Re:Sjogren's & dry eyes -wondering Response to Sharon

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Hi,

I have RA and my eyes are quite dry. I didn't realize what was happening.

Though my eyes were dry they were watering terribly. I got chapped cheeks from

all the tears my eyes shed to water my dry eyes. I started using eye drops but

regular saline drops were not enough. Now I use drops with mineral oil and other

emollients in them and that really helps. If I use them regularly my eyes don't

tear up all the time.

I spoke with my eye doctor recently about my concern about RA and going blind.

She said it usually occurred due to infection and the best way to prevent that

was to keep my eyes from getting too dry by using my eye drops regularly. She

gave me a sample.

Now all I have to do is make myself use them.

Blessings, Elaine

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[Guest guest]

At night I use an over the counter (OTC) eye gel made by Genteal. For me it is

great, it's not thick or gunky and it feels cool when going in the eye. Only as

with most eye gels it blurs the vision so becareful after you put it in!

Joyce