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A few months ago I was going to try eye ointment. It was one you’ve mentioned, Optase Hylo Night. It’s a good thing I looked closer at the ingredients before I applied it. It says may contain peanut oil which I’m very allergic to.
Hi, I have a question but not about that video, could you help me please, I have a new correction for my myopia, and while I can easily read or use my tablet with my ancient glasses with a short distance, like 20cm more or less and closer to 13 cm of my face, with the new one it’s impossible to read, closer from 40cm to my face everything become unwatchable become blur and doubling, Does my new correction has been poorly made ? Too strong ? I need to remove my glasses to see closer like 15cm and put my old to read at 20 cm, but with the new glasses It’s awful until I reach 40, perhaps 50cm far from my eyes
Ouch! in cases like that, if it feels like needles, there could be something else going on besides dryness so I do encourage you to have it checked out by a local eye doctor if you haven't already.
I have the same thing in my left eye. My Dr told me to use non preservative eye drops. I just got Systane Complete. it felt like sand in my eye first thing in the morning.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Could you do a video on Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (EBMD)? I thought I suffered from bad dry eyes cauing my eye to get scarred and shriveled like a raisin because my eye doctor I went to said so. Long story short, new doctor - new diagnosis of EBMD and two debridement surgeries and it's SO much better. It was the EBMD causing the dry eye not the other way around. FYI Dr. Adams did my surgery here in Michigan and I was lucky since she used to tour the country lecturing about it.
Same thing here. I had pink eye in my left eye a few years ago and was prescribed antibiotic drops at the time. This eye has never been the same since. It was perfect before the pink eye. Now I wake up with this eye feeling dry and sandy every morning, and it stings and lasts through the day. Even with ointment - it feels dry underneath the ointment, as if it’s too thick and my eye is too sensitive without its own base oil layer being thick enough. So hard to deal with. 😞
Full disclosure I am a dryveye doctor in Michigan Dr Allen has great info, and i appreciate that there are so many people who suffer from dry eye. I have tried most therapies and a surgery. There is hope!
Dry irritated eyes are often overlooked as a cause of blurry vision and ocular discomfort! The fact is that often this condition is usually a symtom of a chronic health condition (diabetes, thyroid disease, sleep apnea,...) or environmental factors which are not easily altered (professsionals working with microparticles, dusty environments, open air nature or garden settings, etc...), the key to success is to find the minimum efficient combination of drops / ointments, topical medication which controls the symptoms in order for the patients carry out their specific lyfestyles. Great topic and overview!
I've tried gel and the oil-based dry-eye ointment but they didn't do much for my dry eyes. I now wear a swimming mask to bed, which helps tremendously. It looks like a snorkel mask, but it doesn't include the nose. It fogs up soon after putting it on, so it's hard to see out of (to read a clock I just slip it off for a second). It even seems to improve the health of my corneas - I tend to use less eye drops during the day now.
I have dry eye problems too. Wash your face with lukewarm water when you get up in the morning. Morning sunlight exposure between 7am to 8am helps. Do NOT look into direct sunlight! While under sunlight, I do eye exercises by moving by my eyes left-right, up-down and draw figure 8's, a few times. The warmth that you feel on your face radiates to your eyelids. I do this and it helps. Please continue with your meds and eat healthy. Thank you Dr. Allen!
My eyes have got drier after getting LASEK done. Which was completely useless, as my eyesight quickly very regressed. I think the industry downplays the risks of dry eye in general, it wasn't even mentioned to me that the laser cuts/ablates nerves responsible for your tear film.
It happened to me. I got LASIK in 2010 and my eyesight was perfect for a first few years. Unfortunately, it’s not anymore and now I also have to deal with severe dry eyes. 😢 My current optometrist suggested punctal plugs if Xiidra and all the otc drops that I’m using not helping much. I’ve decided in my mind to not do any eyes procedures. Who knows , the plugs can cause inflammation, infection and whatever.
I use the gel eye drops, it’s an easy solution. Vision is a little blurry but you’re sleeping anyways. Your normal eye drops in the morning or washing your face will take care of that. If you don’t have time for that, then it will wash out having a shower or else within a few hours of waking up on it’s own.
MGD & ocular rosacea here, I went from “WHO PUT THE WHOLE SAHARA IN MY EYES?!!????” to a litte dry after buying a humidifier. Amped the humidity up to 38-40%. Btw, I’m a bit nerdy when it comes to stuff like this and my eye doctor is one of the leading in MGD, but I’m learning sooooo much more from your channel than by talking to him. 🙌🏻
I may need to make an appointment with your office. I have SEVERE cornea abrasions as a result of my eyes not closing at night. I am currently seeing my sixth cornea specialist and they have not been helpful. I probably get an abrasion monthly. I use a hair tie to keep my eyes closed. But if I accidentally fall asleep and forget to use the hair tie, I get the abrasions. Also, I’ve had four retina surgeries so I cannot use anything that presses against the eye ball. I am going to try your tips! Thank you!
I've been trying the eye lid cleaners along with daily eye drops. I THINK it's working but I've noticed alcohol and dairy foods will defeat any combination I use to prevent dry eyes. Pretty frustrating. I plan to go to a local eye doctor soon to get a clearer answer to my problems. Really appreciate your channel for all the help you have provided. It was getting really depressing with so little information out here.
Actually this condition is pretty common and WHEN people switched over to a healthier diet like Keto or canivore they stopped getting red eyes in the morning because they ultimately slept better and had huge reductions in inflammation because they were not eating inflammatory foods
This happened to me.. It was suddenly so bad that I lost vision in one eye.. couldn’t see my phone text. Got prescribed new glasses with “moderate astigmatism correction” Started using eye ointment on a whim and my vision went back to normal.
My right eye opens during the night. My mother noticed it when I was young. I use eye gel at bedtime and have no issues any more. I can’t use fans at night. Eye ointments curl as you squeeze it out. Difficult to apply. Eye gels don’t curl so are a better option for me. Eye ointments used to be $3. Now, both ointments or gels are $10-$12/tube. 😔
Do you think you can make a video about Recurring Corneal Erosion? Haven't seen you cover that topic and I'm curious to know what treatment options are out there as well as studies that have tried new alternative solutions! Absolutely love your videos and information you provide! Thanks in advance!
I second that. I have this, too, and I put the Muro eye ointment in every night. Most mornings it works, but some mornings, my cornea still tears again. Annoying.
@@cynthiamccullough3718 So far I’ve been consistent with Muro every night and it’s definitely prolonging / stopping the recurrent tearing. I did have 1 time that it still tore after using Muro, but wasn’t sure if I didn’t use enough cream or not. Hopefully we can get more info on this!!
I had plastic surgery to add more skin above and below my eyelids. This helped me get a better seal at night. I'm also using eye ointment at night, along with tyrvaya (nasal spray that stimualates tear production). And Ivizia eye drops (especially in the morning to help clear out the night ointment).
@@akeleven Optase Hylo Night Dry Eye Ointment. My ophthalmologist recommended it, as it has vitamin A in it. Some recent studies showed that the vitamin A may help with dry eye disease.
Please make a video on long covid induced eye dryness and complications, we are abandoned by ophthalmologists community, since 2 year i was misdiagnosed and given wrong treatment for my eyes issues, why whole eye doctor community is putting blanket on effects on long covid on eyes
This is a good point. I think a reason why many doctors are dismissive is because we are still in the dark ourselves. Covid does and can affect the eyes in strange ways which we are just starting to better understand. Has anything helped so far?
