{"id":163965,"date":"2026-03-30T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watchman.news\/2026\/03\/dmso-the-forgotten-remedy-revolutionizing-eye-healing\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T05:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T05:58:20","slug":"dmso-the-forgotten-remedy-revolutionizing-eye-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchman.news\/nl\/2026\/03\/dmso-the-forgotten-remedy-revolutionizing-eye-healing\/","title":{"rendered":"DMSO \u2014 The Forgotten Remedy Revolutionizing Eye Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"best-of-articles\">\n<div class=\"card-ba\">\n<div class=\"inner-ba\">\n<div class=\"left-ba\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"medical-heart-icon-ba\" src=\"https:\/\/media.mercola.com\/assets\/images\/mercola\/bestarticles-icon.png\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading-ba\">A New Series of Health Insights Is on the\u00a0Way<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"right-ba\">\n<div class=\"tag-ba\">IMPORTANT<\/div>\n<div class=\"copy-ba\">\n<p class=\"heading-ba\">A New Series of Health Insights Is on the\u00a0Way<\/p>\n<p class=\"description-ba\">\n                        Our team has been working behind the scenes to prepare new research and practical health<br \/>\n                        strategies for our readers. While we finish preparing what\u2019s coming next, we invite you to<br \/>\n                        explore one of the most-read articles from our library below. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercola.com\/personalized-newsletter\" target=\"_blank\">See exactly what&#8217;s changing \u2192<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is a simple compound with a remarkable blend of therapeutic properties that allows it to treat a wide range of conditions including:<\/p>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Numerous neurological disorders (e.g., strokes, dementia, paralysis, neuropathies, Down syndrome, and circulatory disorders (e.g., Raynaud\u2019s, varicose veins, hemorrhoids)) \u2014 are discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-could-save-millions-from-brain\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Tissue injuries, such as sprains, concussions, burns, surgical incisions, and spinal cord injuries \u2014 are discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-is-a-miraculous-therapy-for\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Chronic pain (e.g., from a bad disc, bursitis, arthritis, or complex regional pain syndrome) \u2014 are discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-is-a-miraculous-therapy-for\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Autoimmune, protein, and contractile disorders, such as scleroderma, amyloidosis, and interstitial cystitis \u2014 are discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/how-dmso-treats-incurable-autoimmune\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Head conditions, such as tinnitus, dental problems, and sinusitis \u2014 are discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/how-dmso-cures-eye-ear-nose-throat\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Internal organ diseases (e.g., prostate enlargement, pancreatitis, and cirrhosis) \u2014 are discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/how-dmso-protects-and-heals-the-internal\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Respiratory disorders, including asthma, COPD, and pulmonary fibrosis \u2014 are discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-heals-the-lungs-and-cures-chronic-35a\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Many different gastrointestinal disorders, such as bowel inflammation, cirrhosis, and pancreatitis \u2014 are discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/how-dmso-heals-the-gut-and-cures\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Skin conditions (e.g., hair loss, varicose veins, acne, ulcers, skin cancer, or psoriasis) \u2014 are discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-revolutionizes-skin-care-and\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Infections, such as onychomycosis, herpes, and shingles, are remarkably treatable when combined with an antimicrobial agent \u2014 are discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-transforms-the-treatment-of\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Many aspects of cancer (e.g., eliminating cancers, enhancing chemotherapy, and reducing the toxicity of mainstream cancer treatments) \u2014 are discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/hundreds-of-studies-show-dmso-transforms\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Because of how effective DMSO was for a wide range of \u201cincurable\u201d conditions, when it was discovered in the 1960s, it rapidly took America by storm and became the most demanded drug in the country \u2014 at which point the FDA did everything they could to suppress it (e.g., see <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MidwesternDoc\/status\/1977493730056888710\/video\/1\" target=\"_blank\">this 1980 segment 60 minutes did on DMSO<\/a>). Regretfully, this was successful, and decades later, DMSO\u2019s remarkable properties, which could have reshaped medicine, were largely forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>However, due to the new political climate we entered \u2014 widespread loss of trust in medical authorities and the mass media for their handling of COVID-19 (which allowed the alternative media to rise to prominence) \u2014 an unprecedented window was created for unorthodox therapies to gain prominence. As such, over the last year, my attempts to promote the vast body of evidence behind DMSO went viral, and there is now a similar interest in DMSO to what was seen in the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, I have now received over 5,000 reports from readers<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">1<\/span><\/sup> who\u2019ve benefitted from DMSO (which I compiled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/the-remarkable-history-and-safety\/comments\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>), most of which match the effects typically attributed to DMSO (rapid healing from an injury and\/or elimination of debilitating pain). However, I also come across some that are quite extraordinary, such as this 75 year old man who regained sight in his eye after being blind since birth after using DMSO to eliminate a chronic sinus infection.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This 75 year old who&#8217;d been blind since birth suddenly regained his sight after using DMSO to cure sinusitis. <\/p>\n<p>DMSO has been repeatedly shown to heal eye issues medicine still can&#8217;t solve like blindness and macular degeneration along with eliminating floaters and cataracts by\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8jyF48INX3\">pic.twitter.com\/8jyF48INX3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 A Midwestern Doctor (@MidwesternDoc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MidwesternDoc\/status\/1982222326339916094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"center-align\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MidwesternDoc\/status\/1982222326339916094\" target=\"_blank\">Video Link<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> The journalist who filmed this interview previously filmed her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-heals-the-lungs-and-cures-chronic-35a\" target=\"_blank\">neighbor with terminal COPD recovering with nebulized DMSO<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Murray\u2019s story (and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-heals-the-eyes-and-transforms\" target=\"_blank\">hundreds more I\u2019ve received from readers<\/a>) illustrates one of the least appreciated facets of DMSO \u2014 it is exceptionally well suited to treating a wide range of eye conditions \u2014 many of which are considered incurable within conventional medicine.