...i fear we may not get enough from veggies and nut sources.
I wouldn't wear sunglasses outside all the time because you are blocking all the visible light spectrum from the sun, namely the blue that is setting your circadian rhythms via the SCN in the brain. This will disrupt sleep and other circadian rhythm dependent hormones like cortisol and melatonin. Disrupted sleep and low sleep quality impacts everything to do with health including the eyes. In REM sleep your eyes are moving around so if your REM sleep is disrupted, your eyes won't be moving as much and will contribute to reduced eye function and likely dry eyes. Of course there are many many factors that influence circadian rhythm and sleep quality, however it is impossible to have amazing sleep quality with a mis-aligned circadian rhythm. And visible light is the master 'cue' that influences the 24h cycle of things in our cells/ CR is more about WHEN you do things. Eating, your body temperature, activity level, socialising and even sound matter as to when you do. or experience them. But none of those matter if you aren't getting natural visible light from the sun and minimizing blue light from tech, especially in the evening. I would allow half an hour without sunglasses but really as much time as possible unless you need to wear for safety reasons such as driving. When you are wearing sunglasses, try to look up at the sky over the top rim, if you are able and safe to do so.
I have white stingy eye discharge that forms in my eye everyday and all day. My eyes just feel like they’re burning all the time and very dry and I have no relief in them. I had this eye problem for many years and the pataway extra strengthening helps but only for a short time. I need drops like that but In bigger bottles that actually work for a longer time. The alaway and the lazacraft eye drop don't work I tried them they just made my eyes pinker.
Anyone else who's endured dry eye or xeropthalmia or similar conditions as a result of psychotropic drugs and or dog eye infections with stye in the eye or mucus?
Thx for all your help. Ive been listening to your videos for a few months. Id gotten to the point the dryness in my eyes had gotten to be a constant distraction in life. I was miserable. After watching your videos Ive started eyelid hygiene, eyelid massage, Dr Bruder eye mask and increasing my Omega 3 to a higher but acceptable dose. It is interesting I was totally dependent on eye drops. Now I find these eye drops actually make my eyes feel worse. If I feel a bit dry now I just massage my Meibomian glands. Thanks again!
omg you still have a super nintendo lol. The gaming parts were funny, you were like O.O ! aka i really do that to when i play my xbox, i forget to blink and it really does suck
Hey thanks, Kristen. If the meibomian glands are completely wiped out, that is difficult to manage (currently). I usually find a mix of treatments - including use of lipid based artificial tears help the most. However, a new eye drop called Meibo, was just FDA approved. It should hopefully hit the market here in the US by the end of the summer. It works to prevent tear film evaporation. So be sure to ask your doctor about that and if you are a good candidate and if can get some as soon as it becomes available.
@Doctor Eye Health Thank you so much for the information. Once we realized nothing was working significantly to help my dry eyes, we did an imaging scan and saw how bad it was. I'll keep looking for a specialist in my area! Thank you again for taking the time to reply.
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?💙
Dr . Allen, I thanks for your work . I am 17 and I have been suffering from dry eye for two years . Now I use almost all treatment methods that you recommended ( Omega-3, good sleep , blinking, physical activity, oil based drops and ointments , warm compresses , glasses against wind ) . I have lost about 40 % of meobian glands. Can I restore my glands ? You actually told a lot of about managing this disease , long term battle. I understand that is life long disease, but are there at least some studies that show that meobian glands can be grow back?
As of this time, the answer is sadly no. I have also lost a significant amount of meibomian glands and am fairly young (21 years old) so I very much feel your pain. While glands that are damaged from clogging and/or inflammation can be restored, ones that are already dead will remain gone for good. All that can be done right now are maintenance procedures so more glands are not lost. But significant progress is being made in regenerative researches like utilizing stem cells and the process of de-aging. So stay hopeful and take good care of your eyes while we wait for these breakthroughs in science to happen. We will see a cure for our ailments in this lifetime my friend :)
Something that I don’t recall your addressing (maybe I missed it) is Retin-A products where dry eye is concerned. I CAN NOT use ANY Retin-A or retinol product. Also can’t use salicillic acid. Even if I’m careful to not get them near my eyes I will pay for this with several days of misery! I really appreciate all of your videos.
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?💙
I got an eyeliner tattoo and started wearing contacts lenses around the same time. I was fine for a year until I woke up one day and realized my eyes were dry. That was 7 months ago. So far I do omega 3’s, restasis, warm compress, lid wipes and eye drops. I’m getting lipiflow at the end of the month and also fitted for scleral lenses. It’s been a journey 😅
@@DoctorEyeHealth I was worried about that myself. I have eyeliner tattooing and when talking to my dry eye specialist she said it did not cause my dry eye syndrome.
@@DoctorEyeHealth my doctor didn’t want to say either way because there’s really no way to know for sure and it’s more important to move forward and fix the problem then dwell on and beat myself up over the cause. Though my eyeliner was only done on the top eyelids and most of my meibomian gland loss is on the bottom so I think the eyeliner may have played a part but wasn’t the main cause. Either way I’d caution anybody away from getting an eyeliner tattoo after this experience with dryness. It’s not worth the risk and I wish I knew better.
Just curious why you use contact lenses if they're partially causing your dry eye? Why not just use eyeglasses? Seems counterproductive, like you're doing all those treatments just to be able to wear contact lenses.
Thanks for pointing that out. Mostly because I love my contact lenses :-) Wearing glasses makes me feel sleepy (and I have a strong rx). But yes, perhaps I should try not wearing contacts for a few months.
I've had dry eye for 18 months now due to an HiV diagnosis. It's been horrific. I have had eye lid surgery, autologous serum and like 10 IPLs. I have gotten better but I still have a burning sensation every day and my eyes feel gritty. I can hardly work on the computer and my work productivity has gone down to 30 out of 100. I started taking PRN Omega 3 around 6 weeks ago and I am hoping it will also do miracles like with you! I last week started adding cod liver oil as well so now I am close to 4g a day of fish oil. I am hoping this will help!
Ugh, that is tough to hear. Sorry to hear you are having such difficulty finding treatment and care. Have all the doctors said the same thing or did they have many different diagnosis?