@@DoctorEyeHealth i was given wrong treatment for glucoma and even most reputed eye hospital of India has misdiagnosed and given wrong treatment, tbh nothing worked till now, most long covid experts are saying that long covid is causing microclots which block flow of blood and oxygen to eyes which in turn causes inflammation and eye complications, and overall condition of body becomes more severe as long covid destabilises immunity system of body and causes inflammation in every part of body, currently i am taking steroids and anticoagulant medication, but i have never received any help from any eye doctor while almost all long covid patients is facing problems in eye
I tried the cling wrap technique with tear gel last night and it worked! My eyes are not dry this morning. I will be curious to see how they do today. How much difference will a night of properly closed eyes make? This would seem to prove that the eyelid surgery I had done left my eyelids not closing entirely. The Mexican surgeon says they are still swollen (after six months). Others says he might have cut off too much skin. Time will tell...
Great info! I recently had punctual plugs done for my dry eye and it has helps quite a bit. I will try the gels at night. I still wake up with red, dry feeling eyes but it leaves as the day goes by.
Can you make a video about light sensitivity? I find it very difficult to keep my eyes open in the day time. Please suggest me how to overcome this problem? I've severe dry eye issues and I'm using lubricating eye drops prescribed by my doctor 8 times a day every 2 hours.
I'd heard about the eye being open while asleep thing, but never occurred to me to get a sleep mask. Bought a Manta to try it out. Just wanted to say thanks!
Dr Allen!Can you also make a video about poking/hitting finger in the eye and what to do if it'd happen?there are not many videos about this topic on YT,thanks🙌
Great suggestion! The easy answer is to see a doctor, if you get poked too hard, it can not only cause an abrasion on the surface of the eye but also cause a shockwave of energy which can cause damage to the retina inside of the eye.
Another awesome videos we all love your eye tips and tricks and I love your sunglasses videos my fave thing to collect your as very polite and informative
Instead of putting a patch on the problem and possibly further weaken the muscles used to close the eyes, how about first trying some exercises for quite some time? Example: Closing and squeezing the eyes shut for 10 seconds, 10 reps, 3 times per day.
Well, the tape is unlikely to lead to a weakening of the muscle, but then again I have never seen a study looking into eye muscles exercises to help with the scenario either.
My dry eyes used to be awful isn’t the morning and I’d wake up in middle of the night with my eyelids feeling glued to my eyeballs which felt like cold sandpaper! However, I’ve been eating fish white rice and veggies for dinner late afternoon and when I wake up, I don’t need eye drops immediately. I’m having salmon and Mediterranean fish. I think the fats make a huge difference for my dry eye. Normally I like fast food! Even this morning I feel fine leaving the house without drops (but usually put them in anyway!) I will keep doing it. I might become a pescatarian!
When the Mrs. switched laundry products, I noticed my eyes were irritated in the morning, especially the first day or two after the bedding was washed.
Thank You So Very Much For Sharing This I Needed To Hear This My Eyes Are Brutally Dry In The Morning It Scares Me I Have This Feeling Of Sandpaper Gritty Feeling In My Eyes I Experience This Everyday.It Literally Takes Me About An Hour To Moisturize My Eyes .Ty Again For Sharing This..Very Informative..Is It Best To Use Eye Drops Or Eye Gel I Use Systane.. My Other Questions Is My Eyes Be Sore In The Morning Why Is That??
Thanks Demi. Hard to say why the eyes are sore in the morning, best to have that checked out. As far as eye drops, I like drops throughout the day and gels in the evening. Systane is a brand and makes many types of eye drops and gels, one of the better brands.
I use Speedo swim goggles with regular Systane eyedrops. The Speedo goggles seal well enough that they trap the humidity between eye surface and the goggle glass to keep the humidity at 100%. I just could not stand the gel.
I also have dry eyes but for me, in the mornings, my left eye is soaking wet. It takes hours to get rid of it. I've tried putting in an ointment overnight but that makes it worse far worse.
@@DoctorEyeHealth I was told use eye drops. Yeah, great advise. My right eye used to be similar but that almost feels normal but not quite. But a vast improvement. And I do the exact same thing for both eyes. I worry now because I may need an erm removed on the right. Also, because I can't sleep facing down or lie on my stomach without discomfort. So, I would need to sleep sitting up but with face in a downward position.
I’m trying castor oil on my lids at night for the last couple nights and we’ll see if it starts to make much of a difference. Some say to put the drops in the eye, and it is so viscous I can’t even imagine putting it in my eye.
My eye dr suggested a gel without lanolin as I had irritation with a few before that. They also suggested a transparent silicon soft sleep goggle which I’ll be trying.
Great info Doc…I have an issue I’d love to hear your thoughts about. Some time ago I was hit in the eye by a nerf dart. I attribute my eyes not tracking together to an inervated trochlear nerve caused by that eye trauma. My Dr says he’s surprised my brain can do a good job of correction with the 4 diopters of prism added to my prescription, because his testing shows that I actually need double that. He’s hesitant to prescribe that additional prism because he thinks I might have to wear glasses all the time since I may get used to that correction and not be able to take my glasses off. Right now I need the glasses when driving or watching tv, but am able to function fine without them doing other activities. Recently, however, my tracking has been a little bit worse, so I’m researching possible options, besides the additional prism. I’m a bit concerned that eventually, even that will not be enough, because of the problem worsening. Have any ideas? Are there any high rate success procedures to correct the trochlear nerve so my muscles can properly track in unison with both eyes? Thanks
Trouble with one eye more than the other. Started 2 mo. ago. OPTOmologist gave me prednisone and a glaucoma drop. Found collarettes and said I probably had too many demodex mites. Started using tea tree products but not much improvement. I think the tea tree oil dries my eyes too much. Added Ivermectin then on ocular area at bedtime. Went to nearby OPTO. who said I have dry eye..continue warm compresses and use otc pf artificial tears. I made an appt with a dry eye specialist and hoping he can help. Some days my eyesight is so bad I cannot drive. My face is now red and itchy ( not above my eyebrows but everywhere else) and not sure if it's the Ivermectin ( I don't use it all over my face) or the Doxycycline that I have used for 2 weeks due to a chalazion in that bad eye. I have stopped the Doxy I am limiting the tea tree oil foam. The Bruder mask and spray seem to make my eyesight worse and eyes more dry.
I have dry eye waking up too, but gel drops before I sleep and middle of the night (if I wake up) when I wake up keeps it under control. I often wake up with crystals on my lashes though.
Makes sense my eye doctor told me not to take the gel because my eyes produce a lot of oil and it will build up with the gel because it traps everything together thus causes cyst but tbh I might do it because I think that's what happening with my eyes one day they were dry when I woke up and from that day on they were dry forever maybe my eyes are open when I sleep I might try the mask for eyes stuff because they don't use gel
Im glad I don’t get this, my mom does though. I get irritated eyes from not washing off make up soon enough or from a lot of wind. I find cleansing twice + only using certain make up is helpful.
