Borage is easy to grow, but extracting oil from it might get tricky. Would flax seeds work as well, I wonder? They contain a lot of oil that has many of the same properties as fish oil. Same with chia seeds. Or maybe keep a pan of water on the stove to humidify the air so it’s less drying? A quick search showed that there’s a correlation between dry eyes and Vit D deficiency. Another herbal remedy is to soak cotton balls in chamomile tea and place them on the eyelids for a while.
I hope that helps.
I’ve read that Flax seed doesn’t have quite as much of the EPA or DHA, whatever it is, as borage oil, but it’s close. Is it easy to grow and process? I suppose I don’t have to get oil from them - I can just eat them
Thanks for the other dry eye ideas. I do have a humidifier that I keep in the bedroom, and one of those cast-iron water holding things for the woodstove. I never thought about keeping a pan simmering on the stove top though!
I just checked my multivitamin and calcium, supposedly I get plenty of vitamin D.
I had eye surgery a couple years ago and that’s when the dry eyes started. I hear that’s a pretty common side effect. I guess the eyes are traumatized and decide to shut down the glands. i’m hoping they’ll start up back again eventually. In the meantime xiidra works pretty well. It ought to, for what it costs! I’ve only met my deductible once before, and that was when I had the eye surgery. Oh and maybe 27 years ago when I had my son. But now with this eye medication I meet my deductible in just a couple months.