I have been told by the Optician that my eyeballs are dry?

Question

I bought some artificial tear drops.Does anyone else have this problem?

I am being referred to an eye specialist.

Answer 1

You don't give your age, the condition becomes more common the older you are. It is also associated with other conditions, the commonest being rheumatoid arthritis. Management is usually ocular lubricants, there is no cure.

Answer 2

My doctor told me my eyes are naturally dryer than average, he said (in my case anyway) that its normal; just as like some people have dryer skin than others, so too can some eyes be dryer than others.  I don't really have too much of a problem with it until I wear my contact lenses and then I use these drops called "Blink" which he recomended.

Answer 3

Yes.  

Answer 4

i have it they will give you eye drops easy  

Answer 5

Yes 'I have suffered with that particular problem for 20yrs

I now wash my eyes out with warm water every night, it helps

don't worry about it,

Answer 6

i had this after i had lazer eye treatment

i had it about a month after.

you just put the drops in when your eyes are dry.

your tear duckts could be blocket its a simple op to sort it out

Answer 7

I have that problem and I have been using dry eye teardrops and my eyes are fine now :)

Answer 8

Why bother with the specialist?

Take your eyes for a swim! Trust me, I'm a doctor!