Hmmmm so I’m pretty sure that dry eyes are waking me up in the middle of the night. When I lay a hand over my eyes and go back to sleep, I’ve found I then sleep very soundly. Now I suspect my eyelids may not be fully closing. Mainly I notice my eyes get dry whenever I fall asleep, even from a nap. Not so much once I get going in the am or through the day. I do live in a windy desert and when it gets hot and the wind blows, it when I visit a large hardware store, my eyes will need some drops during the day. So I think the cause of my dry eyes are a combo of lids not closing fully and being sensitive to all the dust in the air outside and also in those big box hardware stores. I did go buy some omega fish oil capsules and an eye supportive multi supplement for good measure which I’ll begin taking today. Now I’m going to try a couple things to keep my kids fully closed at night because I do need an overhead fan and now the ac running all night as nighttime temps are only down into the 90’s 🥵
Thanks for the video. I've found ointment works the best. It is annoying though for the reasons you mention. My ophthalmologist says it's really the only type drop or anything that is restorative? Idk, I just use it.
I have a suggestion for a future video. Is it possible to overdose on vitamins over time and do damage to your eyes? If so which ones are potentially dangerous? I just went to my eye doctor because I have been seeing a small patch of faint blue and green rays in a circle in both eyes. After a retinal exam, he said they were fine but advised me to stop taking so many vitamins and it was supposed to clear up. I stopped all the supplements about a week ago and the problem is still there but the circles are a little fainter and smaller.
OOOOh I do have several videos on vitamins for the eyes I am about to shoot, I will what I can talk about in terms of what to watch out for. I know taking too much Vitamin A can be a risk for optic nerve edema (from pseudotumor cerebri).
Hi there, I have occular rosacea and that has led to my cornea becoming inflamed. My vision in that eye has gone quite blury. Could you please do a video on what the vision looks like with an inflamed cornea as I'm quite concerned it might be something else thats affecting my vision.
Dr allen Please do a video on reducing the appearance of blood vessels on the sclera caused by excessive contact lens use. I hope you read this as it has affected me for years, and i probably have a form of body dysmorphia... Its soul destroying have red eyes....ive tried everything steroids...ect..the honey u recommended did help a bit..there must be something I dont want to have the procedure where they use mytomicin and remove the discoloured conjunctiva Thanks so much for all your videos... Cheers
Hello Dr Eye Health, thankyou for all your videos!My daughter has pointed me to you. I had thyroid cancer many moons ago and suffer blocked saliva glands and tear ducts. I used to get lots of infections in my eyes but now use avogel only when essential. Please can you advise on how to daily maintain good eye health with these restrictions. I so appreciate you and i am plowing through your old videos too. thankyou!
Sir i have frothy white foam on my eyelid margin. When I blink it accumulates so quickly , I am suffering from this for 1 year. Please sir say what it is. I am from India
Great video. Not only do I have dry eyes some days but once in awhile my left eye will involuntarily move on its own. It's scary. Is this because of lack of sleep or stress?
Hi my eyes have been dry due to lasik but I also suffered a corneal abrasion on my left eye a few years ago but for about a year my left eye would be so dry in the morning that I can’t even open it with out an eye spray and I have even scratched it upon waking up even with the eye lubricants at night I still have this issue
That is interesting that you mention that. I know I need to do a video about corneal abrasion and what is called a recurrent corneal erosion. Because that often leads to people experiencing pain upon awakening.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Yes, please do. The Christmas tree got my left eye almost ten years ago, and I'm still suffering from it. I use the Muro ointment in my eye every night, but sometimes it still re-tears anyway.
Mine hits in the middle of the night and I wake up feeling like glass is in my eyes. I can't open and I can't keep them closed. It hurts beyond anything I have ever felt. I'd rather have a baby.
I just found out that I have cataracts in both eyes... worse in right eye, could this be causing my severe dry eye problem. Also, I AM SCARED TO DEATH about getting surgery on my eyes. Will I be awake?? I am so frightened of getting my eyes worked on, it's always been a fear of mine. Can you come to New England and do my surgery?🥺 I know that you can't but thought I'd ask, love your channel though.😁
Hold on... If your distant vision is effected by cataracts and your having trouble, like driving at night, or just seeing things in dim light. Get the surgery,because cataracts are progressive and you will go blind.
Cataracts are clouding of the lens inside the eye, so it doesn’t contribute to dryness given that’s the surface of your eye. Sometimes cataract surgery, like any eye surgery, can exacerbate dry eye though.
Don't stress about the surgery. I had one eye done last year and having the other done in July. It's not a bad surgery at all. I was stressed too. Just know what kind of lens you want. That's my stressor. I'm in New England too.
Hey Thanks for sharing this. I know you are not alone, many people have that fear of having surgery on the eyes (or anything close to the eyes for that matter). Cataracts are a structural change to the lens inside of the eye and has nothing to do with dry eyes. However, both cataracts and dry eyes may cause blurred vision. For cataract surgery, you are usually awake but the eye is numbed up so you don't feel anything. They also give you some calming medication to help you relax and ease your anxiety. Thankfully, the procedure is one of the safest (and fastest) procedures out there and there are some amazing doctors out in New England. Wishing you the best and sending great thoughts.
@@DoctorEyeHealth i cut out sugars and increased my leafy greens like brokerly, cabbage, salads, tomato ect. oily fish, unprocessed meat and reduced my process carb. i also stopped eating snack food and change over sodas for water
Frequently I get up middle of night with dry eyes can't even open them due pain and sting this have been going on for years have been to several medical doctors but seem to be nothing just dry eyes this is becoming very frustrating they are also wet and see blurry for the rest of the day
off topic, but was curious to know if you had any ideas or thoughts… my family member is 48 years old and has been told that she will been blind in the next couple of years. she has also been told that she is not a candidate for any types of surgeries including cataracts. she eats healthy and is in otherwise good physical condition. do you have any suggestions or thoughts on procedures, medications, supplements, doctors, etc that she should look into? thank you.
Hey doc is it possible to get red bloodshot eyes from accidentally drinking from someone else's water bottle who has red eyes? I noticed my eyes became red a few days after drinking from it and it hasn't gotten better after a few months. I don't think its dry eyes because eye drops don't seem to help
When I have dry eye flare up I wake up with a film over them and I can’t see well so I have to wash my eyes out with eye saline than use eye drops. Since stopping using the central heating in my bedroom and using dry eye drops before sleep plus humidifier I haven’t had this problem
I am 17 about to turn 18 and since I clicked on your random video about VSS and tinnitus my life has been a wreck. Before then I had been a happy youngster and nothing could have derailed me. And now? Well there is not a night during which I do not wish for not waking up and a morning when I dont conteplate just giving up completely....... Whyyyyyyyy, What have you achieved tell me pleaseeeeee. Was it at least worth it?????
@@fishbear2961 yeah because of this bastard I have visual snow and tinnitus. Least he could do is be empathetic but unfortunately monsters are incapable of it......
More like crusty and sticky. They water terribly. Went to eye Dr today. He irrigated and is sending me to an ocular plastic surgeon. My tear ducts are clogged. ☹️
I started suffering with morning dryness and blurred vision when going through the menopause. (Just one of the many symptoms lol) After starting HRT its gone😁 not sure if its the added oestrogen or the fact im not waking up 3 times a night and sleeping heavier
I didn't start having dry eyes until I had a retina detachment vitrectomy surgery. What could be the association there? I have a bubble in each eye at the moment, one 2 months ahead of the other. The bubble in my left eye has been ongoing 95 days and it is still here!
