Ever since my late teens I have suffered intermittent problems with my eyes where they will often become dry and itchy; the condition of which is a symptom of an underlying medical condition. Consequently, I was prescribed specific eye drops and gels, which greatly assisted in alleviating the problem. Thankfully, over the years the problem considerably reduced, so I would use ordinary eye drops that could be purchased in the supermarket or chemist. However, over recent months, my eyes have once again become extremely dry, itchy and sore and it is believed to be related to the fact that I have also been suffering with insomnia, which thankfully, is now improving due to  Read the complete review

Introduction~ The first time I became aware of Viscotears was when my dad started using it several years ago, as he suffers from very dry eyes and had been prescribed it by his doctor. Fast forward to an operation I had about a year ago on my jaw, and this saw me leave hospital with, amongst all my other medication, a small tube of Viscotears.. Why am I mentioning my jaw operation for an eye gel? Well to keep it brief this is why: After having the nerves in the left side of my jaw cut and frozen (long story involving wisdom teeth removal ten years previously), I was told it may affect the muscles on the same side of my face for a while. I was ...  Read the complete review

I wrote in a recent review, how on my last visit to Specsavers for a check up for my new contact lenses, the very efficient optician told me, as she had done on my last visit, that there was some dryness in my eyes. I'm obviously not an optician so I'm not entirely sure of the reasons for this dryness or the effect on my eyes, but like most patients I follow advice, and on this occasion the advice was to go the pharmacy and buy some viscotears liquid gel. Viscotears liquid gel, which are sterile eye drops, cost me just over £4 in Boots for a 10g tube and are a behind the counter medicine. According to the information given, this viscotears product contains ...  Read the complete review

I will start this review by telling you the story of why I needed this product in the first place. A couple of months ago my eye lids began to turn red and itchy and they swelled up until I looked as though I had been in a fight. I initially went to the pharmacist in Boots who suggested that I used something called Simple Eye Ointment which I tried to no avail. I then went to see my GP who looked at my eyes but didn't actually examine them and told me that I had an allergy and, after telling me that it could be one of a thousand things I was allergic to, he gave a fortnight's antihistamines. These had no effect either. I knew it couldn't be an allergy as I ...  Read the complete review

I have been using Viscotears Liquid Gel for approximately a year, I have medication from my doctor which has the effect of giving me really red, sore, dry eyes, especially in the morning when I wake up, so I rely on Viscotears to help soothe my sore eyes. It can also be used as a substitute for people who have dry eyes due to not being able to produce their own tears. Viscotears is different to most eye drops, generally you buy some eye drops for sore eyes at the pharmacy, and if you are like me you will find it very difficult to put the drops in your eyes, then they don't stay on your eyes long enough to lubricate them, usually eye drops end up running down ...  Read the complete review