I don't know what eyes i have but they are too sensitive if i even clean my lids my eyes look glassy, i stopped using any makeup on my eyelids because my eyes look glassy, my eyelids are puffy and if i put ice on it my eyes look glassy, i regularly use eyedrops at nice, i have dry eyes honestly i dont know what to do
@@DoctorEyeHealthhey could you please reply to me. I have double vision for more than 3 years. I got it when I used to read various book online also my double vision fluctuates . If I use my phone more it increases. Every time I visit my doctor they told me there is nothing wrong with my eyes rather I have dry eyes. But I am still very worried about it ,it really affects my day to day life please reply I am only 19 years old. Plus when I use eye drops it doesn't cure it completely but it does lessen it . Please reply. I will not stop commenting until you reply.
Yes, some medications such as cyclosporine has shown to help people produce more of their own tears. Same with the new Tyrvaya nasalspray and other forms of neurostimulation.
My eyes have been dry for 30 years from Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency and Malabsorption Syndrome. These were a result of having Mono. I use moisture chambers and wrap around sunglasses. Celluvisc and Soothe are used daily. I take many supplements and over the counter meds for all three problems. Prescription meds are used for my digestive diseases. Luckily, my eyes have no pain and aren't red.
Wore contacts for 25 years, during the pandemic my screen time probably doubled. Then like an idiot, I had LASIK. I've been miserable for 2 years ever since :(
I have a question.I am a 17 year old with myopia/astigmatism and visual snow.Yesterday someone at school pointed a strong green laser near my eye(i closed my eye in the matter of miliseconds) i could see a bit of the laser even with my eyes closed.For Half an hour my eyes were sore(i have dry eyes sometimes too)but no blind spot.Could i have permanent eye damage even without having a blind spot ?I have to mention that a few months ago the same guy pointed the laser in my eye but no blindspot(i blinked fast).
IPL is currently not covered by insurance but I have heard wind that some companies are considering it. Cost varies based on location and what they are offering, usually somewhere between 1000-2000 USD, but it depends on the package they bundle it with, some clinics also do lipiflow or some other form of thermalpulsation along with it as some research has supported that it may get better/faster results using them combined.
Hey Doc, Loved this informative youtube video! Thanks for sharing. As a Zoom hypnotist I have helped many people with physical problems to overcome them using the power of Hypnosis. Although I have not worked specifically with dry eye, we have had a lot of success with allergies. As you know 90% of our bodely functions run on auto pilot via our subconscious. Hypothesis can reset this with amazing results. If you are keen to address your dry eye, I believe I can help! Kind regards, Jon
Hey doc. Hope you are having a good day. You may try triphala ghee termed as “triphalaghritam”. That has really helped me with dry eye and halos i used to see around lights at night which made my riding motorbike impractical.
I have white stingy eye discharge that forms in my eye everyday and all day. My eyes just feel like they’re burning all the time and very dry and I have no relief in them. I had this eye problem for many years and the pataway extra strengthening helps but only for a short time. I need drops like that but In bigger bottles that actually work for a longer time. The alaway and the lazacraft eye drop don't work I tried them they just made my eyes pinker.
With any discharge like that, it will be important to consult a local eye care physician. Some people do tend to pick at the discharge and this just aggravates the eye to make more mucous. But if this has been going on for awhile, you may require prescription medications, antihistamine eye drops can help and play a role, but there may be more going on than just allergies and dry eye.
@@DoctorEyeHealth I don’t know if it’s allergic conjunctivitis or what. My eye doctor says it’s just dry eyes and he gave me some random eye doctors that made it worse and more irritated. I’m in a lot of pain everyday and I can’t work with this condition
Well "pink eye" is just an easy term to describe conjunctivitis, which is inflammation of the conjunctiva - the clear membrane coating the outside of the eye. A conjunctivitis could be cause by infection from bacteria or a virus, or could be from allergies or even a toxic exposure - from chemicals for example. Dry eye is more due to tear film instability or insufficiency. Have you had it diagnosed by a local doctor yet? that would be the most important step.
@@MrsUmair-ot7hu Omega 3 may have benefits for the retina in the back of the eye and for dry eye symptoms, but will likely not cure red, enlarged eye veins on their own.
@@ahmed_mohamed_alamer I put eyes drops on and do what my doctor told me to do everyday. But sometimes it just calm down for abit and come back out of nowhere. will I be fine?
Hi! I’m wondering if scleral lenses also would cause tear film instability/ any other contributing factors to dry eyes similar to soft contact lenses? Would scleral lenses make dry eyes worse from years of wear?
What is YOUR dry eye story? What treatments helped you out the most?
What is your eye prescription dr
Warm compress,omega 3 and vitamin A ointment
I had eye floater but I healed myself and had dry eyes but I fixed it too best treatment for dry eyes is to stop thinking that you have dry eyes and don't depend on lubricant eye drops cause it's kinda addictive to eyes use omega tablets or ginkgo biloba and drink enough water it's works better than eye drops I think dry eyes is very simple problem and have so many solutions some changes in life style can fix it like avoid too much computer screen time and vr too is number one in dry eyes and eye strain problems this days go out run play swim but not in the sea cause salty water can increase dry eyes
The first time I felt dryness in my eyes was before 9 years ago where I always has been experiencing dry eye symptoms (mostly burning) right after being exposed to the sun.. my symptoms were not so bad, and I was able to live my life without any specific treatment for them, but I felt that the symptoms are getting worse over time unfortunately, also after one year and a half I had a LASIK surgery for my eyes and since then my dry eye syndrome is getting worse and worse over time unfortunately.. I tried different modalities to treat my eyes such as IPL, Xiidra and Restasis drops, artificial eye drops, natural eye drops, eyelid wipes, omega-3 supplements and warm compresses but unfortunately non of them has alleviate my symptoms significantly 😞
I feel depressed, hopeless and unable to live my life as before.. I have found out that the weather and the climate around me is the only thing that could help a lot to manage my symptoms, being in a humid environment, low exposure to the sun, moderate temperatures is what you need.. but unfortunately I can’t be in that environment at the moment unfortunately since I live in the middle east..
Hopefully someone could find out more helpful treatment modalities for dry eye disease to help such complex cases as mine😔
+++ Intense Pulsed Light Therapy
++ warm compress
++ washing the eye lids with soap
+ looking up in the sky at clouds (bright light) in the morning
+ taking breaks just as you mentioned
+ big glass of water after wakeup
+ wearing glasses (far sighted)
! itear100 / electronic toothbrush vibration (just started so can't tell yet )
neutral: tea tree oil wipes (didn't feel any benefit)
- - - Drinking alcohol
- - - looking at phone before sleep (phone way worse than screen for me)
- - - looking at phone after wakeup
- - - getting eyes dirty
- lifting weights
- being outside when it's windy
- coffein
I feel most comforted when I watch your videos. You always mention the exact symptoms I am suffering from and give very valuable advice. Thank you!
