Memoir of a Glamor Puss

      I wear soft contact lenses and I have dry eyes.  I constantly have to touch my contacts with my fingers (hello, SwineFlu!) – even though the Dr. claims that my hydrogel lenses are the most advanced and comfortable (and expensive) on the market.  Anyway, I have been using Visine for quite some time now.  Major mistake.  Apparently redness relieving eye drops can have some serious long-term consequences; such as, well, permanently red eyes.  Great.  I would really prefer not to look like a victim of crystal meth in my older age.  So, i switched to Blink.  These eye drops offer “relief with every blink,” basically.  Bottom line: I will continue to use this until i find something better…  I am not completely satisfied!!

Pros:

• Temporarily refreshes eyes.
• Contains electrolytes that are found (naturally) in tears.

Cons:

• Relief doesn’t last very long, and the bottle doesn’t either.
• This eye drop isn’t effective during allergy season.
• Expensive: Approximately $8.00