What is your diagnosis (or diagnoses if you have more than one)?
Complex cornea disease
How long have you had it?
40 years
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?
I wish that people understood that the vision problems that are associated with these conditions are not typical situations that can be corrected with an eyeglass prescription and that the treatment to protect the eyes can make vision worse. I also wish that medical providers who treat conditions that could lead to eye issues were more educated about the complications so that they could be more proactive with early eye treatment.
What has helped you the most?
PROSE lenses, oculopastic surgery, Jones tube, drops, gels and ointments
Are there any dry eye resources you'd like to recommend?
Boston Sight/Wilmer Eye Institute