Do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?
After my lasik procedure in November 2022 I got severe dry eyes in my right eye no artificial tears nor lubricant or gel were helping me...I am now on xiidra since March this year 2023 and it's helping me tremendously. I can now sleep throughout the night and go about my daily activities. Stay blessed doctor your informative videos is helping us a lot. Keep up the exceptional content. Do have a wonderful rest of the week
This comment makes me so happy!!!! Really, hearing that you are having success makes my night! Thank you 🙏🙏
@@DoctorEyeHealth 🙏🙏
@@DoctorEyeHealth ..dry eyes came back with a vengeance this morning about 5:30..got up and when I open my eyes I felt like a razor tear my cornea. Now I am seeing blurry out of my right eye once again. I thought the xiidra would have made a difference..it was working fine until now. Any suggestions doctor. I will highly appreciate it. God bless you..or I forgot to mention I am noticing floaters in my left eye and also in my right eye. I live in NYC..I was wondering if it's because of the smoke that came down from Canada that cause the flare up?. But the eye floaters is new...i started noticing it around March in my right eye now I started noticing in my left eye about a week now. Should I be concern the lasik procedure did more damage too my eyes
Do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?
No
So much great information.. I have Sjogrens and my eyes are dry.. You have given me more information than my ophthalmologist has ever given to me..
Thank you so much for the information you provide us. I suffer from extreme red eyes and red eye lids. One dr told me it was ocular rosacea and the other dry eye. I think it is dry eye because the methods you talked about in this video do seem to help. I still have to use lumify daily to take the severe redness away. Ive tried doxycicline and it helped a little bit but the side effects i didnt care for. It upset my stomach if not taken with food and made me sun burn in the winter time lol. Im going to try to be consistent doing these methods you talked about and see if it helps out more.
Hope it all helps! I know there are some new dry eye medications coming out within the next year, perhaps those would help too.
do you get any reflex tears while crying or cutting onion?
@@medhikasingh6327 I believe so
You are so helpful. Thank YOU. I will get the computer
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Well It is a very nice laptop and I am enjoying it! But as always, I encourage everyone to check out the link and information and decide if it is the best option for you. Either way, if you are in the market for a laptop or other computer, I have always had great success with ASUS products (and no, they are not paying me to say that).
Miebo feels pretty good. Still leaks a bit regardless of pressing the ducts for a minute, but makes a great under eye moisturizer when it does! 🙂
do you get any reflex tears while crying or cutting onion?
I have severe dry eye. I did not have issues with dry until my late 50s. I have seen two ophthalmologist and while we’ve tried a couple of meds xiidra and restasis they brought me know relief. But that’s because I have aging eyes and my eyes are so dry that my eyelids stick to my eyeballs at night and there have been times where the tear film has been torn when I try to open my eyes. But I have found some relief! Thank goodness because my severe dry as h*ll on earth. 😮 . Daytime I use Refresh Celluvisc. It truly is a lubricant eye GEL. Other things claim to be jealous but they’re more of a thick liquid. This has great lubrication power! I also like Soothe XP for advanced dry eye therapy . Nighttime I use Muro 128. The Muro is more like a lotion than an ointment. Unfortunately I need to do maintenance throughout the night as well and then I will use the soothe XP drops. But while it really is hard to get a good nights rest, at least I have not had another episode of my stuck eyelid tearing my eye film which is so incredibly painful every single blink afterwards. I also moved away from Utah which is so incredibly dry and I now live in the Midwest. There is no cure for my dry eye (I have seen two ophthalmologist and both are cornea specialists) but I am managing it fairly well so I will take it! 💖🥰💖 👁️🤷🏻♀️💪🏼🌸
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Omega 3 plus vitamin a cleared my dry eyes up. Took about 3 weeks.
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do you get any reflex tears while crying or cutting onion?
I feel like this video has spoken to me the most out of all the dry eye videos of yours I've seen. My optomitrist did tell me that any tears that do get on my eyes tend to evaporate near immediately. In retrospect, I had dry eye issues specifically when I wore contact lenses. My eyes would get heavy pretty quickly after putting the contact lenses in so I wouldn't wear them often. But my eyes would feel fine with just my glasses on. However, it especially got bad maybe 6 months or so after I got LASIK. Not symtoms of severe dry eye till months after the surgery which I found odd. I did start taking a vegan Omega 3, 6, and 9 blend supplement but I'm not sure if the dosage is high enough with the Omega 3 specifically. Recently I've tried upping my dosage so we'll see how that goes. Thank you for all these videos!
Do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?
@@medhikasingh6327 Yes, actually. Strangely enough, just as I typed this I got tears in my eyes 😂
Are you cured now??
Could you please do a review of the CorneaCare self heating warm compress? I want to purchase them but I’d like to see how these compare to other warm compresses.
Thank you so much for this video. I hope I'll get better with your recommendations.
Highly recommended. Thank you for sharing useful information! Keep going on great work!
I suffer from from Allergic Conjunctivitis due to my Allergies & I also suffer from Dry Eye. I take antihistamine eyedrops (Opatanol Olopatadine) & due to the dry eye side effect, have to balance them with Preservative free lubricating, eyedrops ( Hycosan Extra). I take omega 3 capsules everyday too.
The allergies are tough! Out of curiosity...do you eat a lot of dairy? I have several friends who haver had allergies and noticed that when they backed off on dairy their allergies subsided.
I do eat a good amount of dairy. I will try an avoid it. See what happens. Was going to look into improving my diet as a way of at least seeing if it makes a difference. Started taking Omega 3 just over a month ago. That has helped. Also started to work in some vitamin supplements (MacuPro advanced & a vitamin B complex). Hoping that’ll help things. I find it’s all about a balance. That’s the tough part haha.
do you get any reflex tears while crying or cutting onion?
I had dry eyes at a very young age (15 years old) and it begin last year due to prolonged used of my cellphone, well maybe it's my fault tho because i'd been just staring at my screen all day long for around 2 years since pandemic, i dont even go outside because i'm an anti-social person, i'm an introvert and a shy type person to the point i get shy to talk with other people outside. So instead of that, i just stay up all day here, staring at my mobile screen just to have fun by myself by doing random things on my phone... and right now i regretted all i did to myself for not taking care of my health and eyes and i know that it won't fixed my eyes again as it used to be like normal in the past.... I'm just scared that i will deal with my dry eyes for the rest of my life.