I had eye surgery last Thursdayhad lens removed and cataract removed but didn’t get a new lens fitted due to marfansydrome and high risk of detached retina, came home after surgery and had to return to hospital next day for bandage to be taken off and cleaned and sight test, did pin hole test and read down to three lines before driver licence pass, pressure was very high on pills that treat altitude sickness to sort eye pressure, and was asked to return Saturday on Saturday was retested and I got three more lines on eye chart better then day before, iim not pulling your leg doc this is what happen what the heck is going on’ last year my left eye had same op but had detached retina as well but can see much out of that eye, haven’t seen the surgeon since op as he away only see the nurses for after care tests and even they are what the heck, no lens at all but I got better vision then before pre op, is this some freak post op think am I just going to wake up in a couple days and vision gone this has me stressed plz Inot joking Dr Avery at Christchurch hospital New Zealand was the surgeon I know I should be blind like my left eye is but it’s not
HI Dr. Hoping you could answer this. I have dry eye and some minor floaters as a residual effect after excellent healing recovery from retinal detachment 3 years ago. I have heard so often Castor Oil (cold pressed, organic) is safe to use on top of the eyelids and the results can be pretty impressive relieving dry eye and even possible small floaters? I realize this is not medical treatment but wondering if it is safe to use and won't harm my healed eye from the lazer needed to repair the detachment?
Hello! I live in the UK. Do you know where I can buy hypochlor spray? If not would you be able to recommend an alternative please? The only one that I can seem to find from a reputable company is ‘optase’ it includes the following ingredients: Aqua,
@@DoctorEyeHealth *Bilateral* *Type* *1* *Daune* *Retraction* *Syndrome* *(DRS).* *Retraction* *in* *RE.* *Upshoot* *in* *BE.* *My* *Dry* *Eye* *Story* (I'll keep it short): Started to suffer with *dry* *eye* in 2020 (at age 20). Been to many opthalmologist. No solution found. Symptoms increased with time. On a scale of 10, LE dryness : 5 RE dryness : *1000.* Exhausted. Frustrated. Confused. This year found your video, on NL. Realised I have NL in RE. *Thankyou,* *you* *literally* *saved* *my* *life.* *Problem:* Its extremely challenging to manage NL still. I've tried: Surgical Tape, Cling wrap, Swimming googles, EyeSeal 4.0 (yes, somehow, managed to order those, in India). *DRS* *Story:* Last year, a squint surgeon told me, that I *can* *undergo* *a* *surgery* *to* *improve* *DRS* *condition* *(It* *will* *improve* *squint* *and* *retraction* *to* *possible* *extent).* That time, I ignored it, thinking, that it could be done in future, first, let me find out, whats wrong with my dry eyes. *The* *Big* *Question:* *Is* *there* *a* *slightest* *possibility* *that,* *I* *have* *NL* *due* *to* *DRS?* *More* *specifically,* *NL* *due* *to* *retraction* *of* *RE* *or* *due* *to* *upshoot* *in* *BE* *?* Pardon me, I am not expecting to seek a definite, yes or no. I was planning to undergo for the DRS surgery anyway, one day. I will keep on managing my NL, if that will still exist after surgery. As I see it, is that, there is no awareness of NL among doctors here. *So* *is* *it* *possible* *that,* *this* *question* *hasn't* *been* *researched* *yet* *?* If so, whom to contact ? Thankyou again.
There are many potential treatments available, hopefully your doctor is aware of neurotrophic keratitis as dry eye and that condition have some overlap.
Hello. I am experienced dry eyes since i’m starting to use lenses… even though i’m using the total 30 ( for dry eyes) my eyes in the last few days the are really dry. i’m putting eye drops ( sistane hydration) and it doesn’t work.. i don’t know what’s going on. i put eyedrops before going to bed yesterday and i woke up with them feeling dry 😭. they are not red, they’re just dry and it’s kinda annoying. should i change the eyedrops?
Hi, doc! Im just wondering what you think about my right eye that is having sharp pain when i open and close my eyes the usual rapid rate. Specifically speaking, it feels like as if a strand of hair is in your eyes and it just dries so quickly and this pain is somewhere to be felt on the upper right part of my right eye. In the morning its just so hard to ooen my eyes that even the left one is affected by it as it feels like it has something to do with the nerve? Something that i am missing here?
Dear Doctor, thank you for your informative videos. I have been experiencing pain in my eyes when I wake up, but it gets better after I spray water on my eyes. I'm wondering if this could be a symptom of dry eyes? I would appreciate any advice you could offer. Thank you
Have you tried any of the treatments mentioned? Which is your favorite?
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people especially in military and prisons do in fact sleep with their eyes a bit open. not wide open but yeah.
i literally have marched in my sleep.
Would smearing or rubbing castor oil on the outside of ones' eyelids help with dry eye whether awake or at night?
Hello, is dry eyes permanent?
A few months ago I was going to try eye ointment. It was one you’ve mentioned, Optase Hylo Night. It’s a good thing I looked closer at the ingredients before I applied it. It says may contain peanut oil which I’m very allergic to.
Hi, I have a question but not about that video, could you help me please,
I have a new correction for my myopia, and while I can easily read or use my tablet with my ancient glasses with a short distance, like 20cm more or less and closer to 13 cm of my face,
with the new one it’s impossible to read, closer from 40cm to my face everything become unwatchable become blur and doubling,
Does my new correction has been poorly made ? Too strong ? I need to remove my glasses to see closer like 15cm and put my old to read at 20 cm, but with the new glasses It’s awful until I reach 40, perhaps 50cm far from my eyes
Nothing worse than waking up with my left eye so dry that it hurts opening it and keeps stinging for 3 days
Ouch! in cases like that, if it feels like needles, there could be something else going on besides dryness so I do encourage you to have it checked out by a local eye doctor if you haven't already.
Happen to me few days ago, 😫 I put on my contact lense on my left eye, was stinging that I took it off ,!! Wearing my glasses for few days now .
I have the same thing in my left eye. My Dr told me to use non preservative eye drops. I just got Systane Complete. it felt like sand in my eye first thing in the morning.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Could you do a video on Epithelial basement membrane dystrophy (EBMD)? I thought I suffered from bad dry eyes cauing my eye to get scarred and shriveled like a raisin because my eye doctor I went to said so. Long story short, new doctor - new diagnosis of EBMD and two debridement surgeries and it's SO much better. It was the EBMD causing the dry eye not the other way around. FYI Dr. Adams did my surgery here in Michigan and I was lucky since she used to tour the country lecturing about it.
Same thing here. I had pink eye in my left eye a few years ago and was prescribed antibiotic drops at the time. This eye has never been the same since. It was perfect before the pink eye. Now I wake up with this eye feeling dry and sandy every morning, and it stings and lasts through the day. Even with ointment - it feels dry underneath the ointment, as if it’s too thick and my eye is too sensitive without its own base oil layer being thick enough. So hard to deal with. 😞
Full disclosure I am a dryveye doctor in Michigan
Dr Allen has great info, and i appreciate that there are so many people who suffer from dry eye. I have tried most therapies and a surgery. There is hope!
