Our dry eye blog — can eye drops make dry eyes worse

Eye drops and gels are the mainstream of everyday treatments for dry eyes. They are recommended routinely by most high street opticians, chemists and many eye specialists.

Can using eye drops have a rebound effect?

However, there is also an ongoing debate as to whether overusing eye drops can reduce the natural ability of our eyes to produce effective tears. So could using them worsen dry eye conditions due to increased dependency?

It is important to stress that it is difficult to get an unbiased view of this issue.

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