Hey Allen! I believe you have to stop CL use,
If you do for a month, then come visit me in Egypt and I'll do your SMILE procedure, the least dry eye inducing refractive surgery..
Think about it 👌🏻
Haha thank you so much! Egypt would be amazing. (and yes, maybe a break from contact lenses would help)
@@DoctorEyeHealth Big fan BTW, I always learn stuff from your videos
So I am willing to do it for you as a gift for a friend
I have had dry eyes from a young age it comes and go for me I do take my treatments for it though I hope one day I can get rid of it my dry eyes aren’t as bad as others fortunately but still is a pain I experience it once or month or 2 I do have artificial tears and they help me lots
At what age did the dry eyes begin with you? I'm 16 years old and had it when i was 15 years old which is last year, and up till now i'm living like hell due to this dry eyes
@@HaydenMint me too, fck1ng bullshtt, i started playing games 17 hours per day since i was, with 16 it started all the problems, getting worse and worse, now i can't play anymore
@@HaydenMint Hey hayden have you found any relief? I have the same issue
@@прощаинавекиsameee, i used to play games too like roblox and mobile legends and it makes me more addicted and always stay up at my hone and i also read manhwas and anime all day long and there were time back then that i dont sleep at all just focusing at my mobile screen lol... so it's my fault tho hahaha and i hate it so much!! i wish i could go back in time to fix my life from the past and that is addiction of technology, gosh.
@@RevolverCallOfDutynoooooo, i tried all my best from the past 2 years like buying some expensive eye droos even i don't have some money, i always save some the money my mom gave me when i go to school and also, buying supplements like collagen and fish oil, but nothing works though, i'm starting to take fish oil again this start of the year and i hope it works for me.. we're back to school now in my country, the philippines. and it sucks everytime i go to school because my eyes are burning, hurting, always red and drying as hell but there were time i'm okay but it's so rare for that days... the thing here is when i'm home alone and don't go outside, my eyes were seems pretty normal so idk maybe when i got to college and graduated, i will just work from home forever until i died... this life is completely ruined not gonna lie
Ask your doctor about vitamin A supplement. Helped me. No more dry eyes.
God damn is that quackshot dawg? OG lol
Thanks for noticing! Big retro collection lol
use nightlight for windows pc's, it's literally built into the system that basically replaces the need for blue light blocking glasses, it makes your screen orange and you can adjust it
My right eye doesn't close fully due to ptosis. I am considering eyelid lift surgery, but it will further exacerbate the lid closure. My doctor tells me I might get dry eyes. Would you recommend the surgery? Is it hard to manage dry eyes, specifically caused by eye closure?
Omega3 does help a lot and I am trying to take lycium instead of lutein supplements for my diet
interesting! Any reason for the lyium in replacement of the lutein?
I took its berries because I prefer natural resources more than supplements 😂It is also a lot cheaper while containing both lutein and zeaxanthin
How usually is it to get epileptic scars from dry eyes? Cornea staining. Have also gotten scars that prevent me from seeing through a whole day (to much pain) and it healed in maybe 4-5 days.
Punctal plugs & tyrvaya.
I was diagnosed with this but my eyes are always watering. I have allergies so thought it was this. I wasn’t given any suggestions in how to manage it but I’m not sure I have it now.
@DoctorEyeHealth which Is the right Power (in Joule) for an IPL treatment for severe dryeye sindrome?
does anyone with MGD hear clicking sound while blinking?
How do you actually live with this? I’m 30 and it makes me just want to die. It’s affected my life completely and I did it to myself with accutane and Tretinoin cream. The doctors never warned me of these risks.
Have you tried vitamin A?
@@SaadYT2000 no, what does that do? Tablet form?
@@SkipYearSix yeah... vitamin A deficiency also causes dry eyes issue....
I have dry eyes only after sleeping...
Given that PF eye drops have enough liquid for more than one application, how long after opening a vial do you think it’s ok to use it?
I'm really scared☹️ I'm 22and just a over month ago when I started school again my eyes seem to have a irritating and mild burning feeling, it's uncomfortable. I'm starting to became anxious if it's gonna be a long term problem also doesn't help that I have health anxiety and get really paranoid 😟😟, haven't visited a doctor yet cause I wanna see if it goes away or maybe if it's the bad weather
hey has it went away I have the same issue
@@RevolverCallOfDuty writing this 3 months later, actually yeah it has gone away, my eyes dont feel irritated anymore unless with really bad weather. I take better care of them now tho, were my blue light glasses, blink more, try not to be hiper focused on something too long and put eyedrops when they get irritated
I'm in a Roaccutane course it's been five months, in the last 2 months I've been struggling A LOT with dry eyes, I use eye drops 4/5 times a day, sometimes I put warm compresses on my eyes and I'm trying to drink a lot of water and be careful when it comes to blue light. my eyes are red and too sensitve to light and I struggle to open them when I wake up, also i have to take million breaks from screen while I'm writing this now.
I literally almost tried everything I know it's one of the side effects but I've been thinking lately to stop taking the medicine cause I'm tired of my eyes but at the same time I'm really happy with the results when it comes to my skin and I don't want to start it all over again later. I really don't know what to do 😭
How are you now?
I have white stingy eye discharge that forms in my eye everyday and all day. My eyes just feel like they’re burning all the time and very dry and I have no relief in them. I had this eye problem for many years and the pataway extra strengthening helps but only for a short time. I need drops like that but In bigger bottles that actually work for a longer time. The alaway and the lazacraft eye drop don't work I tried them they just made my eyes pinker.
I recently had eye plugs put in bpth tear ducts. They've helped me a lot! Have you ever tried those?
How was that? Plz help I feel like I can’t see a night cuz of this so blurry an streaky
Does sunscreen affect your dry eyes
I've heard contacts cause mibomian gland dropout too, is that true? If it is... scleral lenses too?
@doctoreyehealth can you please do a video on corneal neuralgia?
Hi Doc! I have prolonged computer use for work and one of my coworker told me about the Acuvue Oasys Max Dailies. Apparently it has blue light filter and I was wondering what is your review on it and is it something you'd recommend for contact wearers who work in front of computers all day for work?