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> The German DMSO community (including DMSO utilizing ophthalmologists) has reported very similar results to those shared with me by readers when using DMSO to treat the eyes.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-rwd\">\n<figure class=\"op-interactive aspect-ratio\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>DMSO and the Eyes<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cOphthalmologist Norbert J. Becquet, M.D. reported in May 1980 that he had great success using DMSO in treating cataracts and other eye problems. \u2018I\u2019ve treated two hundred patients in the last year for macular degeneration, macular edema, and traumatic uveitis.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> DMSO has been repeatedly shown to enhance the penetration of drugs into the eyes,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">2<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">3<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">4<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">5<\/span><\/sup> potentiate certain ocular medications (e.g., anesthetic eye drops<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">6<\/span><\/sup> or 5-IDU to treat shingles)<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">7<\/span><\/sup> and authors have proposed using these combinations to enhance the efficacy of ophthalmologic medications and bypass the need to inject them into the eyes.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">8<\/span><\/sup> Likewise, doctors like Norbert Becquet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-heals-the-eyes-and-transforms\" target=\"_blank\">used topical DMSO nutraceutical combinations<\/a> to treat otherwise \u201cincurable\u201d eye conditions.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">9<\/span><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n<p>DMSO\u2019s uses for the eyes originally emerged after participants in early clinical trials noted that their vision frequently improved when an unrelated issue was being treated (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-heals-the-eyes-and-transforms\" target=\"_blank\">due to DMSO\u2019s tendency to concentrate within the eyes<\/a>). Likewise, readers here have frequently reported that vision significantly improves after DMSO is applied to another part of the body \u2014 particularly the neck (which is likely due to its blood supply being closer to the eyes).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> Due to the intense scrutiny DMSO was subjected to, its safety within the eyes was extensively studied \u2014 after which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/the-remarkable-history-and-safety\" target=\"_blank\">no one detected eye toxicity<\/a>. For example, a JAMA publication attested to DMSO\u2019s eye safety,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">10<\/span><\/sup> and in a study where DMSO was applied to the eyes of 108 patients<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">11<\/span><\/sup> \u2014 including those with numerous pre-existing eye diseases \u2014 no side effects occurred besides a concentration dependent temporary irritation of the eyes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I will now review how DMSO makes it suited to treat a wide range of disorders on the surface of the eyes.<\/p>\n<h2>Peripheral Eye Issues<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cMy mother (100 yrs old) fell three weeks ago.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">12<\/span><\/sup> When she fell, she broke her nose and fractured a couple of orbital bones \u2014 one around each eye \u2014 which resulted in terrible black bruising due to her blood thinner medication. She spent 6 days in the hospital and my sister and I visited her everyday. After applying daily DMSO, the bruises rapidly changed color, and in three days they began to fade and then completely disappeared.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Due to DMSO\u2019s ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-is-a-miraculous-therapy-for\" target=\"_blank\">rapidly heal injuries<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-is-a-miraculous-therapy-for\" target=\"_blank\">relax muscles<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-revolutionizes-skin-care-and\" target=\"_blank\">reduce skin inflammation<\/a>, it is well-suited for treating a wide range of issues around the eyes. Studies in turn have shown:<\/p>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>DMSO combined with iodine safely treated inflammatory eye conditions<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">13<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">14<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">15<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">16<\/span><\/sup> (e.g., in 17 patients with blepharitis and blepharoconjunctivitis all had a partial or complete response to it<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">17<\/span><\/sup>).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>In children with eyelid styes, DMSO reduced swelling and pain.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">18<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>DMSO treated inflammatory diseases of the eyelids.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">19<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cI have a really complicated eye history [including] having blepharitis many times that left my eyelids inflamed for a very long time.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">20<\/span><\/sup> I\u2019ve now had inflammation on my eyelids for over a year. It\u2019s almost gone in [after] about a week of DMSO.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Likewise, many readers have reported DMSO treats issues around the eyes (e.g., for bags and wrinkles,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">21<\/span><\/sup> blepharitis,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">22<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">23<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">24<\/span><\/sup> psoriasis,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">25<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">26<\/span><\/sup> styes,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">27<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">28<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">29<\/span><\/sup> burns,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">30<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">31<\/span><\/sup> milia,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">32<\/span><\/sup> cellulitis,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">33<\/span><\/sup> skin tags, and pedicules,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">34<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">35<\/span><\/sup>).