Restasis For Dry Eyes

If you have itchy burning eyes, your ophthalmologist probably has recommended Restasis For Dry Eyes. Restasis is the brand name for cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion and it not only acts as a lubricant for dry eyes, it also helps you make tears. Restasis helps people with CD, Chronic Dry Eyes, a condition often caused by old age, certain medications, wearing contact lenses or other diseases and requires continuous medical care.

Until the use of cyclosporine to increase tear duct production, only artificial tears were the answer to CDE. Unfortunately, just like many medicines, the more you used them, the more you needed them and they only provided temporary relief.

Restasis works best for people who have decreased tear production because of inflammation. That's because it helps increase the eye's ability to create tears. You only use a drop, two times a day and after using it for a while, you'll notice increased tear production from your eyes. Don't expect miracles overnight, however. It may take as long as six months to see results from Restasis.

Almost every type of medication can have side effects. Restasis and the genetic alternative is no different. The side effects most common for Restasis is blurred vision, itching, feeling like you have something in your eye or even stinging and mild burning. However, people with severe allergic reactions can experience changes in vision, increased itching, stinging or other form of irritation, swelling of the eyes, excess tear production, eye discharge, pain, redness or burning. If this happens, you need to contact your prescribing physician or ophthalmologist.

You also should use it with caution in children or if you're pregnant. Never use more than your doctor recommends, since this is a needs-based drug. You probably won't want to because of its price. While each small vial isn't outrageously expensive, you have to use two of them a day in most cases. The emulsion in the vial is just enough for a single use in each eye. To avoid contamination, you must throw away any unused contents after you administer the vial.

Contamination can be a problem if you touch the tip of the vial or even touch the surface of the eye when administering Restasis. While you shouldn't administer the Restasis when you wear contact lenses, if you have reduced tear production, you shouldn't be wearing contact lenses anyway. However, your doctor may have given you clearance and if he did, don't insert your lenses for at least 15 minutes after you administered the Restasis or its generic brother.

If you don't have a reaction to Restasis or its minor, you'll find that you love how it works. The only thing you won't love about it is the cost. Since you'll use two bottles a day, 365 days a year, that mean you'll go through 730 vials of Restasis, and on leap year, 732. Even if you save as little as $0.30 per vial, you'll rack up a considerable savings by the end of the year. There are several ways to save on this prescription. You can use a rebate coupon offered by the makers of Restasis, but that is just good for one order. You can order online and often save a considerable amount of money. You can also use the generic brand of Restasis, which can bring more savings. Of course, the best method would be to use a coupon online for a generic brand, but that's not always possible. No matter what way you use to save, always compare price per milliliter of product. Since many of the vials come in different sizes, that's the only way to get an accurate comparison if you're buying Restasis For Dry Eyes. 

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