Dry Eyes? Steam Them with a Pair of Electric Goggles

Dry eyes? Steam them with a pair of electric goggles, says Mary Gold.

There’s only one thing worse than being in pain yourself – and that’s seeing a loved one suffering.

Two years ago my husband Harry developed ‘dry eye’, which might sound trivial but can be very painful and debilitating.

It started with mild discomfort – itching – in both eyes, then deteriorated over six months until Harry could keep his eyes open only until the early afternoon.

We were puzzled, but initially just assumed it was caused by smoke from our log fires. Then Harry saw his GP, who diagnosed dry eye.

This condition occurs when the eyes either don’t produce enough tears, or those they do produce evaporate too quickly. Read more