Dry eyes and eye drops

HI I tested negative for it in all of my blood tests, until I requested a lip biopsy. Thats when it came back positive i use Restasis. IT helps temporarily and can be cool and soothing on my eyeballs. I cabt tell a big difference, but my doctor can always tell when Im not using it regularly. IS anyone having problems typing messages from your phone? Everything is manual and it capitalizes every word and doesnt punctuate automatically I NOTICE Its frustrating

I used Restasis for more than 10 years and, although it did help with my dry eyes significantly, it wasn't real effective during a flare. After moving to Florida and changing eye doctors, my new eye doctor suggested that I try HydroEyes. It's a natural supplement that has fish oil in it along with several other ingredients. You can order it online through Amazon or directly from the company.

Within two weeks, my eyes felt 100% better and I eventually went off the Restasis. That was three years ago, and I'm still using the HydroEyes. I do use a drop of Systane (no preservatives) in each eye each morning, but nothing else other than the HydroEyes. It is great.

One other thing the eye doctor prescribed also was warm compresses on my eyes. I bought a set which is basically like goggles that have two sponges and two gel packs. You kind of snap the gel pack which opens up the heat from it, soak the sponges in warm water and place one in each of the goggles, then place on your eyes until they start to cool (about ten minutes.) That helped too, especially while I was waiting for the HydroEyes to start working.

I don't think I'll ever go back to using Restasis. I hope this info helps you.

I use vita pos gel overnight. Clean lids and leashes with wet wipes first thing in morning. Then visco tears once to get the remaining gel out. Then hylo forte during the day. Hourly if they are bad, just a few times if they are good.....

Hello I also have been tested and was negative I have opted to not have the lip biopsy done. My eye doctor started me out on Restasis many years ago and I used it for several years. But my eyes have gotten worse. The Restasis felt good after the burning stopped and worked for a while but then I began to get the rock in my eyes again and the rocks became boulders. I have to scrape my eyelids to be able to open and see. I am no longer on Restasis but now use Major Preservative Free Lubricating Plus eye drops about four or more times a day. This works pretty well. I also buy saline flush which I use in the morning to wash out my eyes. So far I do not have any damage (all thanks be to God). My Rhuemotologist also put me on Cevimelime and believe it or not even with my eyes being so bad as they are this drug has helped with the dry nose and mouth. I know you said that you live in Australia but you can order these eye drops online. I was having to order the drops for a while because the VA was not giving me enough. My Rhuemotologist thought that was unnecessary and ordered more per day. I also for a while and will probably go back to using this at night for bedtime. It is a gel and takes a bit of getting used to, I only use it at night because it is expensive. Thera tears nighttime dry eye therapy lubricant eye gel. I hope all this helps. Good luck and God Bless

I'm also in Australia and have secondary sjogren's.

My optometrist suggested using HyloForte drops and it has been fantastic. It costs around $30 and has a 'once opened' shelf life of 6mths.