Hi! I'm Ben, and I've had dry eye since 2017.

I created Dry Eye Healthshare after noticing how enormously valuable the insights and experiences of fellow patients were in helping me navigate my journey. Like many sufferers of dry eye, I spent years getting the runaround from doctors and attempting innumerable treatments, desperate for relief and answers. It amazed me that most of the pivotal moments along the way, where I actually made progress, were due to some kind of information I received from other patients.

I observed, though, that accessing detailed and relevant experiences of other patients was still harder than it needed to be. Existing social networks are not designed for the kind of connection, information-sharing, and accumulation of shared knowledge that patient communities need.

With Dry Eye Healthshare, I envision a platform where:

• Members can easily locate and connect with others who share their specific symptoms, diagnoses, causes, and treatments.
• Content generated by the community is personalized for the user, since we're all different.
• Members can use AI to find relevant summaries and verbatim experiences regarding questions they may have, reducing the need to ask them again or spend ages reading.

With a background in technology, I saw how new advancements could make this vision more achievable. And after hearing others express a similar desire for a new platform, I decided to quit my job and start building Dry Eye Healthshare.

It'll take time and hard work, but I'm motivated by the enormous possible benefits to our community.

I hope you'll join us and lend your feedback by texting, calling, or emailing me.