Dry Eye Shop can provide consultations by appointment to give you our best recommendation for a night dry eye protection strategy. We do not provide medical advice and we strongly recommend that you review your product selection(s) with your eye care provider.
To prepare for a consultation, please be ready to answer the following:
| Doctor's advice and current practice |
- If applicable, what eye care regimen has your eye care provider advised you to use at night for your dry eye eye condition(s), including lubricants, tapes, goggles or other?
- Are there any products you have been advised not to use?
- What are you currently using?
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| Eye and eyelid conditions |
Do you have any of the following:
- Recent eye or eyelid surgery
- Nocturnal lagophthalmos (incomplete lid closure at night) including Bell's palsy, ptosis, or effects from blepharoplasty or acoustic neuroma surgery
- Thyroid Eye Disease
- Blepharitis/MGD
- Recurrent Corneal Erosions e.g. MDFD/ABMD
- Ocular allergy
- Entropion
- Trichiasis
- Floppy Eyelid Syndrome (FES)
- Glaucoma / elevated intraocular pressure
- Other: Please share any other eye conditions you have
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| Sleep style |
- Back?
- Back and side?
- Side?
- Side and stomach?
- Stomach?
- All over?
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| Affected eye(s) and symptoms |
- Are both eyes affected or just one?
- What symptoms do you experience during the night and if so, how frequently?
- What symptoms do you experience upon waking in the morning, and how frequently?
- Do you every experience sharp eye pain during the night or upon waking?
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| CPAP usage |
- We recommend Zoom consultations for CPAP users.
- If this is not an option, please provide your mask model and size and if possible a picture of yourself wearing it.
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| Skin conditions |
- Is your skin very impressible i.e. products worn overnight are likely to leave indentations?
- Are you allergic to silicone?
- Any other conditions or sensitivities that may limit the type of product you can wear on your face at night?
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| Lubricants |
- Are you using drops, gel or ointment at night?
- Do you re-apply any of these products during the night?
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| Other |
- Do you rub your eyes?
- What things have you tried that did not work? Why didn't they work for you?
- What else should we know about you that might affect your ability to wear a product on your head during the night?
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