Dry irritated eyes are often overlooked as a cause of blurry vision and ocular discomfort! The fact is that often this condition is usually a symtom of a chronic health condition (diabetes, thyroid disease, sleep apnea,...) or environmental factors which are not easily altered (professsionals working with microparticles, dusty environments, open air nature or garden settings, etc...), the key to success is to find the minimum efficient combination of drops / ointments, topical medication which controls the symptoms in order for the patients carry out their specific lyfestyles. Great topic and overview!
I've tried gel and the oil-based dry-eye ointment but they didn't do much for my dry eyes. I now wear a swimming mask to bed, which helps tremendously. It looks like a snorkel mask, but it doesn't include the nose. It fogs up soon after putting it on, so it's hard to see out of (to read a clock I just slip it off for a second). It even seems to improve the health of my corneas - I tend to use less eye drops during the day now.
I have dry eye problems too. Wash your face with lukewarm water when you get up in the morning.
Morning sunlight exposure between 7am to 8am helps. Do NOT look into direct sunlight! While under sunlight, I do eye exercises by moving by my eyes left-right, up-down and draw figure 8's, a few times.
The warmth that you feel on your face radiates to your eyelids. I do this and it helps. Please continue with your meds and eat healthy. Thank you Dr. Allen!
My eyes have got drier after getting LASEK done. Which was completely useless, as my eyesight quickly very regressed. I think the industry downplays the risks of dry eye in general, it wasn't even mentioned to me that the laser cuts/ablates nerves responsible for your tear film.
Such a bummer to hear this. But i know you are not alone.
It happened to me. I got LASIK in 2010 and my eyesight was perfect for a first few years. Unfortunately, it’s not anymore and now I also have to deal with severe dry eyes. 😢
My current optometrist suggested punctal plugs if Xiidra and all the otc drops that I’m using not helping much.
I’ve decided in my mind to not do any eyes procedures. Who knows , the plugs can cause inflammation, infection and whatever.
This is happening to me exactly right now. Thanks for putting this out.
For sure! Hope the tips help. It is more common than most people think.
I use the gel eye drops, it’s an easy solution. Vision is a little blurry but you’re sleeping anyways. Your normal eye drops in the morning or washing your face will take care of that. If you don’t have time for that, then it will wash out having a shower or else within a few hours of waking up on it’s own.
Hi, Dr. Allen. Glad to see you. Thank you.
MGD & ocular rosacea here, I went from “WHO PUT THE WHOLE SAHARA IN MY EYES?!!????” to a litte dry after buying a humidifier. Amped the humidity up to 38-40%.
Btw, I’m a bit nerdy when it comes to stuff like this and my eye doctor is one of the leading in MGD, but I’m learning sooooo much more from your channel than by talking to him. 🙌🏻
Be careful tho. Just saw a video of a guy who almost died from the bacteria that built up inside this humidifier
@@SuperYezzo you can quite easily get mold in them som it's MOST important to clean it often.
I may need to make an appointment with your office. I have SEVERE cornea abrasions as a result of my eyes not closing at night. I am currently seeing my sixth cornea specialist and they have not been helpful. I probably get an abrasion monthly. I use a hair tie to keep my eyes closed. But if I accidentally fall asleep and forget to use the hair tie, I get the abrasions. Also, I’ve had four retina surgeries so I cannot use anything that presses against the eye ball. I am going to try your tips! Thank you!
I've been trying the eye lid cleaners along with daily eye drops. I THINK it's working but I've noticed alcohol and dairy foods will defeat any combination I use to prevent dry eyes. Pretty frustrating. I plan to go to a local eye doctor soon to get a clearer answer to my problems. Really appreciate your channel for all the help you have provided. It was getting really depressing with so little information out here.
same here. alcohol makes my dry eyes really bad
I would love to try the sleep tite sleep rite, if only I could afford it! I have severe dry eye and have tried everything else!
Love this guy! So much great information!! Thanks doc!
Thank you so much!
Actually this condition is pretty common and WHEN people switched over to a healthier diet like Keto or canivore they stopped getting red eyes in the morning because they ultimately slept better and had huge reductions in inflammation because they were not eating inflammatory foods
Good Morning
I do use the eye gel at night. No problems at all with it
Morning! Which gel drops do you like?
@@DoctorEyeHealth
I use Refresh CELLUVISC Lubricant Eye Gel. Preservative Free
This happened to me.. It was suddenly so bad that I lost vision in one eye.. couldn’t see my phone text. Got prescribed new glasses with “moderate astigmatism correction”
Started using eye ointment on a whim and my vision went back to normal.
My right eye opens during the night. My mother noticed it when I was young. I use eye gel at bedtime and have no issues any more. I can’t use fans at night. Eye ointments curl as you squeeze it out. Difficult to apply. Eye gels don’t curl so are a better option for me. Eye ointments used to be $3. Now, both ointments or gels are $10-$12/tube. 😔
Do you think you can make a video about Recurring Corneal Erosion? Haven't seen you cover that topic and I'm curious to know what treatment options are out there as well as studies that have tried new alternative solutions! Absolutely love your videos and information you provide! Thanks in advance!
I second that. I have this, too, and I put the Muro eye ointment in every night. Most mornings it works, but some mornings, my cornea still tears again. Annoying.
@@cynthiamccullough3718 So far I’ve been consistent with Muro every night and it’s definitely prolonging / stopping the recurrent tearing. I did have 1 time that it still tore after using Muro, but wasn’t sure if I didn’t use enough cream or not. Hopefully we can get more info on this!!
Same issue, would love a video on this
I had plastic surgery to add more skin above and below my eyelids. This helped me get a better seal at night.
I'm also using eye ointment at night, along with tyrvaya (nasal spray that stimualates tear production). And Ivizia eye drops (especially in the morning to help clear out the night ointment).
Which eye ointment
@@akeleven Optase Hylo Night Dry Eye Ointment. My ophthalmologist recommended it, as it has vitamin A in it. Some recent studies showed that the vitamin A may help with dry eye disease.
Please make a video on long covid induced eye dryness and complications, we are abandoned by ophthalmologists community, since 2 year i was misdiagnosed and given wrong treatment for my eyes issues, why whole eye doctor community is putting blanket on effects on long covid on eyes
This is a good point. I think a reason why many doctors are dismissive is because we are still in the dark ourselves. Covid does and can affect the eyes in strange ways which we are just starting to better understand. Has anything helped so far?
@@DoctorEyeHealth i was given wrong treatment for glucoma and even most reputed eye hospital of India has misdiagnosed and given wrong treatment, tbh nothing worked till now, most long covid experts are saying that long covid is causing microclots which block flow of blood and oxygen to eyes which in turn causes inflammation and eye complications, and overall condition of body becomes more severe as long covid destabilises immunity system of body and causes inflammation in every part of body, currently i am taking steroids and anticoagulant medication, but i have never received any help from any eye doctor while almost all long covid patients is facing problems in eye
I tried the cling wrap technique with tear gel last night and it worked! My eyes are not dry this morning. I will be curious to see how they do today. How much difference will a night of properly closed eyes make?
This would seem to prove that the eyelid surgery I had done left my eyelids not closing entirely. The Mexican surgeon says they are still swollen (after six months). Others says he might have cut off too much skin. Time will tell...
Lol I work for an optometrist and one day he told me I don’t blink all the way. It really explained why my eyes have been so dry
Well did you change how you blink, and did dryness go away ?
