Dry eye syndrome

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Does anyone suffer from this and how do you manage the condition.

After 3 trips to AE over the last 3 months I finally was directed to New Cross Eye Clinic, who confirmed I had chronic dry eye syndrome and the only course of treatment was eye drops 6 times a day with a final one before bedtime. Which is fine but I'm crap at actually getting it in.

The last episode was Thursday night at 10.00pm eyes starting feeling sore by 12.00 I could not open both eyes and the pain was unreal, akin to putting (dry sand in your eyes) the sense of grit in the eyes was horrific. This lasted for 10 hours before I could open them see pic.

Anyone else have similar symptoms?

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New Cross is my eye infirmary too! I sometimes have to go to Cannock as well as I'm under 2 consultants.

I've been asked to use Systane Ultra as 'artificial tears'. I've been using it for years, so it's not a cure as such. Just something that I have to live with. Supermarkets sell it for around £12 per 10ml bottle, but Amazon can sometimes under-cut it if you buy it in bulk.

Thanks for your input, the opticians gave me Hyco San Extra to try. It has a one drop pump so easier to administer.

New Cross GelTears 6xday and Xailin at night will see how these fare.
 
A family member uses 'tears naturale' to combat this. Works very well for her.

I guess it just takes time and perseverance to get better at applying the drops.

About £3-4. I believe Boots sell them.

Thanks for the info always good to know what's working for other people.
 
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