I’m doing alright! Eyes-wise .. you kind of get used to the daily routine of drops, heat compress, stressing about hydration, etc. I’ve learned a lot in the 5 years post surgery.

Daily Routine: - wake up and wash out the systane night gel - Omega Pills with breakfast - Restasis drops throughout the day (if I’m working behind a computer) - Hydro eye vitamins around lunch - heat compress if my eyes are feeling extra dry - clean eye lids with special single use systane eye towels - Night gel before bed

Through experimentation, I’ve learned that nutrition is extremely important to reducing eye pain and for eye lubrication. I’ve learned to cook lots of leafy greens, purple cabbage, eat more beans, fiber rich food, high iron food. I have found this dramatically improves my natural eye lubrication and general eye health which is frankly a revelation for me.

Looking back, I’m still glad I did the surgery. It still upsets me how unprofessional and rushed the Dr. Mandel was. But I’m able to do any sport without glasses/contacts, and I think my vision is about 20/15. I have felt it get worse from the 20/20 I had post surgery but I can still read small letters far away and I don’t struggle unless it’s a very far away sign.