Great info! I recently had punctual plugs done for my dry eye and it has helps quite a bit. I will try the gels at night. I still wake up with red, dry feeling eyes but it leaves as the day goes by.
Glad to hear the plugs were helpful!
Can you make a video about light sensitivity? I find it very difficult to keep my eyes open in the day time. Please suggest me how to overcome this problem? I've severe dry eye issues and I'm using lubricating eye drops prescribed by my doctor 8 times a day every 2 hours.
I'd heard about the eye being open while asleep thing, but never occurred to me to get a sleep mask. Bought a Manta to try it out. Just wanted to say thanks!
I feel like there are no good solutions in this space. Masks are annoying and fall off, gels wear off, ointments sting like crazy in the morning, ugh.
I totally hear you!
Try a pair of snug-fitting silicone moisture retention sleeping goggles!
I use online The Dry Eye Shop.
Dr Allen!Can you also make a video about poking/hitting finger in the eye and what to do if it'd happen?there are not many videos about this topic on YT,thanks🙌
Great suggestion! The easy answer is to see a doctor, if you get poked too hard, it can not only cause an abrasion on the surface of the eye but also cause a shockwave of energy which can cause damage to the retina inside of the eye.
Another awesome videos we all love your eye tips and tricks and I love your sunglasses videos my fave thing to collect your as very polite and informative
Thank you so much!! This comment made my morning!
Instead of putting a patch on the problem and possibly further weaken the muscles used to close the eyes, how about first trying some exercises for quite some time?
Example: Closing and squeezing the eyes shut for 10 seconds, 10 reps, 3 times per day.
Well, the tape is unlikely to lead to a weakening of the muscle, but then again I have never seen a study looking into eye muscles exercises to help with the scenario either.
It's scary, I was just starting to experience morning dry eyes and this vid pops up!
Oooh! Well I’m happy for the good timing!
My dry eyes used to be awful isn’t the morning and I’d wake up in middle of the night with my eyelids feeling glued to my eyeballs which felt like cold sandpaper! However, I’ve been eating fish white rice and veggies for dinner late afternoon and when I wake up, I don’t need eye drops immediately. I’m having salmon and Mediterranean fish. I think the fats make a huge difference for my dry eye. Normally I like fast food! Even this morning I feel fine leaving the house without drops (but usually put them in anyway!) I will keep doing it. I might become a pescatarian!
It's due to fishes are high in fatty acids (omega 3) and it's proven supplement against dry eyes
@@kingnole4237 Yup! It really helps!
Match eye patches with a CPAP or APAP....best your partner or spouse sleep 🛏 in a separate adjacent room.
When the Mrs. switched laundry products, I noticed my eyes were irritated in the morning, especially the first day or two after the bedding was washed.
Thank You So Very Much For Sharing This I Needed
To Hear This My Eyes Are Brutally Dry In The Morning It Scares Me I Have This Feeling Of Sandpaper Gritty Feeling In My Eyes I Experience This Everyday.It Literally Takes Me About An Hour To Moisturize My Eyes .Ty Again For Sharing This..Very Informative..Is It Best To Use Eye Drops Or Eye Gel I Use Systane.. My Other Questions Is My Eyes Be Sore In The Morning Why Is That??
Thanks Demi. Hard to say why the eyes are sore in the morning, best to have that checked out. As far as eye drops, I like drops throughout the day and gels in the evening. Systane is a brand and makes many types of eye drops and gels, one of the better brands.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Thank you for Sharing this
I use Speedo swim goggles with regular Systane eyedrops. The Speedo goggles seal well enough that they trap the humidity between eye surface and the goggle glass to keep the humidity at 100%. I just could not stand the gel.
I have heard of a few people doing that but I have never tried it myself. I will maybe see how that works! Thanks for sharing.
I also have dry eyes but for me, in the mornings, my left eye is soaking wet. It takes hours to get rid of it. I've tried putting in an ointment overnight but that makes it worse far worse.
Interesting that it makes it worse. What did your doctor suggest?
@@DoctorEyeHealth I was told use eye drops. Yeah, great advise.
My right eye used to be similar but that almost feels normal but not quite. But a vast improvement. And I do the exact same thing for both eyes.
I worry now because I may need an erm removed on the right. Also, because I can't sleep facing down or lie on my stomach without discomfort. So, I would need to sleep sitting up but with face in a downward position.
Very good video 🌹 thank you so much.
Of course! Thank you
Rubbing virgin coconut oil in my eyes before bed has helped my dry eye and take inflammation down
I’m trying castor oil on my lids at night for the last couple nights and we’ll see if it starts to make much of a difference. Some say to put the drops in the eye, and it is so viscous I can’t even imagine putting it in my eye.
@@catherineromero1862 I tried caster oil in my eyes it was ok but in the morning my eyes had a lot of crusty sleep coconut oil is the best
Thank you .. learned something new about eye lid closing,nikavi tarsus eye patch..
For sure!
I use the myboclean brush and gel to clean my eyelids and then spray with optase hyaluronic acid and have very little problems now after waking up.
Good job Dr eye helth this things they remind me when you go for cataract surgery the stick your eye lids and then they prosit wonderful job 👍
My eye dr suggested a gel without lanolin as I had irritation with a few before that. They also suggested a transparent silicon soft sleep goggle which I’ll be trying.
Yes, lanolin can be an irritant for some people.
Farmigea in Europe do a lanolin free ointment
Great info Doc…I have an issue I’d love to hear your thoughts about. Some time ago I was hit in the eye by a nerf dart. I attribute my eyes not tracking together to an inervated trochlear nerve caused by that eye trauma. My Dr says he’s surprised my brain can do a good job of correction with the 4 diopters of prism added to my prescription, because his testing shows that I actually need double that. He’s hesitant to prescribe that additional prism because he thinks I might have to wear glasses all the time since I may get used to that correction and not be able to take my glasses off. Right now I need the glasses when driving or watching tv, but am able to function fine without them doing other activities. Recently, however, my tracking has been a little bit worse, so I’m researching possible options, besides the additional prism. I’m a bit concerned that eventually, even that will not be enough, because of the problem worsening. Have any ideas? Are there any high rate success procedures to correct the trochlear nerve so my muscles can properly track in unison with both eyes? Thanks
Trouble with one eye more than the other. Started 2 mo. ago. OPTOmologist gave me prednisone and a glaucoma drop. Found collarettes and said I probably had too many demodex mites. Started using tea tree products but not much improvement. I think the tea tree oil dries my eyes too much. Added Ivermectin then on ocular area at bedtime. Went to nearby OPTO. who said I have dry eye..continue warm compresses and use otc pf artificial tears. I made an appt with a dry eye specialist and hoping he can help. Some days my eyesight is so bad I cannot drive. My face is now red and itchy ( not above my eyebrows but everywhere else) and not sure if it's the Ivermectin ( I don't use it all over my face) or the Doxycycline that I have used for 2 weeks due to a chalazion in that bad eye. I have stopped the Doxy I am limiting the tea tree oil foam. The Bruder mask and spray seem to make my eyesight worse and eyes more dry.
i think a good eye mask or flannel is a better option cost wise and practically speaking, I soak them in water ring them out a bit and done.
I have dry eye waking up too, but gel drops before I sleep and middle of the night (if I wake up) when I wake up keeps it under control. I often wake up with crystals on my lashes though.
