Technology is evolving constantly.  And, medicine is evolving at a faster rate than ever before.  Because of this, there are products and practices that we eye doctors used to recommend to our patients, that we now know are not beneficial. 

 

Today, I will reveal five things your eye doctor may have told you to use that are bad for dry eye sufferers.  I'm sorry to say that we just didn't know any better.  But, now that we do, I need you to change some of your habits around.  Let's get to it.

 

 

 

 

Baby Shampoo

 

I always feel bad when a patient tells me that they use baby shampoo to clean their eyes.  I know that an eye doctor told them to do it.  Even as early as five years ago,  I also told my patients to clean their eyelids with baby shampoo.  It is what we believed to be goo...

One of the questions I am asked most often in my clinic is, "What is the best makeup remover to use for dry, or sensitive eyes?"  After I give my list to patients (get your own list here), I follow it with a couple of things I don't recommend. 

 

Then, I often get the same follow-up comment.   It usually goes something like this, “But, I have used product X since I was a teenager.  How can it be bad for my eyes?“  I would like to point out here that these patients are in my clinic complaining of dry eye symptoms. So, maybe they’re brand of makeup remover hasn’t been working out so well for them.

 

The most common "things" my patients are using to remove their make up are Vaseline, cold cream, baby shampoo.  Notice that I said things here, not makeup removers.  None of these are specifi...