Hey thanks for asking! I have heard of the Max Dailies but I still have not had a chance to try them yet (sadly). There is one other contact lens I am aware of that also has some reduction in high energy low wavelength light, and thats the Total 30 lens. Research on blue light is still a bit...needed. Based on what I have read, blue light blocking may be beneficial for sleep cycles if up late at night, and if someone is higher risk for retinal disease, maybe it would help too (but this is still debated in the literature). The one benefit from the Oasys Max that I think could help is the fact it is a daily lens. And they usually are more comfortable and they are less likely to carry deposits from one day to the next.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Awesome! Thank you for the info! I'll look more into blue light studies as well and maybe ask my OD for some samples on my next contact fitting.
What would you consider your own dry eye/MGD severity level to be now? More on the mild side?
The MGD is still pretty moderate, but vastly improved the last 5 months with omega 3 use (based on my oil levels). But my symptoms are now much more mild (but I do still get more dry in the evenings).
My doctor prescribed fluorometholone 0.1% for my dry eyes post SMILE surgery, i have been using it for almost two months, and my dry eyes still did not completely go away, I read about steroid long term use can cause glaucoma and cataract, which is really scary... What do you think of the steroid drops? Any natural alternative that is safer? thanks :)
I’ve got white gunk coming out of my eye today due to dry eyes so I’m back on eye drops I hate this awful disease
If you have mild mdg can you still wear contacts?
Along with more frequent and complete blinking, my eyes have felt so much better after using your suggestion of the plastic wrap Press and Seal when I sleep and I no longer have the severe dryness in the morning which helps my eyes throughout the day, so thank you very much for that tip!
OH that is so amazing to hear!!! Have you tried the Sleep Tite/sleep rite products at all?
@DoctorEyeHealth super expensive! I'd love to use it if it wasn't cost prohibitive. I can buy 12 rolls of medical tape for 12$
That sort of works for me, but then anything touching my eyes causes grittiness. It's not fair really. They sell nighttime moisture chambers that have a dome so they don't touch the lids.
@@amicableenmity9820do you get any reflex tears while crying or cutting onion?
Have a link to the video where he suggests this?
I have always been a little skeptical of medical advice from TH-cam but i trust you 100% as a source of information & advice. Thank you for taking the time to share your expertise.
Do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?
Regularly check out your videos - always informative, learning a lot. Thank you. I had cataract surgery 2 years ago at age 71. Since then have suffered with constant dry eyes - always very irritated; teary, itchy, blurry vision with blepharitis. Very good news now - 2 weeks ago started using SYSTANE COMPLETE, PF drops, 2x daily and ... NO more dry eyes! Most recently purchased Blepharitis Eye Wash pads with Tea Tree oil as a preventive step along with a plug-in eye mask but it's the SYSTANE COMPLETE PF drops that really made the difference! BTW - have taken Omega 3 supplements for years. Happy not to have spent $1500. yearly for chronic MGD/LipiFlow treatments. Thank you again.
Do you use a specific brand for the eye wash?
@@lav7161 I recently started using BLEPHADEX Eyelid Wipes with Tea Tree Oil & Coconut Oil but believe it's the SYSTANE COMPLETE Preservative Free eye drops that have improved my dry eyes condition greatly. Experienced marked improvement with the drops before I started using the wipes.
AMAZING!!!! So happy to hear this! Thank you for sharing! How is your vision after the cataract surgery?
@@DoctorEyeHealth helpppppopp!!!!!!!!!😢brother can u help me,
Here in my country there is lack of advance technology, i have seen doctor but it does not help that much and its not possible for me to go abroad, Big brother plz
help me i am suffering for so long time.
3.5 years ago i started using smartphone. Now i am 19 years old, after using excessive smartphone, i got double vision, blurry vision, i took medication eye drops and used glasses but it doesnot help. And i am still living with it, i feel good after using tear drops but my symtoms doesnot go away.
And now i am having this problems, i cannot read cause it feels blur and strain reading books. I am having problem with focus as well.
I thing theres a problem in eye muscles,
What kind of treatments should i have for my symtoms , plz tell.
@@okonsprucedo you get any reflex tears while crying or cutting onion?
Thanks for your existence, doctor. Other doctors don't giveasht..
I think that my dry eyes came about from swimming in heavily chlorinated pools.
🙏 thanks for saying that. Thank you for existing too!
Do you still swim?
@@DoctorEyeHealth
No because it strips my hair coloring
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I had similar experience with swimming in chlorinated water. I was a good swimmer in my schooling days and chlorination in pools caused me dry eyes big time in later years.
@@rreddy4640
Yup. I thought it fried my hair.didnt know it was frying my eyes. No one told us this. My friends and I would be in the pool for hours after work, until I was seeing rainbow halos around the lights. Shoot I suffer from that now. Swimming was the only sport I could manage to do. None of us wore swim goggles.
Bro, i swear i just unlocked my phone to search for dry eye, and ur notification spawned magically
haha! Any other way I can help?
I'm glad you've been able to manage and improve your dry eye symptoms. I'm pretty fortunate to not have any of those issues but I know exactly where to look if any come up! Exciting to see you playing some Quackshot :D
I know there are a lot of people out there who don't suffer from dry eyes or eye fatigue while starring at a computer screen all day, but based on some published research, I believe some people just "hyperfocus" and tend to gaze more at the screen and not blink.
Similar to how some people hypergrip the video game controller and make it all hot and sweaty. lol
R u ok with dry eyes???
R u ok with dry eyes???
OK, I just watched an Asus ad but it was really helpful, though. 😂
I am only 23. Have been dealing with this since January with no answers. My eyes aren’t red, look normal. Some days I feel like a lash is poking me, a grain of sand or a fuzzy moving around both of my eyes (mainly my right eye). I’ve done autologous eye drops (been on them 6 weeks and counting), heat masks, omega 3… nothing is working I don’t understand. My eyes don’t actually feel dry other then a foreign body sensation that comes and goes.
I'm having the same symptoms since 5 months.. haven't been able to diagnose the problem. It usually flares up and comes and goes. Have you been able to find a solution?
I had same condition. They called it Blepharitis. They prescribed a light antibiotic and eye mask you heat in microwave. Don’t give up. It will improve. Head an Shoulders shampoo also helps big time surprisingly.
@@markrepola7444is It safe to use head and shoulders on your eyes?
