Restasis

Walter had an appointment last week with his eye surgeon. The doctor started him on Restasis drops. You've probably seen their commercials in the past with that cute Janine Tuner. Their advertisements would lead you to believe that the drug's usefulness is to solve a dry eye problem and create more tears. The doctor tells us that it doesn't necessarily do that, and that's not the reason he wants Walter to take it. He says Restasis may help to smooth out the surface of Walter's cornea. A smoother, less wrinkly cornea could mean better sight. So our goal with Restasis is to see if it can give Walter a little more sight than he currently has in his right eye.

When Walter looks at the eye chart now he can see the big E at the top. That's it - just the big E. There have been times in the past when he could make out the second line of the chart. It would be great if he can get that back. We'll have to see how it goes. After a few days of use Walter reports that Restasis actually leaves his eye feeling drier instead of producing more tears. He goes back to the doctor in a month.