# My achin' dry eye eye eye

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**Created:** [January 7, 2025, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-achin-dry-eye-eye-eye/1012667 "2025-01-07T05:28:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-achin-dry-eye-eye-eye/1012667/1 "2025-01-07T05:28:09Z")

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I was going to put this in mpsims, screw that this is a rant.

Anyway, I went to the eye doctor, and was assured that I do have dry eye as I suspected. At least I don’t feel like I’ve been watching watching too many drug commercials. Anyway, the exam has left my eyes sore, swollen, sensitive, and it’s really hard to see. OK, temporary, hopefully better tomorrow.

The real rant? She prescribed me the first stage of treatment eye drops. Restasis, cool not zydra or Mibo, both being flogged on tv, so new and stupid expensive. Well, when I called the pharmacy, the _co-pay_ for this stuff is 300+ dollars. Yikes! We cannot afford that.

We also can’t afford the steroidal inhaler I should probably be using.

So, fuck American “healthcare,” fuck American drug companies, and fuck my freakin’ eyeballs hurt more than usual, and tha is saying something.

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