Dry eye anyone?

Thanks. Boots seem to be out of stock of lots of things these days. When I use Lacri lube I always think of the poor woman who put super glue on her eyes by mistake because the Lacri lube tube looks just like a super glue one and the consistency is pretty much the same, too

Elegran

No, Hycosan Night.

It is in a 5g tube, www.boots.com/hycosan-night-eye-ointment-5g-10226769 £8.20 but the tube lasts for ages, as you only use a tiny amount at a time. In fact, if you use too much, it melts and makes your eyelids feel like a basted chicken! You need far lss than you think. It says to squeeze it straight from the tube, but I found that rather hit-and-miss, so I squeeze a couple of millimetres onto a clean finger, and apply it that way.

I see that it is out of stock in Boots at the moment, but other pharmacies may have it.

No, Hycosan Night.

Elegran

I found that Hycosan Night ointment stayed on my eyes all night and lubricated them so that the lids didn't feel like sandpaper when I moved my eyeballs to look around me in the morning. It has some lanolin and vaseline in it . Dry eyes are often not exactly dry - in fact they react by watering profusely sometimes - but they have too little of the tiny proportion of oil contained in tears, so the tears don't stay on the eyeball.

It took a while of using a tiny bit of the ointment every night, but I now only use it if my eyes feel gritty. I think perhaps when the eyes are irritated by being a bit dry the ducts which supply the oil get dry and blocked, which cuts down the amount of oil available for lubrication even further. Applying the slightly greasy ointment may be good for the ducts, as well as for surface of the eyes, though that is only a guess.

Is that Hycosan shield? @£19?

I have Sjogren's syndrome, Dry eyes, dry mouth. Sjogrens is a disease that attacks the immune system. I have always to be drinking water, my teeth rotted away because I have no saliva, I got corneal ulcers as my eyes were so dry.

The problem with dry eyes is that we use the computers too much or our smart phones and we do not blink enough but it took the doctors two years to finally agree that I had Sjogren's syndrome. Go online and read all about it.

If you just have dry, tired eyes, see your GP and let them prescribe you some eye drops as the ones you can buy over the counter may not be strong or thick enough to keep your eyes moisturised. Or go to the optician for your eye test and tell them, they will tell you how bad your eyes are and then refer you to an eye specialist.

I use the Hyco saN Extra drops too. I had no idea I had dry eye until routine check at the eye clinic. They didn't advise what to use so I went to Specsavers and they have a range of eye drops for dry eye so I was bamboozled! The assistant recommended these and I have been using them regularly. She also advised used a warm eye compress to make the tears more liquid. I she. No idea if it's making a difference because I never had symptoms in the first place. It is interesting that some of us have prescribed eye drops and others don't? The cost may be a factor for some people who need them but have to choose to prioritise other things needed to get by. How to the clinicians decide who should be prescribed and who has to fund their own ? Is it just a lottery based on the clinician's perception of the person they are seeing ?

I was advised by the optician last year to use Hycosan - I previously thought my sore eyes were just because of blepharitis. I use cotton wool as a hot compress twice daily and then the Hycosan. I sometimes use Blephaclean wipes.

I asked at the GP surgery but was told eye drops and wipes cannot be prescribed, you have to buy yourself even if medically advised. This is another part of the NHS postcode lottery!

I write the date of opening on the box as well. I wish I could get on with the Hycosan bottle and plunger but I end up with it on my cheek and not in my eye. I have tried many different ways to no avail. They last 6 months so good value even though they seem expensive.
I will give the Boots dry and irritated eye one recommended above a go and then work my way through the others.
The cold weather doesnt help and the central heating as well.

As mentioned above Hycosan drops are expensive but can be used for up to 6 months. They really work for me especially during the hayfever season and you only need a small amount. There are eye drops which expire after a month so please be careful. It’s a good idea to write the date of opening on the box.

I am very very shortsighted, consequently very dry eyes and actually now only have sight in my right eye
I have used these drops for years and they are prescribed for me..

