What is your diagnosis (or diagnoses if you have more than one)?
PRIMARY ACQUIRED MELANOSIS and DRY EYE SYNDROME
How long have you had it?
6 years (since 2020)
What do you wish more people understood about dry eye (or eye pain if that's your main issue) and how it affects people's lives?
Where to begin! The daily inability to see well. The daily pain. The daily "long list of to-do items" jsut to TRY to be able to see better.
What has helped you the most?
Scleral lens, punctal plugs, autologous serum eye drops, prayer, compassionate eye doctors and scleral lens providers, night moisture goggles, Refresh Plus, preservative-free eye drops, preservative-free eye ointment, scleral lens cleaning and disinfection solutions, prose lens container, See Green scleral lens insertion system, Tangible Fill, Dry Eye Foundation, Dry Eye Shop, Mrs. Rebecca Petris herself, Scleral Lens Support Group zoom meetings, My Big Fat Scleral Lens Facebook group, my husband's patience and kindness, etc. I could go on and on.
Are there any dry eye resources you'd like to recommend?
My Big Fat Scleral Lens Facebook Page, Dry Eye Foundation, Mrs. Rebecca Petris in particular, Scleral Lens Support Group zoom meetings, Dr. Edward Holland in Cincinnati Ohio, Dr. Darren Gregory in Denver, Colorado, Vicki Ward lens provider in Denver, Colorado.