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The Dry Eye Zone is a resource center for people suffering from dry eyes, or chronic dry eye syndrome, resulting from systemic diseases (Sjogrens, RA, lupus, Stevens Johnson, thyroid disease, Bell's palsy), eye conditions (meibomian gland disease, blepharitis, ocular rosacea, corneal dystrophies), elective surgeries (LASIK, PRK, blepharoplasty), eyelid conditions (lagophthalmos, ptosis) medically necessary surgeries, drug side effects (antihistamines, diuretics, beta blockers), eye injuries and burns, chemotherapy and radiation, aging, menopause, and a host of other causes.
Doctor new to the site? Click here for some suggestions about how we can be most useful to you.
Patient new to the site? Click here for a checklist of our top suggestions for you. |
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| HOPE, help, and practical tips |
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Dry Eye Talk - Warm & friendly online community. If you feel alone in your struggles with dry eye, or need fresh ideas and encouragement, this is for you. Reach out, pull up a virtual chair and join in. Our forums also feature Q&A with medical experts.
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| Stuff, ideas, and product advice |
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Check out The Dry Eye Shop, our unique online store chock full of innovative products and detailed, personalized advice about using them.
- Dr. Holly's Drops (Dwelle, Dakrina, NutraTear). If you have never tried them, find out what is so special about these longtime favorites.
- Night protection: Keep your eyes moist with Tranquileyes hydrating goggles, dry eye friendly sleep masks, skin-friendly tape and more.
- Eyelid care: Maintain good lid hygiene with Ocusoft foam or pads; treat your lids to heat therapy with Rebecca's rice baggy or Dr. Latkany's eye spa pad; soothe inflamed, allergic eyes with cold compresses.
- Daytime protection: Try the popular Onion Goggles as a hip, low-cost moisture chamber, or for a longer-term investment explore top-line 7-Eye by Panoptx or Wiley-X foam-lined sunglasses.
- Omega 3s: Supplement with Barleans highly reputed organic flaxseed oils, fish oils, flaxseed oils, or convenient Total Omega blended oil.
- Lens care specialty items for users of the Boston Scleral lens
- Or, just go straight to the best of everything with Rebecca's Favorites.
If we don't have what you're looking for, we would love to help you find it. Call our office at 877-693-7939x1 (9am-3pm Pacific time) for help. Service is warm, friendly, personal and KNOWLEDGEABLE. |
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The Dry Eye Digest. Rebecca's blog with research & industry news. And occasional gossip. And opinion.
Weekly dry eye bulletins. For a weekly email bulletin covering new dry eye products, industry news, research news, and more, just register at this link in The Dry Eye Shop. |
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You may THINK you've tried everything, but chances are there is far more available to try than you are aware of! Use our multi-tier treatment overview for new inspiration and items to explore with your doctor: Dry Eye Treatments |
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| Dry eye drug development status |
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Clinical trial roster - Clinical trial information and updates. |
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| A dry eye friendly doctor |
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Check out our new DRY EYE YELLOW PAGES. If you can't find a doctor near you, come to DRY EYE TALK and ask other patients for a recommendation. |
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| Easy ways to get educated about dry eye.
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Dry Eye FAQ - All the basics about causes, symptoms, diagnosis, testing, medical treatments and natural treatments, plus links for more information
Dry Eye for Dummies - Get a better understanding of your disease by learning about the three layers of the tear film, what can go wrong with each, and how they can be treated.
Dry Eye Causes - Dry eye is often multi-factorial. Get a better understanding of the different types of things that might be playing a role in yours.
Dry Eye Symptoms - "Dry eye" is a misnomer. Read here about the wide variety of symptoms (including watery eyes) that many dry eye patients experience.
Dry Eye Treatments - a five-tier overview of treatments for moderate to severe dry eye. Do you have chronic dry eye?
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| Information on a specific topic of interest |
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Visit The Dry Eye Encyclopedia, or for new drugs, the Clinical Trial Roster
Use the Google search button at the top of the page, or
Visit Dry Eye Talk, search the archives, post questions |
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| Dry eye tips: Practical strategies for day-to-day coping |
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Pain management tips - Collection of tips from our community about what they do when eye pain is driving them to distraction.
Surviving the office environment - Ideas for getting through the day stuck in an overheated dry eye office staring at the computer.
Dry eyes at night - Strategies for ensuring your eyes are well protected at night
Travelling with dry eyes - Suggested products and tips for coping with dry eyes in the air, in hotels and on the go in general
Depression and anxiety - Learn about why clinical depression and anxiety are so common amongst dry eye patients, how to be on the alert, and ideas for getting help |
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| Consumer guides for dry eye products |
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Eye lubricants - Detailed listing comparing artificial tears, gels, ointments, sprays. Includes information on active ingredients, preservatives, typical pricing, and manufacturer links.
Punctal and intracanalicular plugs - Learn about materials, design, duration, sizing and where they're placed, as well as a listing of all the brands, types and links for more information.
Eyewear - Learn about wraparound eyewear, goggles and masks for outdoors, indoors and nighttime eye protection.
Lid scrubs - Learn about methods and products for good lid hygiene to control blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction |
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| Preservative information
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About preservatives: Suggestions for navigating the precarious world of ophthalmic preservatives. |
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| Active recalls of dry eye (or related eyecare) products |
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Community Forum: Consumer Alerts & Recalls |
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| Something to make computer use easier
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| Interesting trends and trivia about dry eye patients |
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Check out the polls on Dry Eye Talk including:
Does Restasis help?
Artificial tear preferences
How many eye doctors dry eye patients visit
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| I don't know what I'm looking for - I'm just so miserably dry and I don't know what to do next.
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Please come join our community forums. It's like an online support group and information center. Post a brief introduction of yourself in the Welcome Center and start connecting. Read a few posts in My Dry Eye Story and you'll start to understand what good company you're in.
Also, click here for a list of additional internet healthcare discussion forums with discussions relevant to dry eye patients, such as specialized forums for Sjogrens, LASIK/PRK/LASEK, acoustic neuroma, Bell's palsy, acne, blepharitis or rosacea. |
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