Dry Eye

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Thanks all WHEN the surgery will allow me to actually see a doctor, I think I need to take the next step and get medical advice. I’m lucky I only get sore or gritty eyes occasionally, it’s mostly Niagara Falls when outside.

Kitty the Mail has excellent medical and financial info. ?

I have blepharitis which sounds very much like your problem.
No one has suggested blocked tear ducts, so maybe not the same.
Bathing eyes twice a day helps, with a little baby shampoo in water when really sore, does help. I have drops on prescription in a little capsule which are better than those optician sold me.
I wear swimming goggles in shower to keep out perfumed hair products. I can't wear eye makeup or use eye cream, and even face cream seems to creep up my eye wrinkles!
Big hat when sun out as well as sunglasses. I haven't solved the wind problem though, and just stream and stream.
I never got to see my GP, just practice nurse who said she gets watery eyes sometimes, so that's ok then.
I did manage to chat with nurse in eye clinic when I was working at the hospital, who said I was doing all the right things.
You do need to get to your surgery though to get checked out.

There was an article in yesterday's Mail about using fish oil supplements. In the health bit. I have ripped it out for a neighbour who is also afflicted by this.

Kate, I think a visit to your GP is needed. I have a condition called Sjogren's Syndrome, which manifests it's self in a similar way. Sometimes I can hardly see and other factors can make it worse. Hayfaver also has an impact on it. This morning eyes are alternating between being so dry my vision is blurry and streaming. I can understand how miserable it is making you.
Please don't try to sort it yourself, ask for help, you have done all you can.

Thank you Aldom I suspect that I will follow your example.

I had eye surgery to cure this condition. My GP referred me to an ophthalmologist who diagnosed the condition. The operation was done under local anesthetic and I went home about an hour later. I'm so glad to be free from a constantly runny, sore eye. It is now about four years since the surgery. I hope you get help with your problem.