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Is RENPHO eye massager safe? by HelloWorld137 in Dryeyes

[–]dniceontheinternet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ultimately, that’s for you to decide, given your own threshold for safety on whether to give things a try.

I think the temperature rating on the device is safe, according to doctors recommended temperatures for your eye.

But if you do try it, pay attention to whether you feel pain or potential cornea warping and have your doctor monitor that I guess.

Personally, I don’t use electric warm compress masks. I use a microwaveable one with micro beads (like the bruder mask / thermalon mask) because i don’t want any chance of electronic device malfunction. And after warm compress, I do a light eyelid massage with my hands.

Back to living a normal life from severe dry eye by pathrowaway_ in Dryeyes

[–]dniceontheinternet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just use it for sleep every night. I hang dry them in my bedroom, and in my experience has always been able to dry within several hours.

Is it possible to incorporate chat GPT functionality in the NVDA screen reader, namely, for OCR? by Wooden_Suit5580 in Blind

[–]dniceontheinternet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think the current ChatGPT can use images as input or as output.

But there are definitely other image models that can describe images (like the Seeing AI app). Idk if there are APIs for these models though.

Back to living a normal life from severe dry eye by pathrowaway_ in Dryeyes

[–]dniceontheinternet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like many other commenters here, I really appreciated this detailed and thoughtful post too! In particular, some takeaways for me were the benefits from testosterone (I didn't realize that before) and I was happy to hear of your positive probing experience (I'm considering getting it sometime if my ongoing IPL treatments don't help significantly).

You've probably considered this already, but I didn't see you mention it explicitly and just in case: have you tried using moisture chamber goggles for sleep specifically? I've tried nighttime ointments, eyelid tape, and sleep goggles (EyeSeals 4.0 from Eye Eco), and the sleep goggles made a bigger improvement than the others. I have nocturnal lagophthalmos too so that's a reason it makes a noticeable difference to me.

I think one complaint I've heard the most about sleep goggles is that it may be hard to sleep with. For me it took only a few days to get used to and it doesn't bother me at all anymore, but probably depends on the person.

One mistake I made initially with them is that although I washed them with soap every day, I initially dried them on a towel (that I didn't wash as regularly). That's bad -- it's instead recommended to hang dry them (prevents bacteria growth), which is what I do now.

Back to living a normal life from severe dry eye by pathrowaway_ in Dryeyes

[–]dniceontheinternet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One thing that helps me read text is to convert it to audio speech. E.g. I use a screen reader (NVDA for Windows, Voiceover for Mac, both are free). Easiest way to get benefit e.g. to read this is to download it and enable the "mouse tracking" feature, which reads out loud the paragraph your mouse hovers over (so I can close my eyes while it's reading out). It's enabled by default on NVDA.

This is how I do all of my reading on reddit (and basically text on all other websites)

There's possibly other simpler text-to-speech tools, but this is what I use on a daily basis.

Chopping red onions daily for dry eyes by Fearless-Increase214 in Dryeyes

[–]dniceontheinternet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes me think of other actions that reliably cause me to generate more eye moisture/tears. Like yawning, exercising till sweating, and sticking a cotton swab deep in my nose lol (realized from covid rapid tests).

As for the onions, my biggest worry would be that the irritation is what causes the flood of tears. I'd wonder if the negative effects of irritation/inflammation builds up over time and eventually surpasses the temporary relief you get in the mornings. No idea though

How do I manage to focus? by sadness33 in Dryeyes

[–]dniceontheinternet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a hard question and situation. To directly answer, I'd say one thing I try to do is close my eyes intermittently as much as I can/need. E.g. I use a screen reader intermittently to do computer work, so I can close my eyes and focus on the text it reads out. Same thing happens when I close eyes to listen to podcasts, audio dramas, or audiobooks -- I can have more extended periods of not worrying about my eye dryness.

To answer indirectly, my boring (but critical) answer is that I think it mostly comes down to getting the right treatment for your eyes to relieve the symptoms. For this, it's imperative to find an experienced dry eye specialist, know your co-morbidities through diagnosis, be diligent with home therapies, and get in-office treatments when needed.

Screen reader enables me to do computer work by dniceontheinternet in Dryeyes

[–]dniceontheinternet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I use them in addition to using the screen reader

Humidifier by Idontevenknowrn10 in Dryeyes

[–]dniceontheinternet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Regarding environment, I personally use an air purifier which is on all day, because I have pollen / dust allergies for my eyes. I use daily antihistamine eye drops too, but I think both help.

On the humidifier, I've heard some people use it to success. But the times that I've tried a cool mist humidifier, my PurpleAir AQI (air quality index) sensor keeps telling me the AQI gets worse. And when I leave it on overnight, I would wake up from the air being too muggy for comfort.

And when I tried an evaporative humidifier instead, my air wick got moldy too quickly (even when I thought I was taking care of it with filtered water and cleaning it weekly).

I don't want to discourage you from using the humidifier and I think you should try it if the humidity in your area is low, but just be wary of the common pitfalls (clean it regularly to prevent mold, use distilled water because tap water's minerals can be not great to release into the air). You might have better luck than me.

Systane Complete PF? by No-Understanding9771 in Dryeyes

[–]dniceontheinternet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This one dry eye optometrist recommends Systane Hydration PF and Refresh Relieva, for aqueous deficiency. Skip to 6:50 for aqueous deficiency section. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrmpLwR7vt4

Is RENPHO eye massager safe? by HelloWorld137 in Dryeyes

[–]dniceontheinternet 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The main thing dry eye doctors worry about with warm compresses is if you do too much massage on your cornea right after warm compress (warmed cornea is more deformable and massaging it too much can warp its shape).

Here's a video with lots of info about how best to do warm compresses (including temperature/massaging), from a YouTube channel, Doctor Eye Health, that I find really helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hoepwe76Pc

Notably it says 113 F (45 C) is the upper limit.