I'm Elle. I've had dry eye disease since my twenties, and this is where I share what's actually helped: honest, first-hand write-ups of the treatments and products I've really tried, in plain English. Whatever age you are, if your eyes need a bit of help, you're in the right place.
Every article has a 🔊 Listen button, so you can rest your eyes and let me read it to you.
If you're just at the beginning of this and being told you're imagining it, start with my story. The diagnosis journey, the NHS route, going private, and what I wish I'd done sooner.
Read & listen →The one treatment I keep going back to. What it's like, what it costs, and whether it works.
Read & listen →A painless fitting, and the train home when I realised I'd stopped thinking about my eyes.
Read & listen →The prescription drop everyone says stings. The honest truth, and how I got it funded.
Read & listen →Steroids calm dry eye fast, but they sent my eye pressure through the roof. What that means.
Read & listen →First impressions of the brand-new drop that could finally be the one I stick with.
Read & listen →Why your eyes can feel worse first, what it costs, and who this one actually helps.
Read & listen →One eye went perfectly, the other was uncomfortable and unlucky. My experience of the trial at Aston.
Read & listen →Planes are the enemy. My routine: prep, drops, heat, and the shields that changed everything.
Read & listen →The whole honest story of getting diagnosed, going private, and how things slowly got more manageable.
Read my story → My toolkitAll in one place soon, with honest notes, including the things that didn't work. No sponsored placements, just what genuinely helps me.
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