TheraTears, Optive & Restasis Coupons

$2.00 Off TheraTears

- courtesy of allaboutvision.com (expires 12/31/2013)

$1.00 Off TheraTears

- courtesy of theratears.com (expires 12/31/2010)

$3.00 Off Refresh Optive

- courtesy of mytearsmyrewards.com (expires 6/30/2010)

$20.00 Off Restasis *sign up required

- courtesy of restasis.com

Optive Sensitive & Eye Crust

I had a few boxes of Optive Sensitive courtesy of my Optometrist and decided to give these eye drops a try. They come in small vials just like the TheraTears Eye Drops. I like how it cools the eye and refreshes them but there are small gripes I have with this product:

First off, you have to invert the vial down before you twist off the cap because the eye drops take quite long to drop down into your eyes if you do not do so. Not a big deal at all but another thing I notice is that I always wake up with eye crust the next morning after using these eye drops. This can be quite bothersome but if you've tried other brands and find that they are not helping your situation you can always give Optive Sensitive a try.

Dry Eyes

On my arrival back to the states, I did vast research about my eyes and read about using new types of eye solution such as Clear Care to using Theratears (non-preservative eye drops) to using warm compresses. I tried different types of eye drops and decided to try Systane Contacts (for soft and rgp lenses) but that did not help much. Furthermore I tried Rohto V. Ice eye drops but they did nothing for me (the soothing sensation feels great but doesn't help my condition).

I decided it was time went to seek out an optometrist/ophthalmologist that was well qualified and knew what they were talking about. On my immediate visit, my eyes were thoroughly examined and the optometrist stated that I have a condition known as dry eye. Something that no other eye doctor informed me of. I went for several check up's and was given samples of Restasis and Theratears.

On November 19th, 2009 I started using Restasis 1 drop in the morning and 1 at night. My drops ran out on January 6th, 2010. I also put warm compresses on my eyes for 5 minutes, 1 time in the morning and 1 time at night. My eyes lack the nutrients needed so I have also been taking Theratears Omega 3 Supplements. During this time, I stopped wearing contacts and rely on my glasses even though I am not a huge fan of glasses.

End Result:

I can not say that the discharge is gone but it has started to become under control. I see clear discharge maybe twice a week and they are quite small in length than before.

Currently:

I have been wearing only glasses for about 2 months now.

I am almost done with my second bottle of Theratears Nutrition Omega 3 Supplements.

Theratears eye drops are used every so often.

OcuSoft Lid scrubs are also used to clean my eyes in the morning and at night (give these a try, they seem to be good at cleaning my lids)

I will do a review on the used products in a later post. Till next time!