@@tamaliroy3535R u ok now please reply😭🥺
Doctor, do you mind taking some advice from a non-doctor? Just ditch the contact lenses altogether. I wore them briefly in my 20s and my eyes always felt horrible. I just stopped wearing them and stuck with glasses for the next 30 years. Eyes feel fine. Contact lens are UNNATURAL and are not for everyone. Just ditch them for good, you don't need them.
Couldn't have said it better. I wore contacts for a week and i got dry eyes.
@zhyarmuhammad3326 Happening to me rn. Wore contacts last week for 4 hours. the next day, my eyes were dry the whole day. Throughout the week, my eyes were dry and kept getting better and better but still have little dryness throughout the day.
@@speedknight1378are your eyes better now?
@RevolverCallOfDuty Yes 95% fully recovered 👍
AGREED! I wore contact lenses in my twenties and suffered from all kinds of problems and infections. I’m 56 now and haven’t worn them in over 35 years. It’s just not worth it in my opinion. I don’t qualify for the LASIK surgery, however I have finally accepted my severe near sighted vision. Still have severe dry eye and eye allergies though.😕
Thanks for all the advice! It is very useful indeed. I have been diagnosed with aqueous tear-deficient dry eye due to decreased corneal sensitivity after years of intense contact lens use with screens. I am on cyclosporine and I am much better now and seems that my sensitivity is improving!
This makes me so happy to hear!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing
Do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?
Fellow dry eye gamer here. Please do a game room tour, Doctor! 🥹
Perhaps I can show some things off on Instagram lol
@@DoctorEyeHealth no we want a video
Thank you so much for all your videos - they are such a huge help, and very reassuring. Dry eyes can be a source of real stress, paranoia and anxiety....Your videos have made a big difference in my understanding of my condition....
do you get any reflex tears while crying or cutting onion?
4:33 For the Solution! Welcome😊
4:33 Warm Compresses
Omega 3
Mindful in environment
Hi what dose of omega 3
@@michaelbaker2297 nahbsorry I got Lazy, I just realized that I am not getting paid enough for this
Ice cold packs works for me, anyone else?
I have dry eye from Thyroid Eye Disease. When I was in the active stage, I was using preservative free eye drops every 2 hours. I sleep with Retaine PM ointment in my eyes and use goggles to sleep. I use hypochlorous acid to clean my eye lids and makeup brushes. Warm compresses using eye masks and look away from my computer every 20 minutes when working. I wear sunglasses at all times outside in daylight and try to increase my blink rate while driving.
Can you explain how you used the acid to clean your brushes? Thanks
That's a lot of stuff! What has helped you the most do you think?
@@jdkekdicdo you get any reflex tears while crying or cutting onion?
I started to suffer from dry eyes a year ago. I’ve found a lot of value in Avenova eyelid wash. Bruder eye masks and various preservative free drops are all decent too. I started now to wake up with my eyes red and glued shut….not sure how to deal with it and it’s making me unable to sleep well. Off to the doctor again!
Hi did you cure your eyes
Try Hycosan Night it worked 100% to stop sticky eyes on waking 😊
@@funnyanimal7174do you get any reflex tears while crying or cutting onion?
Ive been seeing a dry eye specialist for several years. I have a daily routines with heated mask and massage, wash with special soap and Restasis twice a day and take PRN brand 2400 mg DE3 omega pills daily. I had lipiflow done. I have never been able to get rid of my blood shot appearing red eyes. Any suggestions? My eyes feel better but don't look well.
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?💙
I started a new diet and my eyes were so dry I could hardly open them in the morning. Also had to get up in the middle of the night. Found out from a Dr that I was very high in oxalates because of the regular diet items of spinach, almonds, almond flour, almond milk and almond butter. After quitting spinach and almonds all my problems went away. My eyes are great now. Another thing that is super high in oxalates is rhubarb. Hope this helps someone else.
I'm in Boston, MA and the weather gets just as bad in the winter and the winds seem to evaporate my tears. I think I have dry eye that has caused "anterior basement membrane dystrophy" which I recently got diagnosed with. Currently applying erythromycin 4x a day under eye dr supervision. I am strongly considering moisture chamber glasses to have on hand during the transition of the seasons winter-to-spring and summer-to-fall when I have these episodes of bad eye pain which I have thought in the past was all related to allergies. (I am also a web developer so I am in front the computer all-the-time and also implementing the 20-20-20 rule to reduce strain on eyes. Maybe you can provide some feedback on apps for mobile and computer that help remind us to take a moemnt?)
The moisture chamber glasses have been a life saver for me! I use the brand Ziena, model “oasis.”
Hey was just wondering what your stance is on ground flax seed. And if 1 to 2 tablespoons per day would be enough to get my omegas. Any help would be appreciated.
I used to think that it would. But recently I did a video about my omega 3 experience and I first tested my omega 3 levels based on my diet alone, for which I have sprinkled freshly ground flax seed and chia seeds on my oatmeal every day for years. And sadly my omega levels were still fairly low. I fear the conversion of omegas from flax is indeed low, (only a few studies to site on this) but yeah...i fear we may not get enough from veggies and nut sources.
I wouldn't wear sunglasses outside all the time because you are blocking all the visible light spectrum from the sun, namely the blue that is setting your circadian rhythms via the SCN in the brain. This will disrupt sleep and other circadian rhythm dependent hormones like cortisol and melatonin. Disrupted sleep and low sleep quality impacts everything to do with health including the eyes. In REM sleep your eyes are moving around so if your REM sleep is disrupted, your eyes won't be moving as much and will contribute to reduced eye function and likely dry eyes.
Of course there are many many factors that influence circadian rhythm and sleep quality, however it is impossible to have amazing sleep quality with a mis-aligned circadian rhythm. And visible light is the master 'cue' that influences the 24h cycle of things in our cells/ CR is more about WHEN you do things. Eating, your body temperature, activity level, socialising and even sound matter as to when you do. or experience them. But none of those matter if you aren't getting natural visible light from the sun and minimizing blue light from tech, especially in the evening.
I would allow half an hour without sunglasses but really as much time as possible unless you need to wear for safety reasons such as driving. When you are wearing sunglasses, try to look up at the sky over the top rim, if you are able and safe to do so.
I have white stingy eye discharge that forms in my eye everyday and all day. My eyes just feel like they’re burning all the time and very dry and I have no relief in them. I had this eye problem for many years and the pataway extra strengthening helps but only for a short time. I need drops like that but In bigger bottles that actually work for a longer time. The alaway and the lazacraft eye drop don't work I tried them they just made my eyes pinker.
