What are some tips for relieving dry eyes?
A fellow caregiver asked...
My 53 year old wife has extremely dry eyes. She has had the plugs put in each eye and numerous prescription as well as over the counter medicines but has had little relief. Is there anything else out there to help her?
Expert Answer
Lylas Mogk, M.D. is an ophthalmologist and director of the Henry Ford Visual Rehabilitation and Research Center in Grosse Pointe and Livonia, Michigan, and the author of Macular Degeneration: The Complete Guide to Saving and Maximizing Your Sight.
The other things your wife might do to help alleviate dry eyes are take an omega-3 fatty acid (fish oil) capsule, put a hot wet compress over her closed eyes for 15 minutes four times a day, install a humidifier on your furnace and/or a portable humidifier in your most used room in the house and avoid either heat or air conditioning blowing on her face, e.g. in a car.
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