EYES.

[davidleigh]

Can you please help me ,my eye keep watering,i tried a few different drops,I need to get a soloution,tell me please thanks Davjd Leigh.

[Janma123]

Hello David, have you had your eyes checked at the opticians for infections etc? I have a similar problem and my optician prescribed an eye mask that you heat in the microwave and then put over your eyes for several minutes, which did help. I also find the spray for tired eyes that is advertised on TV very good too - better than drops, easier to use and it doesn’t go off after a couple of weeks!

Best wishes

[davidleigh in reply to Janma123]

Thanks

[davidleigh in reply to Janma123]

Hallo Janma123,would you please tell me the name of the spray,to see if that helps,Thankyou David.

[Janma123 in reply to davidleigh]

I have sent you a PM as I don’t think we are supposed to name products on the forum.

Hope it works.

[Ghound]

Hi David,

If it's just one eye that's watering you may have a blocked tear duct,

if it's both, you may actually be suffering from DRY eyes !

Tears have several components, one being a lipid (fatty) layer.

As we age, the lipids thicken & can block the glands which produce it.

This means the tears do not have the soothing fatty component, the eyes get irritated and then produce increased volumes of tears which are too watery.

I think this may be what Janma123 has, as the heated eye mask helps melt the fatty deposits and unblock the glands , allowing the fats to combine with the tears and prevent irritation.

But just as as Janma123 says, wise to check with an optician.

Hope you're feeling better soon ,

Best wishes

[Midnight_Voice]

As Ghound avers, eyes that are constantly watering can be a symptom of Dry Eye, which you might not immediately think of as the first thing to look up when your eyes are anything but dry!

You don’t say what you have tried by way of drops, but my wife has just been prescribed Clinitas Multi 0.2% (sodium hyaluronate), an eye lubricant, by the Ophthalmic department at our local hospital.

I would certainly take your problem to your GP, or someone in a position to prescribe a solution or make a referral if appropriate, which an optician would not be.

[Ghound in reply to Midnight_Voice]

Hi, Re: prescription & referral,

Maybe it depends what part of the country you're in.

Here in the Aberdeen area, opticians are the first port of call for eye conditions, even emergencies, as opticians are highly trained and much more experienced in this specialty than GP's.

Opticians train with surgeons in the hospital ophthalmology department and certainty can prescribe & refer.

Probably have to check the policy in your local area, thanks

[davidleigh in reply to Ghound]

I will do that ,as you said,Thanks.

[Midnight_Voice in reply to Ghound]

Here’s the NHS information I was referencing:-

nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-se...

According to that, opticians are recognised either as ophthalmic practitioners or as optometrists, and even optometrists require further training before they can prescribe eye medications.

It may be different in Scotland, of course.

But we started with our GP, and got the hospital ophthalmology department referral, and so are confident we are getting the very best NHS treatment this way.

[helvella in reply to Midnight_Voice]

In at least some parts of England, I know from experience, ordinary high street opticians are able to refer patients directly to ophthalmology units.

One of the reasons that this has been agreed is that typical GP surgeries do not have the necessary equipment to do even an initial assessment of many eye issues.

[Midnight_Voice in reply to helvella]

Indeed so; and the reference I gave says as much. And looking at the kit our ophthalmology department has, it’s quite beyond expectations that any GP practice or high street optician would have a tenth of it

[davidleigh]

Thanks I will try that.