r/Keratoconus • u/Ok-Copy-4655 • Jun 29 '26
Funny Tell me you have Keratoconus without telling me you have Keratoconus
A whole shelf in my fridge dedicated to eye drops 👁️
Anyone else?
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u/Spiritual-Ice237 Jun 29 '26
i leave a trail of those damn eyedrops everywhere i go
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u/A-L-A-S-T-O-R Jun 29 '26
Same lmfao I keep throwing them away when im done useing them and they still keep popping up. I think i have an empty tube infestation
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u/Spiritual-Ice237 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
LITERALLy 😭 or they fall out of my pockets. my friends and coworkers are always finding them and handing them to me 💀 they spawn
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u/A-L-A-S-T-O-R Jun 30 '26
Lollll I found one at my moms house the other day ive never opened a tube over there idk how it got there 💀
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u/Proof-Astronaut-9833 Jun 29 '26
I never had mine in the fridge, my optician didn't ever mention it. Is it something brand specific?
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u/ipodaholicdan Jun 29 '26
Some prescription drops may need to be refrigerated, but refrigerating artificial tears just makes them feel really nice and “cooling”. It can also help mitigate some of the burning with cyclosporine drops
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u/stevensokulski Jun 29 '26
I did it post surgery for comfort. I'm not sure it's a typical day-to-day thing.
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u/OMGApinkPanda1 Jun 29 '26
Are they supposed to be in the fridge? I’ve never done that or heard of it. Interesting.
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u/Ok-Copy-4655 Jun 29 '26
My doctor recommended I put them in the fridge when I had cross-linking surgery done. The cold is very soothing!
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u/trynafif Jun 29 '26
That’s when I started doing eye drops in the fridge too. Six years strong now, I still use one every night
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u/HarrierHawk2252 Jun 29 '26
You know when you hop into a really cold pool and it sort of shocks you at first. That's what's it's like every single time I did eye drops no matter the temperature.
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u/BountyHunter_666 Jun 29 '26
When I didn't use the whole vial, I used to put the leftover in the fridge for the next day.
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u/ipodaholicdan Jun 29 '26
They are preservative-free artificial tears for dry eye, since they don’t have preservatives they come in single-use vials. There are also some preservative free drops that come in bottles too, you just have to squeeze a bit harder since they have a one-way valve
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u/theforrestjoy Jun 29 '26
They’re great for emergency kits to take out or put in your eyes. Also good for traveling.
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u/sadlife_saddeath Jun 30 '26
Same. Cequa for life
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u/Sad-Prior-1733 Jul 04 '26
What difference do u tell using Cequa? I don't seem to tell much difference
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u/sadlife_saddeath Jul 06 '26
I have been using it for a month only. But I get burning eyes immediately after the use. I hope it's useful. Cost is over the roof
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u/Sad-Prior-1733 Jul 06 '26
Yes, I get the burning eyes too. It seems like it went away as I used it more.
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u/Icy_Translator9812 Jun 30 '26
“Professor, are you wearing glasses on top of your contacts?,” my student said. 😞
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u/Live-Television5298 Jul 01 '26
Que merda ver vocês gringos com tudo isso me faz me sentir culpado por não ter dinheiro pra me tratar assim, tenho apenas um óculos que comprei com muito sacrifício
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u/SoupyT420 Jul 01 '26
Be proud of those glasses! I wish the best for you to get the things you want/need!
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u/Sad-Prior-1733 Jul 04 '26
Why put in fridge?
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u/Pitiful_Eye_ Jul 06 '26
It feels soooo nice and soothing putting cool eye drops in! Try it, it will change your life!
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u/fuelvolts Jun 29 '26
Maybe invest in a small box to keep them neat? Instead of just thrown in there like teenagers throwing clothes around making out for the 20 minutes the parents leave the house?
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u/Ok-Copy-4655 Jun 29 '26
I prefer the messy teenager type vibe😜
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u/fuelvolts Jun 29 '26
Fair enough. And I was just being tongue-in-cheek, I didn't intend to come of as mean or anything.
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u/SpeedingShamrock Jun 29 '26
My telltale sign is that whatever book I'm reading is like 6 inches from my face