[dahlek]

Came across this 'news'...does anyone know of this stuff?

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/102590.php

Wondering if it's a worthwhile product to add to the 'arsenal'. - j

[Silverlady]

Originally Posted by dahlek

Came across this 'news'...does anyone know of this stuff?

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/102590.php

Wondering if it's a worthwhile product to add to the 'arsenal'. - j

The only way to see if it helps you is to simply try it. You will find that your eye doctor usually has samples of these things (new meds) and you could ask for several of them. After much research and experience, I've found that the only way to know if a drop will help you, is to try it for 3 weeks. If you switch around and mix the different kind of drops, you'll have no clue if it will be right for you or not. And it takes a period of time for eyes to adjust to new medications. Have you tried the Restasis?

There is a good dry eye blog at www.dryeyezone.org Good folks and I've lots of experience with them. You could probably say they are the neurotalk of dry eyes.

Billye

[darlindeb25]

Either the doc I work for doesn't approve of it, or we haven't seen it yet, it's not in our office, not yet anyways. He's pretty up on the newest things out there! If we do get it, you bet I will be the first in line to try it!!! I'll let you know!

[mrsD]

product --hyaluronic acid, is capable of sensitizing people.

I could not find alot to details on it. But I would check with the manufacturer before using to see if they use Non-animal sources for it. The animal source (chicken) can be allergenic. The NON animal source has a lower incidence of
allergy, but I found one new paper on PubMed on it..so it is not 100% antigen proof.

If you decide to try it...it is not inexpensive-- over $15 for a small bottle---
discontinue if any redness or irritation develops.