Anyone else who's endured dry eye or xeropthalmia or similar conditions as a result of psychotropic drugs and or dog eye infections with stye in the eye or mucus?
You're AMAZING ❤😊...this video was very helpful dealing with my dry eyes ❤
I just picked up the Ivizia eye drops and they are wonderful. At least 8 hours of no irritation at all 🙏🏻
do you get any reflex tears while crying or cutting onion?
Thx for all your help. Ive been listening to your videos for a few months.
Id gotten to the point the dryness in my eyes had gotten to be a constant distraction in life. I was miserable.
After watching your videos Ive started eyelid hygiene, eyelid massage, Dr Bruder eye mask and increasing my Omega 3 to a higher but acceptable dose.
It is interesting I was totally dependent on eye drops. Now I find these eye drops actually make my eyes feel worse. If I feel a bit dry now I just massage my Meibomian glands.
Thanks again!
omg you still have a super nintendo lol. The gaming parts were funny, you were like O.O ! aka i really do that to when i play my xbox, i forget to blink and it really does suck
I still have my NES, SNES, SEGA GENESIS, PS2, WII, WII U, SWITCH, PS3/4/5. lol Yeah I do enjoy my games. What are some of your favorites?
do you get any reflex tears while crying or cutting onion?
Thanks for the advice! What if your meibomian glands are already dropped out because of severe MGD? Any advice that could help?
Hey thanks, Kristen. If the meibomian glands are completely wiped out, that is difficult to manage (currently). I usually find a mix of treatments - including use of lipid based artificial tears help the most. However, a new eye drop called Meibo, was just FDA approved. It should hopefully hit the market here in the US by the end of the summer. It works to prevent tear film evaporation. So be sure to ask your doctor about that and if you are a good candidate and if can get some as soon as it becomes available.
@Doctor Eye Health Thank you so much for the information. Once we realized nothing was working significantly to help my dry eyes, we did an imaging scan and saw how bad it was. I'll keep looking for a specialist in my area! Thank you again for taking the time to reply.
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?💙
@@DoctorEyeHealthqual o exame a fazer para saber se perdemos as glandulas de meibomium? Please? Não falo Inglês.
@@DoctorEyeHealthqual exame a fazer para saber se as glandulas de meibomium morreram ? Please..😢 eu não falo inglês.
Dr . Allen, I thanks for your work . I am 17 and I have been suffering from dry eye for two years . Now I use almost all treatment methods that you recommended ( Omega-3, good sleep , blinking, physical activity, oil based drops and ointments , warm compresses , glasses against wind ) . I have lost about 40 % of meobian glands. Can I restore my glands ? You actually told a lot of about managing this disease , long term battle. I understand that is life long disease, but are there at least some studies that show that meobian glands can be grow back?
As of this time, the answer is sadly no. I have also lost a significant amount of meibomian glands and am fairly young (21 years old) so I very much feel your pain. While glands that are damaged from clogging and/or inflammation can be restored, ones that are already dead will remain gone for good. All that can be done right now are maintenance procedures so more glands are not lost. But significant progress is being made in regenerative researches like utilizing stem cells and the process of de-aging. So stay hopeful and take good care of your eyes while we wait for these breakthroughs in science to happen. We will see a cure for our ailments in this lifetime my friend :)
Technology and advancements are taking place everyday and improving treatments over time. Be hopeful and fight in the best possible way💪
@@REREMOdo you get any reflex tears while crying or cutting onion?
do you get any reflex tears while crying or cutting onion?
Something that I don’t recall your addressing (maybe I missed it) is Retin-A products where dry eye is concerned. I CAN NOT use ANY Retin-A or retinol product. Also can’t use salicillic acid. Even if I’m careful to not get them near my eyes I will pay for this with several days of misery! I really appreciate all of your videos.
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?💙
Yes I’ve heard this before about retinol and dry eye
I got an eyeliner tattoo and started wearing contacts lenses around the same time. I was fine for a year until I woke up one day and realized my eyes were dry. That was 7 months ago. So far I do omega 3’s, restasis, warm compress, lid wipes and eye drops. I’m getting lipiflow at the end of the month and also fitted for scleral lenses. It’s been a journey 😅
Wow that is a journey! Do your doctors think the dryness is related to the eyeliner tattoo at all?
@@DoctorEyeHealth I was worried about that myself. I have eyeliner tattooing and when talking to my dry eye specialist she said it did not cause my dry eye syndrome.
@@DoctorEyeHealth my doctor didn’t want to say either way because there’s really no way to know for sure and it’s more important to move forward and fix the problem then dwell on and beat myself up over the cause. Though my eyeliner was only done on the top eyelids and most of my meibomian gland loss is on the bottom so I think the eyeliner may have played a part but wasn’t the main cause. Either way I’d caution anybody away from getting an eyeliner tattoo after this experience with dryness. It’s not worth the risk and I wish I knew better.
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Did the Restasis stop the dry eye ? Thank you
@@kday9438 it helped
Does eye wash help ?
Just curious why you use contact lenses if they're partially causing your dry eye? Why not just use eyeglasses? Seems counterproductive, like you're doing all those treatments just to be able to wear contact lenses.
Thanks for pointing that out. Mostly because I love my contact lenses :-) Wearing glasses makes me feel sleepy (and I have a strong rx). But yes, perhaps I should try not wearing contacts for a few months.
I've had dry eye for 18 months now due to an HiV diagnosis. It's been horrific. I have had eye lid surgery, autologous serum and like 10 IPLs. I have gotten better but I still have a burning sensation every day and my eyes feel gritty. I can hardly work on the computer and my work productivity has gone down to 30 out of 100. I started taking PRN Omega 3 around 6 weeks ago and I am hoping it will also do miracles like with you! I last week started adding cod liver oil as well so now I am close to 4g a day of fish oil. I am hoping this will help!
Do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?
Am new here and eye health worker
Thank you 💕 so much doctor for the content. Very educative...
My eyes feel like air is getting in it feels irritating. I stay up late studying and literally cant keep my eyes open for the irritation.
How r u now can u please reply 🥺🥺
I m also suffering
I went to 14 doctors in ireland and uk and Tunis and still didn’t work
I have tons of medication
😭😭😭😭 I don’t know what to do 😢
Ugh, that is tough to hear. Sorry to hear you are having such difficulty finding treatment and care. Have all the doctors said the same thing or did they have many different diagnosis?
