Now Mike has covered the dry skin issue....what do we the good membership do about dry eyes, especially now in the winter with the hot air blowing round....we are using visine and or murine and boy does it feel alot better.
Dry Eyes
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We the good membership google dry eye and come up with the following:
Coping with Dry Eye
Making changes in your environment, habits, and medications can help minimize dry eye symptoms. Here are some suggestions:
Avoid environmental stresses that worsen dry eye, such as low humidity, drafts from air conditioners or fans, smoke, dust, or excessive makeup.
When possible, avoid taking drugs that cause dryness as a side effect, such as certain drugs for blood pressure regulation, antidepressants, and antihistamines (e.g. Benadryl®). These drugs and others may decrease tear secretion and worsen dry eye. Your ophthalmologist can help determine whether any drugs you take may be contributing to your condition.
Try blinking on purpose or taking a short break with your eyes closed when reading or working at a computer. We tend to blink less often during these activities, potentially aggravating dry eye.
Wear special glasses or goggles to lessen dry eye. These items decrease tear evaporation by blocking air drafts and increasing humidity around the eyes. Increased humidity has proven to prevent the evaporation of natural and artificial tears.
Use specially-formulated ophthalmic gels or ointments. Although these may blur vision, they can be used overnight to keep eyes moist. Alternatively, use artificial tears before bedtime and in the morning.
Apply warm compresses on the eyes. Compresses can soothe dry, irritated tissues and improve secretion of oil from meibomian glands in the eyelids. Try applying them after waking in the morning and periodically during the day.
Keep your eyes lubricated throughout the day, even if you don’t have dryness symptoms. Don’t wait until your eyes hurt to seek treatment for dry eye because this could lead to damage to the eye. Patients should use one or more of the treatments listed above and ask their healthcare professional about any FDA-approved medications.
Coping with Dry Eye
Making changes in your environment, habits, and medications can help minimize dry eye symptoms. Here are some suggestions:
Avoid environmental stresses that worsen dry eye, such as low humidity, drafts from air conditioners or fans, smoke, dust, or excessive makeup.
When possible, avoid taking drugs that cause dryness as a side effect, such as certain drugs for blood pressure regulation, antidepressants, and antihistamines (e.g. Benadryl®). These drugs and others may decrease tear secretion and worsen dry eye. Your ophthalmologist can help determine whether any drugs you take may be contributing to your condition.
Try blinking on purpose or taking a short break with your eyes closed when reading or working at a computer. We tend to blink less often during these activities, potentially aggravating dry eye.
Wear special glasses or goggles to lessen dry eye. These items decrease tear evaporation by blocking air drafts and increasing humidity around the eyes. Increased humidity has proven to prevent the evaporation of natural and artificial tears.
Use specially-formulated ophthalmic gels or ointments. Although these may blur vision, they can be used overnight to keep eyes moist. Alternatively, use artificial tears before bedtime and in the morning.
Apply warm compresses on the eyes. Compresses can soothe dry, irritated tissues and improve secretion of oil from meibomian glands in the eyelids. Try applying them after waking in the morning and periodically during the day.
Keep your eyes lubricated throughout the day, even if you don’t have dryness symptoms. Don’t wait until your eyes hurt to seek treatment for dry eye because this could lead to damage to the eye. Patients should use one or more of the treatments listed above and ask their healthcare professional about any FDA-approved medications.
Thanks for the Google!
Its like ya don't really know just how dry your eyes are till ya put the drops in..and then it's like WoW I shoulda done that sooner.
Its like ya don't really know just how dry your eyes are till ya put the drops in..and then it's like WoW I shoulda done that sooner.
mrgoodtude
Not a Member
I have 3 different eye drops in the truck so have yet to have eye dandruff that being said I really have a problem with dry eyes..
I have noticed that if I don't use drops for 2 days my eyes feel better..
Go Figure Eye Crackx(
I have noticed that if I don't use drops for 2 days my eyes feel better..
Go Figure Eye Crackx(
I have noticed that if I don't use drops for 2 days my eyes feel better..
Go Figure Eye Crackx(
huh?
Go Figure Eye Crackx(
huh?
mrgoodtude
Not a Member
>I have noticed that if I don't use drops for 2 days my eyes
>feel better..
