With the smoke from the fires, higher than normal allergens and working outside a lot more I need something new. I’m looking at a wetting drop but also something like a flush solution.

Visein normally works but sometimes it actually stings a little and doesn’t help. Systane works good but I thought RX only and I’d like something off the shelf and in a larger container.

I do wear contacts occasionally.

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I have had good luck lately with Lumify drops.

I like Refresh eye drops and also Blink for soft contacts when I have my contacts in.

For a true 'flush' you can also rinse your eyes with saline solution for contact lenses.

Systane Ultra, for me the best.

I had my cataract surgery at a large eye clinic here in Central Florida.

They recommended Systane Ultra. Best price I found for it is the three-pack at Costco.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
They recommended Systane Ultra. Best price I found for it is the three-pack at Costco.

I started using this during the Napa fires last year and I like it. I've used Refresh prior and Visine you're not supposed to use over a long period.

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Originally posted by Greymann:
Systane Ultra, for me the best.

+1

For flushing, I use Bausch & Lomb eye wash.

On the go, I use refresh.

If it's allergy irritation, I use systane.

 
I only use Refresh Optive drops. They also make an Optive gel drop, which is good for bedtime, because it makes your eyes a little blurry so no reading after that. But the gel does a good overnight job of staying at work. Lots of dust here in AZ.
 
If you put Refresh Optive side by side with a store brand, such as Walmart's Equate, you can find the same identical ingredients in the store brand, except the preservative may be different. The one bad thing about continued use of bottled drops is the preservative. You can avoid that by using the one-time use little dispensers, which come in multi-packs of 30, 60, or 120. Each dispenser gives you just enough for both eyes only, but they have no preservatives. More expensive, though. Optive does often provide good coupons in all of their products, for decent discounts on future purchases.
 
 

Refresh Optive here too as recommended by my eye doc. I also like Similasan.

Refresh Advanced eye drops are the best that I have found/used.

Thanks!

Blink Eye Drops is what I use occasionally. Used them a good bit after lasik since thats what they gave me. The gel drops work great too, but kinda make things blurry since its stickier (more for use before bed).

Oddly enough, I use eye drops now since I dont wear contacts. When I wore them, smoke, dry air, cutting onions, all things that never bothered me. Now I can't make it through an onion without my eyes burning, and when I open the grill have to turn away for a second.

Another Systane Ultra user. Everything else burns my eyes. I've tried many others.

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Originally posted by smpsmp:
Blink Eye Drops is what I use occasionally. Used them a good bit after lasik since thats what they gave me. The gel drops work great too, but kinda make things blurry since its stickier (more for use before bed).

Blink is what I use, both regular and gel. But, honestly, what usually does it for me is a good rinse under the tap with cool water.

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
But, honestly, what usually does it for me is a good rinse under the tap with cool water.

I use a clean washcloth wetted with cool water, especially when I first get up in the morning.
 

If you have serious allergy issues, Olopatadine (RX) is great.

I had PRK surgery (a predecessor to LASIK) in 1992 (left eye only) and have suffered ever since with daily, extra sensitivity and resultant blurriness in that eye. Olopatadine has been a godsend. I used the weakest version, 0.1 %, once a day, and it's made a huge difference.

It's not cheap at $44/bottle, but well worth the price for me. Note that you can't use it with contact lenses in. Gotta wait several minutes before you put a lens in the eye after applying the eye drop.

Evenings I'll often pop the contacts out for a few minutes and use Systane Balance, if some relief is needed.