Makes sense my eye doctor told me not to take the gel because my eyes produce a lot of oil and it will build up with the gel because it traps everything together thus causes cyst but tbh I might do it because I think that's what happening with my eyes one day they were dry when I woke up and from that day on they were dry forever maybe my eyes are open when I sleep I might try the mask for eyes stuff because they don't use gel
I've never really struggled with dry eyes thankfully. Despite the looooooooooong hours spent video gaming :D might be a freak of nature who knows.
Im glad I don’t get this, my mom does though.
I get irritated eyes from not washing off make up soon enough or from a lot of wind. I find cleansing twice + only using certain make up is helpful.
Good call!
Hmmmm so I’m pretty sure that dry eyes are waking me up in the middle of the night. When I lay a hand over my eyes and go back to sleep, I’ve found I then sleep very soundly. Now I suspect my eyelids may not be fully closing. Mainly I notice my eyes get dry whenever I fall asleep, even from a nap. Not so much once I get going in the am or through the day. I do live in a windy desert and when it gets hot and the wind blows, it when I visit a large hardware store, my eyes will need some drops during the day. So I think the cause of my dry eyes are a combo of lids not closing fully and being sensitive to all the dust in the air outside and also in those big box hardware stores. I did go buy some omega fish oil capsules and an eye supportive multi supplement for good measure which I’ll begin taking today. Now I’m going to try a couple things to keep my kids fully closed at night because I do need an overhead fan and now the ac running all night as nighttime temps are only down into the 90’s 🥵
Thanks for the video. I've found ointment works the best. It is annoying though for the reasons you mention. My ophthalmologist says it's really the only type drop or anything that is restorative? Idk, I just use it.
Hard to say if it is truly the only thing that is restorative. But they do help more than many eye drops out there.
I have a suggestion for a future video. Is it possible to overdose on vitamins over time and do damage to your eyes? If so which ones are potentially dangerous? I just went to my eye doctor because I have been seeing a small patch of faint blue and green rays in a circle in both eyes. After a retinal exam, he said they were fine but advised me to stop taking so many vitamins and it was supposed to clear up. I stopped all the supplements about a week ago and the problem is still there but the circles are a little fainter and smaller.
OOOOh I do have several videos on vitamins for the eyes I am about to shoot, I will what I can talk about in terms of what to watch out for. I know taking too much Vitamin A can be a risk for optic nerve edema (from pseudotumor cerebri).
Hi there, I have occular rosacea and that has led to my cornea becoming inflamed. My vision in that eye has gone quite blury. Could you please do a video on what the vision looks like with an inflamed cornea as I'm quite concerned it might be something else thats affecting my vision.
Dr allen
Please do a video on reducing the appearance of blood vessels on the sclera caused by excessive contact lens use.
I hope you read this as it has affected me for years, and i probably have a form of body dysmorphia...
Its soul destroying have red eyes....ive tried everything steroids...ect..the honey u recommended did help a bit..there must be something
I dont want to have the procedure where they use mytomicin and remove the discoloured conjunctiva
Thanks so much for all your videos...
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Love your vids doctor
Thank you so much!!!!
@@DoctorEyeHealth Welcome Doctor Allen 💯
Hello Dr Eye Health, thankyou for all your videos!My daughter has pointed me to you. I had thyroid cancer many moons ago and suffer blocked saliva glands and tear ducts. I used to get lots of infections in my eyes but now use avogel only when essential. Please can you advise on how to daily maintain good eye health with these restrictions. I so appreciate you and i am plowing through your old videos too. thankyou!
Sir i have frothy white foam on my eyelid margin. When I blink it accumulates so quickly , I am suffering from this for 1 year. Please sir say what it is. I am from India
I got some relive from castor oil on my upper eye lid
Great video. Not only do I have dry eyes some days but once in awhile my left eye will involuntarily move on its own. It's scary. Is this because of lack of sleep or stress?
Eyeseals sleep goggles. They are comfortable enough to sleep in, and they keep blowing air (fan, CPAP) and moisture in.
Crazy stuff sticking eyes shut. Sensory deprivation. 🤭😬😖😎
Hi my eyes have been dry due to lasik but I also suffered a corneal abrasion on my left eye a few years ago but for about a year my left eye would be so dry in the morning that I can’t even open it with out an eye spray and I have even scratched it upon waking up even with the eye lubricants at night I still have this issue
That is interesting that you mention that. I know I need to do a video about corneal abrasion and what is called a recurrent corneal erosion. Because that often leads to people experiencing pain upon awakening.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Yes, please do. The Christmas tree got my left eye almost ten years ago, and I'm still suffering from it. I use the Muro ointment in my eye every night, but sometimes it still re-tears anyway.
Mine hits in the middle of the night and I wake up feeling like glass is in my eyes. I can't open and I can't keep them closed. It hurts beyond anything I have ever felt. I'd rather have a baby.
I just found out that I have cataracts in both eyes... worse in right eye, could this be causing my severe dry eye problem. Also, I AM SCARED TO DEATH about getting surgery on my eyes. Will I be awake?? I am so frightened of getting my eyes worked on, it's always been a fear of mine. Can you come to New England and do my surgery?🥺 I know that you can't but thought I'd ask, love your channel though.😁
Hold on... If your distant vision is effected by cataracts and your having trouble, like driving at night, or just seeing things in dim light.
Get the surgery,because cataracts are progressive and you will go blind.
@@waleyefish9026 thank you for the info🫂
Cataracts are clouding of the lens inside the eye, so it doesn’t contribute to dryness given that’s the surface of your eye. Sometimes cataract surgery, like any eye surgery, can exacerbate dry eye though.
Don't stress about the surgery. I had one eye done last year and having the other done in July. It's not a bad surgery at all. I was stressed too. Just know what kind of lens you want. That's my stressor. I'm in New England too.
Hey Thanks for sharing this. I know you are not alone, many people have that fear of having surgery on the eyes (or anything close to the eyes for that matter). Cataracts are a structural change to the lens inside of the eye and has nothing to do with dry eyes. However, both cataracts and dry eyes may cause blurred vision. For cataract surgery, you are usually awake but the eye is numbed up so you don't feel anything. They also give you some calming medication to help you relax and ease your anxiety.
Thankfully, the procedure is one of the safest (and fastest) procedures out there and there are some amazing doctors out in New England. Wishing you the best and sending great thoughts.
The last ophthalmologist I saw said I should stop using my CPAP....
i have problems with this a lot but i have noticed i have improved my diet and it has not completely gone but it seemed to help me
Diet like Omega 3??
How did you change your diet?
@@DoctorEyeHealth i cut out sugars and increased my leafy greens like brokerly, cabbage, salads, tomato ect. oily fish, unprocessed meat and reduced my process carb. i also stopped eating snack food and change over sodas for water
Frequently I get up middle of night with dry eyes can't even open them due pain and sting this have been going on for years have been to several medical doctors but seem to be nothing just dry eyes this is becoming very frustrating they are also wet and see blurry for the rest of the day
Many ointments contain lanolin, I am sensitive to it.
Moisture-retaining silicone sleeping goggles are the way to go! Online The Dry Eye Shop.
