At my last eye exam my ophthalmologist said I have mild dry eye and should use lubricant drops daily. He handed me a handful of different brand samples which I tried within the following week. Optive turned out to be my favorite of all four. The other brands (while effective) made my vision so blurry that I can only use them at bed time. Optive lubricant Drops are soothing and very lubricating. In fact, they clear my vision to crystal clarity. Dry eye conditions can cause sudden blurry vision when least expected. Optive is great and my only wish is that they make it available in individual applicators which is better for sensitive eyes and more sanitary. I'm also taking a nutritional supplement "Thera Tears Omega-3 Dry-Eye Relief Capsules. It contains fish oils, flaxseed oil, and vitamin E and is supposed to relieve the condition from the inside out.

I have very dry and itchy eyes from wearing contacts and always wake up with painful burning in my eyes. I tried Optive right before I go to bed and it relieves dryness and itchiness. It leaves the eyes a little crusty around the eyelashes so I don't wear with my contacts or during the day.

My Therapeutic Optometrist gave me a sample bottle of this medicine last week. I must say it does the trick and my eyes stay lubricated. I just put 1 or 2 drops in each eye before I go on the computer or start reading and I'm fine all day. I would recommend this to anyone with a dry eye problem. It does work.