Mamarati

I really like my ophthalmologist, by the way. He doesn’t try to push lots of expensive prescription stuff on me. Maybe it’s his military background. I don’t know. Anyway, here are the things that he recommended I use for my Saharan eyes.

To clean eyelids and eyelashes:

• OcuSoft lid scrub solution
• I-Scrub solution
• Neutrogena unscented liquid facial cleanser
• Johnson’s Baby Shampoo (dilute with equal parts water)

Artificial tears that can be used daily up to 4x:

• HypoTears
• Tears Naturale Forte
• Genteal Mild
• Systane
• Genteal Moderate
• Refresh Tears
• TheraTears

If you need the above more than 4x a day, move on to these preservative-free artificial tears for very dry eyes:

• Genteal PF
• Tears Naturale Free
• Bion Tears
• TheraTears PF
• HypoTears PF
• Refresh PF
• Moisture Eyes Protect PF
• Protect PF

The thick stuff for folks with severe dry eyes and for anyone to use at bedtime:

• Celluvisc
• Aqua Site
• Refresh Liquigel
• TheraTears Liquid Gel (I love this stuff, but boyfriend hates it because it does leave crust on your eyes in the morning)
• Genteal Gel
• Refresh PM

I could have picked up some of this stuff at Camp Baby. Why, oh why did I spend so much time at the table-o-lubes? I mean really, I can’t use KY Warming Gel on my eyes, now can I?

More:

Kim Moldofsky talks about her issues over at Momformation: Not without my Baby (Shampoo)