Has anyone found any cures for dry eyes?

Question

nutrition, medicine, a specific doctor, etc.

Answer 1

At this time, no cure is known. Therapy treats the symptom only, unless you have a rare disease. Note that the problem of dry eye may be worth the cause. For instance, if you concentrate on tasks, which slows the blink rate, that may be an acceptable exchange.

YOU can
Blink more
- Take breaks during high concentration tasks such as writing or using the computer.

Add Tears
- Artificial tears such as Visine

Conserve Tears
- Slow down evaporation with a humifier, wrap-around glasses, and a sleeping mask.

Avoid causes of dry eye
- Environmental: hot rooms, dry places, or windy spots under fans or vents.
- Medication
* Diuretics, drugs commonly used to treat high blood pressure
* Antihistamines and decongestants
* Sleeping pills
* Birth control pills
* Tricyclic antidepressants
* Isotretinoin-type drugs for treatment of acne
* Opiate-based pain relievers such as morphine
- Allergy to eye drops

PHYSICIAN can
- Do an in-office procedure to close the small drainage passage from the corner of the eye to the nose.
- Check for a vitamin A deficiency (very rare)

Answer 2

Contrary to popular belief - Visine is NOT recommended by eye care professionals!!! Visine simply disguises the problem by vasoconstriction (constricting your blood vessels so your eye appears whiter) and can cause rebound redness after continued use - which is often worse than the reason you were using them!
Several companies make very good OTC drops for dry eyes. Systane and refresh tears are reallly good. Look for drops that are preservative free. These companies also make gels that, although blur vision for a little bit (since they are so viscous) but do provide better relief. These are probably best used right before bed.
Something that some patients find as really helpful is flushing the eye out with the drops instead of just applying a few. It seems to provide longer relief but uses the drops up faster...
Also you can take omega-3 supplements to help with the lipid layer of your tear film, which is responsible from keeping your tears from evaporating too fast.
Your optometrist can do tests to determine your dry eye and if you are not making enough tears, can see if punctal plugs (plugging the punctal that your tears drain into) would help your condition.
Dry eyes are an annoying problem (I sometimes have them) and more and more treatments are being sought - so keep and eye out - no telling what they might have next! One doctor is coming out with a testosterone cream that helps with tear production and it seems to be very promising but I believe it is still under testing.
Good luck!

Answer 3

visine

Answer 4

visine

Answer 5

clear eyes, "wow"