Dry eyes and eyelid sticks to cornea while sleeping
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Been dealing with an eye issue over a year and wanted to share some tips to help anyone else dealing with this problem. Upon waking my right eye was hurting as I opened it and felt scraped. Doctor said dry eye but artificial drops alone did not help. I was actually afraid to go to sleep at night for fear of the eye lid sticking to my cornea. After a trip to an Opthalmologist it was suggested to use artificial tears during day and at night I use a thick ointment called Muro 128 by Bausch & Lomb. The ointment coats the eye and acts as a cushion between the lid and cornea. You will not be able to read once ointment in the eye so plan to sleep after you put it in. This really helped me because I felt more comfortable upon waking up that the eye would not stick to the lid do to being so dry. I also put artificial tears in the eye during the night if needed. I try to insert tears without opening eye too much to prevent any lid sticking to the eye. This is a nightly routine and it helped my "dry eye" problem since the cornea needed to heal per the eye doctor. I hope this helps someone. Even if you complain of just dry eyes you can use Genteal tears during the day.
and the preservative free vials can be used as often as needed. In the morning to get rid of the Muro ointment I simply wipe my eyelids off with a makeup remover cleansing towelette.
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sylvia_02331 maureen17696
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i have been given Liquifilm Tears for day and Xailin tube night should these work the same.
maureen17696 sylvia_02331
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I believe the Liquifilm Tears should be ok for daytime since it does contain Dextran which is a lubricant and I believe that ingredient keeps my eyes comfortable longer during the day. Also I am not familiar with Xailin but I did look up its ingredients and has mineral oil in it so will help soothe the eye . However my doctor felt I needed the Muro 128 product because I had corneal swelling at night and Muro 128 has sodium chloride in it and helps reduce the swelling. I did not improve until I began using it. It made sense to me that if my cornea swelling was happening at night....then it may be why my lid was sticking to my cornea. Sounds awful but I basically was pulling off top layer of cells as I opened my eye which is why I had so much discomfort for hours after waking. You may not have as severe dry eye as I had but if your product does not keep working for you this may be another answer.Also I began using Thera Tears (not the drops) but they are eye nutrition soft gels that contain Omega 3 fatty acids from fish oil and flaxseed oil. I believe all of this has helped me and hope it helps you as well.