Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Ingredients in lubricant eye drops said to cause glaucoma

Question:
I just heard on the news today that there are ingredients in natural tears and lubricant eyedrops that will cause glaucoma if used frequently. Does anyone know the ingredients? And is this true???? I use Murine Tears and now I'm afraid to use it.

Answer:
You should defintely switch to the artificial tears in the vials, such as Tears Naturale Free (which is what I use) or the many others out there. Look for "preservative free" Murine or Visine are both not good for frequent use and are full of preservatives.