I'm new to contacts so I'm still in the process of exploring my options for eye drops (of which there aren't enough and all available are way too expensive, in my humble opinion). It's kind of fun to shop around experiment though, so here's what I've discovered about BioTrueI found the BioTrue drops to be significantly better than the relatively standard Blink drops for me, as in they lasted longer and felt more “substantially refreshing” if that makes sense.I also like that there's actually a preservative-free kind of drop that doesn't come in the wasteful ampules, but I don't know what kinds of extra risks come with that.One thing I noticed in the reviews was that many people really disliked the difficult-to-squeeze dropper. My dad said the same; he has arthritis in his thumbs, so these were a no-go for him. However, despite having weak, shaky hypermobile hands myself, it's really not that bad. In fact, I prefer it to the standard eye drop bottles, because I tend to squeeze a tonnnnn into my eye at a time and the bottle vanishes in a couple days. This is easy to get an actual measured amount of drops out of. So that's awesome.I struggle with dry eyes but never really thought of it until trying contacts. A majority of the people reading this will probably know what I mean! In the interest of helping others out of that bummer, here's some info from my unusually-wonderful optometrist that might help some folks:1. I find that I use eye drops way less during the day if I consistently use oil-based drops (such as Soothe XR or Refresh Mega) in preservative-free ampules at night after taking my contacts out in the morning >15 minutes before inserting them again (without contacts in). It really helps me.From my understanding, it targets the lipid layer that slows tear evaporation, and actually lasts because it helps to restore the natural one over time.2. If you find that your bi-weekly or monthly contacts are getting gritty and difficult to clean with normal multipurpose solution before the time is up, switch to the self-neutralizing hydrogen peroxide solution like ClearCare. It turns into saline over 6hrs so it won't hurt you, but it also bubbles a ton which helps dissolve any gunk on your lenses.All in all, definitely recommend these, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO PRESERVATIVES! Or chemicals in general! You may not know until you realize preservative-free drops like BioTrue just work better for you.
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[5 of 5 Stars!]