I believe Restasis is for dry eyes, is it not? How about drinking a big 6 or 8 ounce glass of water instead and see what happens. In the past, whenever I had dry (scratchy) eyes I would drink a big glass of water and my dry eyes would go away. Tap water is inexpensive - no prescription required.
My father had a friend who had a terrible time with dry eyes and he used eye drops. I came to find out that he didn't like to drink water. He told me that he drank a lot of beer in the summer to keep hydrated. When I told him beer was like a diuretic and would dehydrate him, he wouldn't believe me. So, he continued on with his dry eye condition.
I wonder if doctors ask their patients to first try drinking more water. Do they ever ask anything about the person's lifestyle? Or do they just quickly write a prescription when they hear a complaint about dry eyes.
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