Be careful. The amount of pressure to squeeze this tiny vile may take getting used to. When you snap the end off, the open end is sharp. Be careful not to touch your eye accidentally. It’s hard to tell if you are over the eye, so the drop goes in the eye. Like I said you have to squeeze it pretty hard to get the drop out. I hate them. But I’ll work with them and not waste the high price I paid. 🫤

These are great when on accutane and came recommended by my eye doctor. For those who experience blurred vision, I think a common confusion with dry eyes is that all dry eyes are the same. This isn’t true. Dry eyes are most often caused by a lack of tear production and/or lack of tear quality to coat your cornea! Tears consist of water, mucus, and oil… For those of us on accutane, the medication reduces oil secretion… including that of your eyes. So, you can produce tears all you want (which you will if you have normal tear ducts), but your eyes will remain dry without that oil and keep watering to try to fix it… often times, you will get a watery runny nose during treatment because of these tears. This eye drop is super special because it has this oil component for ... MoreThese are great when on accutane and came recommended by my eye doctor. For those who experience blurred vision, I think a common confusion with dry eyes is that all dry eyes are the same. This isn’t true. Dry eyes are most often caused by a lack of tear production and/or lack of tear quality to coat your cornea! Tears consist of water, mucus, and oil… For those of us on accutane, the medication reduces oil secretion… including that of your eyes. So, you can produce tears all you want (which you will if you have normal tear ducts), but your eyes will remain dry without that oil and keep watering to try to fix it… often times, you will get a watery runny nose during treatment because of these tears. This eye drop is super special because it has this oil component for those who need it. Sure, if you have no issues with your meibomian oil glands, you probably won’t realize the difference… and might experience mild blurring similar to gel drops. Treating your dry eyes is more than just finding artificial tears… and this eye drop specializes in just that. And honestly, I really wish it wasn’t so expensive either because they are so helpful (ooo a gel drop version of this would be so nice) but it’s worth it compared to others when you have oil gland dysfunction. Finally, I did experience some ‘burning’ - not real burning, but very mild discomfort when first using this drop… but I experienced this same feeling with other non-gel based eye drops. And from my personal experience, it is my eyes way of showing that they have been dry for too long… it’s literally just a wake-up call to your eyes showing them what they’ve been missing. The faux dryness goes away after a few days, but you will have to use a couple of vials those days to help your eyes heal up a bit and get accustomed to feeling a bit closer to normal. I’d just figure out the cause of your dry eyes (whether that be crusting from mucus, too little tears, oil blockages/dysfunction, etc.) before finding the best drop for you.

I used Systane Ultra PF as well as this. The Systane Ultra PF worked well for me immediately after LASIK surgery, but months later, I wanted something that lasts longer. Refresh Optive Mega-3 does cause initial blurriness just like any other heavy duty drop/gel (if you've used overnight gels, you know exactly what I'm talking about). The initial blurriness indicates these drops are higher viscosity. And, before you freak out about "OMG OILS!" natural tears have lipids as well. I just close my eyes, roll them a bit, and blink...the blurriness dissipates and I find these drops last longer throughout the day for me. YMMV but don't freak out about initial blurriness or the presence of oils.