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I personally would never use colloidal silver for anything and definitely not in my eyes.
Can be toxic and do more harm than good.
Also applying to eyes can lead to permanent blue discoloration of eye and surrounding tissue if not careful.
For dryness, I use Refresh Digital eye drops. (Not sure why they call it Digital) as recommended by my ophthalmologist.
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Agree, with hiker53. I would not use colloidal silver in my eyes. Colloidal silver is for an infection. It does not sound like you have an infection in your eyes.
I have symptoms of Sjogren's, which means lots of dryness. For my eyes I use Refresh or the generic equivalent. During allergy season I use allergy eye drops. Even though it contributes to the dryness, it helps with the scratchy, tired red eyes feeling.
If more is needed, warm compresses to your eyes help. There is also an overnight ointment to help with dryness.
There are probably prescriptions available as well. I have not gone that route yet.
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yes the idea of colloidal silver was probably a last resort on my part as I've tried just about everything at this point.
I'm pretty sure its Borrelia/Bart, very very difficult to deal with
yes, kgg - I also have a good number of Sjogren's symptoms but have never been totally tested for it as its a long drawn out process to get a proper diagnosis
waiting to be called and analysed by another ophthalmologist
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echorox, I have not pursued a Sjogren's diagnosis. I am on a GB group for it. The rheumatologists out there are worse than mainstream medicine for Lyme. Rarely do I read of someone who found a good one, where they don't feel dismissed.
Thankfully, my doc was willing to prescribe hydroxychloroquine for burning mouth syndrome that I developed a few years ago. It keeps it in check.
This is going to sound weird, but have you looked into caster oil? I used to watch a woman who uses it every night. Yes, drops in her eyes. She was a naturopath but I can't remember her name.
There are also people saying that oral omega 3 oil helps with dry eyes. Personally I did not find it so.
I hope that the wait for the another ophthalmologist is not too long and you find it helpful.
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to answer your question, no, I haven't tried cod liver oil but I have tried castor oil
The castor oil did seem to help if only slightly [I applied droplets at night time] for a while but my eyes became very sticky and blurry while using it
I know that using anything outside of over the counter or prescription eye drops or gel can be very experimental and or somewhat risky
with any or these alternative options its the duration of time in which they'd need to be used that would concern me
I may try the cod liver oil though,
the Omega 3 oil did nothing for me either
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Oh man, echorox! I meant castor oil. Please don't try the cod liver oil. I truly am sorry for posting that wrong information. I will edit it for future readers.
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