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CROOKEDSMILE

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DO I STILL NEED DROPS IF MY EYE TEARS ALOT?
« on: February 27, 2008, 12:27:17 pm »
I READ SOMEONE'S POST THAT SAID THAT HER DAUGHTER MADE TEARS BUT HER DOCTOR SAID SHE STILL NEEDED DROPS TO PROTECT HER CORNEA. MY EYE WATERS CONSTANTLY AND NEVER GETS RED. I CAN'T IMAGINE PUTTING DROPS IN AN ALREADY WET EYE?
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Omaschwannoma

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Re: DO I STILL NEED DROPS IF MY EYE TEARS ALOT?
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2008, 12:56:44 pm »
My optomitrist told me my eye is watering or is wet because it is trying to keep itself lubricated.  This is a sign of dry eyes and when I started using GenTeal Gel this problem stopped.  Come to think of it, I am not using this product anymore as of two months ago.  Seems my dry eye I had post surgery has cleared up.  Hope you find the same. 
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nancyann

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Re: DO I STILL NEED DROPS IF MY EYE TEARS ALOT?
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2008, 01:34:47 pm »
My eye makes tears but they're useless b/c my eye doesn't blink - they just build up on the lower lid rim, then run down my face,
so I need to keep my eye lubricated (every 2-3 hours it seems) even though I make tears, to protect the cornea.
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tony

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Re: DO I STILL NEED DROPS IF MY EYE TEARS ALOT?
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2008, 01:36:31 am »
Yes- the "gel-tears" - or many of them, are rather thicker than
conventional human tears - and the night stuff is more like a grease
this will counter a slow-blink-rate (or manual blink)
(because they last longer, in place ?)
best to apply it all ,regular, as advised,
- until a doc reccommends you can stop
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Tony
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