I don't know what eyes i have but they are too sensitive if i even clean my lids my eyes look glassy, i stopped using any makeup on my eyelids because my eyes look glassy, my eyelids are puffy and if i put ice on it my eyes look glassy, i regularly use eyedrops at nice, i have dry eyes honestly i dont know what to do
I want a cure to my floater plz
hi can you explain the Azura project wich is thin about e key to end dry eyes 2 years?
Have you ever been on restasis or cyclosporine or xiidra?
I have tried them but never used them long periods of time. I try to avoid medications when I can.
@@DoctorEyeHealthhey could you please reply to me.
I have double vision for more than 3 years. I got it when I used to read various book online also my double vision fluctuates . If I use my phone more it increases. Every time I visit my doctor they told me there is nothing wrong with my eyes rather I have dry eyes. But I am still very worried about it ,it really affects my day to day life please reply I am only 19 years old. Plus when I use eye drops it doesn't cure it completely but it does lessen it . Please reply. I will not stop commenting until you reply.
Sir if lacrimal gland make less aquous tear . Can it be cure with tablets or any medicine . I have mebonion gland disfunction
Yes, some medications such as cyclosporine has shown to help people produce more of their own tears. Same with the new Tyrvaya nasalspray and other forms of neurostimulation.
My eyes have been dry for 30 years from Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency and Malabsorption Syndrome. These were a result of having Mono. I use moisture chambers and wrap around sunglasses. Celluvisc and Soothe are used daily. I take many supplements and over the counter meds for all three problems. Prescription meds are used for my digestive diseases. Luckily, my eyes have no pain and aren't red.
do you get any reflex tears while crying or cutting onion?
lol damn, i never could beat that moon stage
From Ducktales?
@@DoctorEyeHealth yeah, i thought that was the game you were playing, lol nvm. different game
Curious if staring at screens, stress, poor sleep, AC, can cause dry eyes and that causes light sensitivity and virtual static ?
Sales pitch is so cringe
Wore contacts for 25 years, during the pandemic my screen time probably doubled. Then like an idiot, I had LASIK. I've been miserable for 2 years ever since :(
have u found relief yet?
@@RevolverCallOfDuty nope
I have a question.I am a 17 year old with myopia/astigmatism and visual snow.Yesterday someone at school pointed a strong green laser near my eye(i closed my eye in the matter of miliseconds) i could see a bit of the laser even with my eyes closed.For Half an hour my eyes were sore(i have dry eyes sometimes too)but no blind spot.Could i have permanent eye damage even without having a blind spot ?I have to mention that a few months ago the same guy pointed the laser in my eye but no blindspot(i blinked fast).
How much do these ipl treatments cost and are they covered by insurance? Thank you
IPL is currently not covered by insurance but I have heard wind that some companies are considering it. Cost varies based on location and what they are offering, usually somewhere between 1000-2000 USD, but it depends on the package they bundle it with, some clinics also do lipiflow or some other form of thermalpulsation along with it as some research has supported that it may get better/faster results using them combined.
None of dry eye drops work for me😢
How r u now
Dear I m also suffering 😭
When when I was 9 I'm still 9 I suffered dry eyes but only for 2 days
my eyes are for more then 3 years chronic painful every second of the day even now when i want to close my eyes and nothing works :(
Hey Doc,
Loved this informative youtube video! Thanks for sharing. As a Zoom hypnotist I have helped many people with physical problems to overcome them using the power of Hypnosis. Although I have not worked specifically with dry eye, we have had a lot of success with allergies. As you know 90% of our bodely functions run on auto pilot via our subconscious. Hypothesis can reset this with amazing results.
If you are keen to address your dry eye, I believe I can help!
Kind regards,
Jon
Wow! Thanks for sharing this!!! I have not heard much about hypnosis but I know some people are very receptive to it!
Hey Jon that sounds interesting, how can one try this solution out?
Hey doc. Hope you are having a good day. You may try triphala ghee termed as “triphalaghritam”. That has really helped me with dry eye and halos i used to see around lights at night which made my riding motorbike impractical.
I have white stingy eye discharge that forms in my eye everyday and all day. My eyes just feel like they’re burning all the time and very dry and I have no relief in them. I had this eye problem for many years and the pataway extra strengthening helps but only for a short time. I need drops like that but In bigger bottles that actually work for a longer time. The alaway and the lazacraft eye drop don't work I tried them they just made my eyes pinker.
With any discharge like that, it will be important to consult a local eye care physician. Some people do tend to pick at the discharge and this just aggravates the eye to make more mucous. But if this has been going on for awhile, you may require prescription medications, antihistamine eye drops can help and play a role, but there may be more going on than just allergies and dry eye.
@@DoctorEyeHealth my eye doctor doesn’t care at all
@@DoctorEyeHealth I don’t know if it’s allergic conjunctivitis or what. My eye doctor says it’s just dry eyes and he gave me some random eye doctors that made it worse and more irritated. I’m in a lot of pain everyday and I can’t work with this condition
@doctoreyehealth Have you ever tried the Tearcheck analysis?
How is dry eyes different from pink eye? I think I've been having consistent pink eye and mistakenly thought it was dry eyes
Well "pink eye" is just an easy term to describe conjunctivitis, which is inflammation of the conjunctiva - the clear membrane coating the outside of the eye. A conjunctivitis could be cause by infection from bacteria or a virus, or could be from allergies or even a toxic exposure - from chemicals for example.
Dry eye is more due to tear film instability or insufficiency.
Have you had it diagnosed by a local doctor yet? that would be the most important step.
@@MrsUmair-ot7hu Omega 3 may have benefits for the retina in the back of the eye and for dry eye symptoms, but will likely not cure red, enlarged eye veins on their own.
Can dry eyes make you lose your vision if the treatments arent helping?
No but if not treated it can harm our cornea
@@kingnole4237 would you mind explaining in details? And what the problems will you face?
@@steld4695 mild to serve dry eyes if not fixed for long time can cause scratches and damage to cornea and you will need a surgery
@@ahmed_mohamed_alamer I put eyes drops on and do what my doctor told me to do everyday. But sometimes it just calm down for abit and come back out of nowhere. will I be fine?
@@ahmed_mohamed_alamer it's like this for 7 months now
Hi! I’m wondering if scleral lenses also would cause tear film instability/ any other contributing factors to dry eyes similar to soft contact lenses? Would scleral lenses make dry eyes worse from years of wear?