Never give up, and try another specialist

Gary’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.

Stage: MaintainingAidan MooreApril 25, 2019corneal hyperalgesia, doctor, LASIK, MGD, RCE, sclerals Comments

A Success Story

Hanns succinctly recounts what's helped his ocular rosacea and how online forums helped him get to where he is today.

20 years of dry eye

Judi 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.

Living with Dry Eye; No Cure

JAH1973 shares a bit of her dry eye journey and management strategies with us. After 10 years she has bounced back and received a promotion.

Stage: MaintainingAidan MooreMarch 21, 2019career, depression, pain, improvement Comments

Adapting to a New Life

Adaptation 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.

8 years and counting

Glinda 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.

Stage: OtherAidan MooreJanuary 15, 2019Blepharitis, Exercise, Make up, MGD, Online researchComment

No more eye drops

With a bit of lifestyle modification, nomoredryeye was able to manage her dry eye symptoms.

Stage: Remission or CureAidan MooreSeptember 9, 2018diet, hormones, pregnancyComment

Theodore's SLK

A 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.

Managing Single-Sided Dry Eye Due to Facial Nerve Damage

Sara 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!

Stage: MaintainingAidan MooreAugust 5, 2018facial paralysis, insurance, laserfit, LASIK, sclerals, surgeryComment

LASIK dry eye: Coping with crisis and what moving on looks like

If 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.

Aidan MooreJuly 15, 2018lasik Comments

PRK and Doctor Disaster

Peggy now experiences light sensitivity, tired eyes, and eyelid troubles after PRK gone wrong.

Stage: WorseningAidan MooreJuly 13, 2018diet, lenses, PRKComment

Getting My Life Back After 8 Years of Severe MGD and Aqueous Deficiency

Hokucat eventually learned how to manage her severe MGD through paintrial and error of diet, supplement, and medicine routines.

Aging Desert Rat finds eventual relief without medication

The title explains says it all. Alexis shares her tricks for managing dry eye in a dry and windy climate.

Bill's Dry Eye Saga

Scleral lenses have helped stabilize Bill’s eyes after a corneal ulcer.

Stage: StableAidan MooreJune 29, 2018corneal ulcer, plugs, scleralsComment

Your Eyes are the Window to Your Story

For Odette, managing her Sjögren’s and Dry Eye means being confident about her dry eye lifestyle modifications in public.

Stage: MaintainingAidan MooreJune 29, 2018sclerals, sjögren's Comments

You will not win, Dry Eye!

Amanda now looks forward to trying sclerals after troubles with misdiagnosis. Her story deals with balancing her career, dry eye, and related mental health struggles.