Kate is still looking for a diagnosis after trying out multiple doctors. While they haven’t been able to help her much, she’s developed skills and a routine to deal with dry eye on her own. The hardest parts for her? Invalidation from doctors, trouble navigating social situations in a world that doesn’t understand dry eye, and planning her life around her condition.
Read MoreGary’s breakthrough happened after switching specialists. Now that he has scleral lenses, the only time he’s in pain is when he doesn’t have his lenses in.
Read MoreHanns succinctly recounts what's helped his ocular rosacea and how online forums helped him get to where he is today.
Read MoreJudi details the process of her most recent diagnosis and all the tests performed. She also talks about the lifestyle modifications necessary for her, and lastly shares the importance of speaking with other patients.
Read MoreJAH1973 shares a bit of her dry eye journey and management strategies with us. After 10 years she has bounced back and received a promotion.
Read MoreAdaptation was key to Jewell’s story. After a former doctor was unable to help, she took matters into her own hands to find solutions online. Note: this post mentions suicidal ideation, but Jewell says today she feels better.
Read MoreGlinda recounts how troubles with unhelpful doctors eventually led her to do her own research. Along the way, she found out that exercise, in addition to her normal regimen, was one of the best ways to keep her dry eye under control.
Read MoreWith a bit of lifestyle modification, nomoredryeye was able to manage her dry eye symptoms.
Read MoreA year after finding out she had dry eye, Scoelicolor wants answers and proper treatment from her doctors. She recounts how SLK has impacted her life, work, and studies; the mental health impact of dry eye; and what keeps her going.
Read MoreSara relates her surgery-induced dry eye story and how scleral lenses have helped her. Make sure to be careful about insurance and check out her personal blog!
Read MoreIf you’ve never read Rebecca’s dry eye story in full, now’s the time. Rebecca talks about her initial LASIK surgery, dry eye complications, and her deepening understanding of mental health — her own, and the health of those in the online communities she found. Today you may know her for her advocacy work and as founder of the Dry Eye Company.
Read MorePeggy now experiences light sensitivity, tired eyes, and eyelid troubles after PRK gone wrong.
Read MoreHokucat eventually learned how to manage her severe MGD through paintrial and error of diet, supplement, and medicine routines.
Read MoreThe title explains says it all. Alexis shares her tricks for managing dry eye in a dry and windy climate.
Read MoreScleral lenses have helped stabilize Bill’s eyes after a corneal ulcer.
Read MoreFor Odette, managing her Sjögren’s and Dry Eye means being confident about her dry eye lifestyle modifications in public.
Read MoreAmanda now looks forward to trying sclerals after troubles with misdiagnosis. Her story deals with balancing her career, dry eye, and related mental health struggles.
Read MoreAfter putting opportunities on hold, scleral lenses have helped DianaK manage her symptoms.
Read MoreColin UK recounts how he learned to used Fucithalmic ointment to keep his lids shut at night.
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