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[–] GreatTitEnthusiast@mander.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been using computers heavily for over 2 decades

https://www.trieyecare.com/dry-eye-optometrist/electronic-devices-and-dry-eye/

My eye doctors have impressed on me the importance of eye lid health and hot eye compresses. They say everyone should do it twice a day

I'm not sure if I'd go as far as to reccomend that (plenty of people do fine without it) but my eyes get gunky FAST if I skip hot eye compresses

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So like do you wet a washcloth with hot water and drape it on or is there a different way?

[–] GreatTitEnthusiast@mander.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have an electric hot eye compress

https://www.wizardresearch.com/products/dry-eye-relief-mask-electric

It's over priced for what it is but it's the ones my doctor recommended and I haven't found a better one. I often will put a damp paper towel on it for moistness

The doctors office itself uses a microwaveable version. The important thing is to use it for at least 7 minutes

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11341798/

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you for the info!