UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Does anyone else find that when they are stressed about things their dry eye seems to get worse?

I have had a tough and emotional 6 months (and it is going to get tougher over the next 12 months) and some days my eyes are fine but others they look like i havent slept a wink and are really sore and itchy. It doesnt matter which drops i use or how often i use them at these times, it doesnt help one iota.

Obviously this problem isnt helping me get back into being able to use contact lenses, as my biggest problem has been with CL has been dry eye.

Lizb wrote:Does anyone else find that when they are stressed about things their dry eye seems to get worse?

I have had a tough and emotional 6 months (and it is going to get tougher over the next 12 months) and some days my eyes are fine but others they look like i havent slept a wink and are really sore and itchy. It doesnt matter which drops i use or how often i use them at these times, it doesnt help one iota.

Obviously this problem isnt helping me get back into being able to use contact lenses, as my biggest problem has been with CL has been dry eye.

Yes, I find that stress increases the dryness of my eyes.

Sorry you are still struggling.

All the best

Andrew

My eyes flare when I am stressed and like yourself dry out quickly...So I'm working on being the coolest guy on the planet

chris1972as wrote:My eyes flare when I am stressed and like yourself dry out quickly...So I'm working on being the coolest guy on the planet

i dont normally allow stuff to get to me, my view is that it just isnt worth it. however I lost a very close family member in the early hours of new years day so there has been a lot of tears and stress relating to her illness previously and since then.

I think that when we become stressed our blink rate falls. That would certainly lead to dry eyes.

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