I use hycosan extra and a heated eye mask occasionally if my eyes feel irritated more than usual. Before using Hycosan one of my eyes would cloud over so much I couldn’t see out of it. Also would wake up to really painful eyes. The Hycosan has really helped me.

I have Carmellose on permanent prescription, I use as and when is necessary, sometimes several times a day sometimes not at all.

BlueBelle
I had exactly the same problem, and had to use so many hankies every day and wearing eye make up was a waste of time!
The cause was blocked tear ducts. I had them cleared by general anaesthetic and they are fine now.

I also use Hycosan eye drops which were approved by my cataract surgeon and certainly make a difference to the gritty sensation I get. They are expensive but last a long time. Boots had a special offer to buy one and get the other half price.

Well blow me well I m learning something new but anyway my eyes have watered for years and after two cateract ops and told I ve got a hole in my macular I ll leave them dripping 🤣 not having anything else done unless 100 % necessary

Jane43

1summer I suffer from blepharitis too and find the heated eye mask invaluable. My friend recommended Blephagel and you clean the eyelids with it twice a day paying attention to the inside of the eyelid, it does help to keep it at bay but every so often I get a flare up.

Same as me wouldn’t be without my eye mask when I have a bad flare up. It’s very frustrating I can be ok for a couple of months then it flares up and really bad and hard to control for months.

BlueBelle

I have the conpletevopposite my eyes run in all weathers so when out in wind, cold, rain etc my eyes always drip My dads did too wonder if it’s been passed on !

My optician told me watery eyes are a symptom of dry eye. Sounds odd but the tear glands overwork to compensate for the meibomian glands that makes the oil that lubricates the eye when they are blocked.

1summer I suffer from blepharitis too and find the heated eye mask invaluable. My friend recommended Blephagel and you clean the eyelids with it twice a day paying attention to the inside of the eyelid, it does help to keep it at bay but every so often I get a flare up.

Bluebelle my husband has the same thing, his eyes constantly stream and have for many years. He was referred to a specialist about six years ago and he found that both of his tear ducts are blocked. He had day surgery to unblock the one tear duct which helped things for a few years, the other tear duct is twisted and the surgeon said if he did the procedure it may make things worse. It may be worth asking your GP to refer you.

I suffer from Blepharitus and Dry Eye and use HycoSan extra and also this heated mask.
I have used a number of different drops and haven’t found one that I think is really good. But wouldn’t be without my heated eye mask.
My optician also told me to do eye massage which I have recently started doing.

I have the conpletevopposite my eyes run in all weathers so when out in wind, cold, rain etc my eyes always drip My dads did too wonder if it’s been passed on !

MayBee I haven't used Lacrilube. Hycosan had that effect through the night, but was OK next day.

I’m having prescription eye drops four times a day after a cataract operation that had complications. That was six weeks ago and I needed 14 times a day in the beginning. Normally I use Boots eye drops just because I’m a writer. I do welcome the liquid of eye drops.

Is Hycosan night similar to Lacri Lube? That tends to make my eyes blurry the next day. I struggle to put re make up on these days as my eyes stream when I do. I’m using Hypromellose most of the time as I find they make my eyes feel fresher. I used to dislike them as they used to make my eyes sting.

Blink Intensive eye drops in little easy to use vials and a heated eye mask I use daily before bed .

I found that Hycosan Night ointment stayed on my eyes all night and lubricated them so that the lids didn't feel like sandpaper when I moved my eyeballs to look around me in the morning. It has some lanolin and vaseline in it . Dry eyes are often not exactly dry - in fact they react by watering profusely sometimes - but they have too little of the tiny proportion of oil contained in tears, so the tears don't stay on the eyeball.

It took a while of using a tiny bit of the ointment every night, but I now only use it if my eyes feel gritty. I think perhaps when the eyes are irritated by being a bit dry the ducts which supply the oil get dry and blocked, which cuts down the amount of oil available for lubrication even further. Applying the slightly greasy ointment may be good for the ducts, as well as for surface of the eyes, though that is only a guess.