foreign body sensation in eye --is this just extreme dryness?

[jenny2008]

my one eye always feels 'weird' lately..docs all say its just sjogrens. etc. use more drops... is the foreign body sensation i am feeling extreme dryness??? anybody else go through this?? thanks !!!

[PotatoCakes]

It could be. When you get that feeling, have you tried flushing your eyes out with a lot of drops? If something is in your eyes, that would take care of it. Also, when you put drops in, keep your eyes closed for at least 2 minutes if at all possible. One of my specialists chastised me for not doing that (of course, he didn't bother to tell me that I should be doing it) and I've found that it makes a huge difference in the way my eyes feel when I put drops in.

[Colin P]

Sounds like an abrasion due to tear break-up,(a dry spot) and yes happens to plenty of people. Over here ther docs claim that the cornea is the fastest healing part of the body, and a normal abrasion takes 30-45 mins to heal, putting drops in when you feel the sensation wont provide instant cure, you do have to sit it out in my experience.
I do not get them any more thank goodness, apart from infrequent feeling which dont last more than 30secs now. At it's worst, i had some that lasted overnight and resumed a few hours into the next day-eyelids rubbing/blinking/chafing-. I think my lowest point was after i went to an outdoor sporting event that became a dust storm and i got a PROPER! ebrasion which took 4 days to pass.

[jenny2008]

i feel like this most of the time in my left eye--have been to 2 different eye docs 2 weeks and 3 weeks ago.. i had a silver nitrate cauterization done which was supposed to help this eye but i still feel the same. the f/u doc didnt see anything wrong with my cornea.. ughhh.. i guess its just dryness and allergies on top of ==i know the allergies are making my eyes worse. thanks for the replies and i will try to close my eye after putting drops in for 2 minutes (havent done that before.).thanks

[Joseph]

I get this alot and it does hurt and is very ANNOYING, plus I only get it in my left eye. So yes many people with dry eyes get this and I also hear that their eyes are dry also. There is a a connection. Just remember to try to keep your anxiety down and remember that there are alot of medications coming out that look promising.

[jenny2008]

thanks Joseph.. I needed to hear that about some upcoming meds... they will be out on the market before we know it.. thanks for your positivity! ii too only get it in my left eye--right eye maybe a few times a year!

[Elizabeth3715]

Another thanks to Joseph. I need to hear this. I am miserable.

[LaDiva]

Hi Jenny,
When I feel like this it is usually mucous. Rinsing helps, but it comes back. Dry spots feel like that too. Sorry you are feeling so bad. Best wishes to you!