>Go Figure Eye Crackx(
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>huh?
The more you use it the more you need it..
Mike
>feel better..
>Go Figure Eye Crackx(
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>huh?
The more you use it the more you need it..
Mike
I find that artificial tears works better than Visine. Never under any circumstance should you substitute a nasal spray for artificial tears.
Also during the winter I try to keep the heat coming out the floor vents rather than the dash vents or defroster. Except tonight when I hit freeing rain I had to blast the defrost to keep the windshield clear.
One other thought OVM. I have always had problems with dry burning eyes. I attributed this to long hours of driving. About ten years ago I went in for an eye exam. My arms weren't long enough to read a newspaper or book. I figured I would need reading glasses. I found out I also had a distance vision problem. So I went from no glasses to bi-focals. Major improvement! My eyes get much less tired and sore from driving.
Also during the winter I try to keep the heat coming out the floor vents rather than the dash vents or defroster. Except tonight when I hit freeing rain I had to blast the defrost to keep the windshield clear.
One other thought OVM. I have always had problems with dry burning eyes. I attributed this to long hours of driving. About ten years ago I went in for an eye exam. My arms weren't long enough to read a newspaper or book. I figured I would need reading glasses. I found out I also had a distance vision problem. So I went from no glasses to bi-focals. Major improvement! My eyes get much less tired and sore from driving.
The more you use it, the more you need it, is right. Eye drops like Murine and Visine are called vasoconstrictors , and work by constricting the blood vessels (vascular) thereby reducing redness and irritation. When the chemicals wear off, the previously constricted blood vessels relax, dilate more than they were before, and cause even more redness.
These types of eye drops should be used very sparingly, like for special occasions such as a photography session or severe allergy. Not for dry eyes.
For dry eyes, a preservative-free artificial tears product is best. Most cheap and private labels brands of artificial tears are preserved with something called BAC (benzalkonium chloride) which is pretty harsh on the eye in frequent use.
The best of best of these types of artificial tears are the "Systene" line of drop, with the "Tears Naturale" line being a close second (both made by Alcon).
I've use the Tears Naturale Free (no preservatives) for years, as well as the Tears Naturale Forte (mildest preservative out there). The relatively new Systane works a little better in that it lasts longer. I prefer the ones in vials because of no preservatives, but I can use the other with no problems. In the truck, the vials are a little more difficult to deal with than the bottles.
Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop
These types of eye drops should be used very sparingly, like for special occasions such as a photography session or severe allergy. Not for dry eyes.
For dry eyes, a preservative-free artificial tears product is best. Most cheap and private labels brands of artificial tears are preserved with something called BAC (benzalkonium chloride) which is pretty harsh on the eye in frequent use.
The best of best of these types of artificial tears are the "Systene" line of drop, with the "Tears Naturale" line being a close second (both made by Alcon).
I've use the Tears Naturale Free (no preservatives) for years, as well as the Tears Naturale Forte (mildest preservative out there). The relatively new Systane works a little better in that it lasts longer. I prefer the ones in vials because of no preservatives, but I can use the other with no problems. In the truck, the vials are a little more difficult to deal with than the bottles.
Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop
jaminjim
Veteran Expediter
Moot said:
I find that artificial tears works better than Visine. Never under any circumstance should you substitute a nasal spray for artificial tears.======================================================================================================================================
The same thing can be said about grabbing the wrong spray after a shower, hairspray is not an effective deodorant.
I find that artificial tears works better than Visine. Never under any circumstance should you substitute a nasal spray for artificial tears.======================================================================================================================================
The same thing can be said about grabbing the wrong spray after a shower, hairspray is not an effective deodorant.
Ever put the milk in the cabinet, and the cereal in the fridge?
Well, if you use an empty Gatorade bottle as a pee bottle, well, yeah, there ya go. Wake up in the middle of the night and you're thirsty, be very, very careful.
I know what yer thinkin', and no, I haven't done it.
I have, however, peed in my Gatorade.
Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop
Well, if you use an empty Gatorade bottle as a pee bottle, well, yeah, there ya go. Wake up in the middle of the night and you're thirsty, be very, very careful.
I know what yer thinkin', and no, I haven't done it.
I have, however, peed in my Gatorade.
Slow and steady, even in expediting, wins the race - Aesop
