Worried bad eye day

[Nelliesmom]

Hello I work from home at the moment but had to log off today as I was having a really bad eye day I have acute glaucoma and I am really worried if I will have to stop work

[Stairs10]

Hi Sorry to hear this.

Are you spending a lot of time in front of the computer ?

If so then that can be tiring even without the glaucoma. I think glaucoma drops might cause dry eye which is horrible.

I was advised to use eye lubricant and to remember to look away from the screen regularly. (20, 20, 20).

Hope you have a good rest this evening

[Nelliesmom in reply to Stairs10]

Thankyou I think it is dry eye and have been given some good advise by the lovely Trish

[Sunshine88888888]

Hi definitely take dry eye drops! I never realised just how important they are and just how often I should be taking them. Like you before I fortunately retired I’d spend the whole day working from a laptop analysing data. I’d get so immersed it what I was doing I just completely would forget to rest my eyes! Hindsight is a wonderful thing so heed advice take the eye drops regularly and rest your poor eyes. Now I set alarms to remind me re drops, my grandsons are well trained to and always asking if I’ve taken my drops 🤣take care

[Eahldt]

My optician told me recently that a heated eye bag is even more effective than drops. If it's bad she suggested using both.

[Sufitzy]

Contact you clinic mate . One day any a time but don’t hold back from seeing someone x

[Ktpink]

Sorry to hear that. I find work a struggle too. I’ve recently changed to preservative free drops and it really helped with the dry eyes. My Dr had given me Hyloforte dry eye drops which I used constantly throughout the day plus a night gel too. A warmCompress over the eyes is also soothing too at the end of the day. However, any concerns just call your clinic or optician even and get a pressure check. Take care x

[Nelliesmom in reply to Ktpink]

Thankyou all

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After I left hospital I was advised to bathe the eye by boiling water, letting it cool down lukewarm to touch in a bowl, dipping a folded tissue in the bowl and running it across your closed eyelids, repeating with a clean tissue until it feels soothed