I don't have this but this could be helpful
Well I appreciate you being here anyways!
off topic, but was curious to know if you had any ideas or thoughts… my family member is 48 years old and has been told that she will been blind in the next couple of years. she has also been told that she is not a candidate for any types of surgeries including cataracts. she eats healthy and is in otherwise good physical condition. do you have any suggestions or thoughts on procedures, medications, supplements, doctors, etc that she should look into? thank you.
Hey doc is it possible to get red bloodshot eyes from accidentally drinking from someone else's water bottle who has red eyes? I noticed my eyes became red a few days after drinking from it and it hasn't gotten better after a few months. I don't think its dry eyes because eye drops don't seem to help
I have ocular rosasea, blepharitis and mgd. I guarantee my eyes don't close properly. Interesting. Thanku
Perhaps you can ask your doctor about it.
When I have dry eye flare up I wake up with a film over them and I can’t see well so I have to wash my eyes out with eye saline than use eye drops. Since stopping using the central heating in my bedroom and using dry eye drops before sleep plus humidifier I haven’t had this problem
Thanks for sharing! I like humidifiers too
If you dont have humidifier try bowls of water near your heat source
Im diagnosed with dry eyes - but i dont feel that my eyes are dry. What are other possible candidates ?i do have tears for no good reasons
I am 17 about to turn 18 and since I clicked on your random video about VSS and tinnitus my life has been a wreck. Before then I had been a happy youngster and nothing could have derailed me. And now? Well there is not a night during which I do not wish for not waking up and a morning when I dont conteplate just giving up completely....... Whyyyyyyyy, What have you achieved tell me pleaseeeeee. Was it at least worth it?????
What??
@@fishbear2961 yeah because of this bastard I have visual snow and tinnitus. Least he could do is be empathetic but unfortunately monsters are incapable of it......
Hi Doc ,Can you please make a video on upcoming treatment pipeline of dry eye syndrome that very promising?
doctor i have a question.what best eye drops for pyterygium?ty
Are eye floaters normal or a sign of disease?
More like crusty and sticky. They water terribly. Went to eye Dr today. He irrigated and is sending me to an ocular plastic surgeon. My tear ducts are clogged. ☹️
Oh shucks! Yeah it happens. Hopefully they can help you with that and your eyes wont tear so badly.
Once diagnosed with dry eyes thus doing daily home treatment, does it last for a lifetime?
Night time ointment - how to use it
Drinking too much soda and turning up the heat too high were the culprits for me lol. I keep some eye drops next to me on the bed stand
I started suffering with morning dryness and blurred vision when going through the menopause. (Just one of the many symptoms lol)
After starting HRT its gone😁 not sure if its the added oestrogen or the fact im not waking up 3 times a night and sleeping heavier
I didn't start having dry eyes until I had a retina detachment vitrectomy surgery. What could be the association there? I have a bubble in each eye at the moment, one 2 months ahead of the other. The bubble in my left eye has been ongoing 95 days and it is still here!
I have a night gel but after applying it, i feel a really irritating burning sensation. Is that normal?
I had eye surgery last Thursdayhad lens removed and cataract removed but didn’t get a new lens fitted due to marfansydrome and high risk of detached retina, came home after surgery and had to return to hospital next day for bandage to be taken off and cleaned and sight test, did pin hole test and read down to three lines before driver licence pass, pressure was very high on pills that treat altitude sickness to sort eye pressure, and was asked to return Saturday on Saturday was retested and I got three more lines on eye chart better then day before, iim not pulling your leg doc this is what happen what the heck is going on’ last year my left eye had same op but had detached retina as well but can see much out of that eye, haven’t seen the surgeon since op as he away only see the nurses for after care tests and even they are what the heck, no lens at all but I got better vision then before pre op, is this some freak post op think am I just going to wake up in a couple days and vision gone this has me stressed plz Inot joking Dr Avery at Christchurch hospital New Zealand was the surgeon I know I should be blind like my left eye is but it’s not
doc can u a video on superior limbic keratoconjuctivities? m suffering from it for last 3 years with no cure
HI Dr. Hoping you could answer this. I have dry eye and some minor floaters as a residual effect after excellent healing recovery from retinal detachment 3 years ago. I have heard so often Castor Oil (cold pressed, organic) is safe to use on top of the eyelids and the results can be pretty impressive relieving dry eye and even possible small floaters? I realize this is not medical treatment but wondering if it is safe to use and won't harm my healed eye from the lazer needed to repair the detachment?
What eye drops can I use while wearing contacts for dry eyes
I like Blink for contacts and also Refresh Relieva for Contacts myself. But many preservative free ones can also work with contact lenses.
Thank you soooo much
Hello!
I live in the UK. Do you know where I can buy hypochlor spray?
If not would you be able to recommend an alternative please?
The only one that I can seem to find from a reputable company is ‘optase’ it includes the following ingredients:
Aqua,
I’m in the UK and tried it but it burnt the skin around my eyes and made them worse so I stopped using it
Does anyone here, suffering with Nocturnal lagopthalmos (NL), also has DAUNE Syndrome (DS). Please reply. I think DS could be causing NL.
Duanes syndome is pretty fascinating - do you know what type you have?
@@DoctorEyeHealth
*Bilateral* *Type* *1* *Daune* *Retraction* *Syndrome* *(DRS).*
*Retraction* *in* *RE.*
*Upshoot* *in* *BE.*
*My* *Dry* *Eye* *Story* (I'll keep it short): Started to suffer with *dry* *eye* in 2020 (at age 20).
Been to many opthalmologist.
No solution found.
Symptoms increased with time.
On a scale of 10,
LE dryness : 5
RE dryness : *1000.*
Exhausted. Frustrated. Confused.
This year found your video, on NL.
Realised I have NL in RE.
*Thankyou,* *you* *literally* *saved* *my* *life.*
*Problem:* Its extremely challenging to manage NL still.
I've tried:
Surgical Tape, Cling wrap, Swimming googles, EyeSeal 4.0 (yes, somehow, managed to order those, in India).
*DRS* *Story:*
Last year, a squint surgeon told me, that I *can* *undergo* *a* *surgery* *to* *improve* *DRS* *condition* *(It* *will* *improve* *squint* *and* *retraction* *to* *possible* *extent).*
That time, I ignored it, thinking, that it could be done in future, first, let me find out, whats wrong with my dry eyes.
*The* *Big* *Question:*
*Is* *there* *a* *slightest* *possibility* *that,* *I* *have* *NL* *due* *to* *DRS?*
*More* *specifically,* *NL* *due* *to* *retraction* *of* *RE* *or* *due* *to* *upshoot* *in* *BE* *?*
Pardon me, I am not expecting to seek a definite, yes or no.
I was planning to undergo for the DRS surgery anyway, one day.
I will keep on managing my NL, if that will still exist after surgery.
As I see it, is that, there is no awareness of NL among doctors here.
*So* *is* *it* *possible* *that,* *this* *question* *hasn't* *been* *researched* *yet* *?*
If so, whom to contact ?
Thankyou again.
@@DoctorEyeHealth
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Hi Doctor, I have dry right eye after brain tumor surgery from 5 years.i have treatment but recovery is nothing so what treatment do I need.
There are many potential treatments available, hopefully your doctor is aware of neurotrophic keratitis as dry eye and that condition have some overlap.
Is IPl best for this treatment?
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should i change the eyedrops?
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Does the tape pull out your eyelashes?
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