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cAfter reading your articles I tried DMSO on a huge eye stye my husband has, a recurring issue that no doctor had been able to fix.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">36<\/span><\/sup> In less than 24 hours it went from the size of a large pea to near gone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cI have used DMSO even on the lower lids of my eyes, at 25%, with astonishing success in treating a chemical\/heat burn [hot tar while fighting a fire] that troubled me for about ten years, AND IT RESOLVED ABRUPTLY.\u201d<\/em><sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">37<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Finally, DMSO\u2019s ability to relax muscles likely accounts for many of its therapeutic properties (e.g., chronically tight muscles distort focusing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-heals-the-eyes-and-transforms\" target=\"_blank\">many readers have reported they no longer needed to wear eye glasses after using DMSO<\/a>). Likewise:<\/p>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>One reader reported being able to treat superior oblique myokymia, a rare \u201cuntreatable\u201d eye condition where that muscle will spontaneously twitch, distorting vision, fatigue the eyes, and making it impossible to drive.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">38<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>James Miller M.D. has reported successfully curing chronic eye twitches with DMSO.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">39<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Using DMSO in conjunction with eye exercises has been reported to dramatically improve their efficacy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Corneal and Conjunctival Disorders<\/h2>\n<p>DMSO\u2019s therapeutic properties and its tendency to concentrate within the cornea make it well-suited to healing issues at the surface of the eyes, particularly since DMSO, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-is-a-miraculous-therapy-for\" target=\"_blank\">being an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor<\/a>, also stimulates parasympathetic activity (which increases tear secretion) and reduces duct inflammation or obstruction (also increasing tear secretion).<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, many readers have reported remarkable results for eye dryness<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">40<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">41<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">42<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">43<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">44<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">45<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">46<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">47<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">48<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">49<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">50<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">51<\/span><\/sup> (including severe cases from Parkinson\u2019s,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">52<\/span><\/sup> severe mast cell activation disorder which had eroded the surface of the cornea,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">53<\/span><\/sup> or previous chemotherapy<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">54<\/span><\/sup>).These include:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cI have suffered from severe dry eye for years.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">55<\/span><\/sup> (I\u2019ve had to have Meibomian Gland Probing done twice for my condition, in addition to numerous other treatments). I am having a [very] positive experience using daily DMSO eye drops, I find I need much less commercial eye drops and I am very hopeful about the continued benefit of the DMSO drops.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cIt takes care of my chronic dry eyes for 6 to 8 hrs.\u201d<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">56<\/span><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cI no longer have dry eye syndrome in that eye.\u201d<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">57<\/span><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019ve been using DMSO in my eyes for more than a year now. Slowly increasing the strength.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">58<\/span><\/sup> Even at [low doses] it\u2019s life changing! No more dry eyes or eye infections. Better vision. For anyone who is hesitant, start slowly and \u2018see\u2019 \ud83e\udd23 the amazing results.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Likewise, many readers have also reported less blurriness,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">59<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">60<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">61<\/span><\/sup> reduced eye strain<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">62<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">63<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">64<\/span><\/sup> (particularly from screens), and the eyes feeling refreshed.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">65<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">66<\/span><\/sup> I have also seen numerous reports of DMSO healing debilitating corneal injuries like this readers:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cFor decades, I experienced mysterious, intermittent left eye pain [which] contributed to regular severe sleep disruption.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">67<\/span><\/sup> After seeing 12 doctors, they finally discovered I had corneal injury from a piece of glass getting stuck in there for a few days in 1974, but had nothing to offer me. After starting DMSO because of your article, the pain finally went away and I could sleep. Tests this week also showed the eye\u2019s tear production recovered. Thank you AMD!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> I have also received reports of DMSO rapidly treating conjunctivitis,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">68<\/span><\/sup> a conjunctival cyst,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">69<\/span><\/sup> and a pterygium<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">70<\/span><\/sup> (which incidentally resulted from applying DMSO to the neck).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>DMSO\u2019s unique properties (e.g., its ability to remove edema and pathologic protein deposits) can also address a few challenging corneal issues for which there are currently no viable therapeutic options. For example:<\/p>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy is a rare genetic eye disorder where amyloids build up just beneath the corneal epithelium (progressively clouding it, and impairing vision) that is difficult to treat (requiring corneal transplantation once it progresses \u2014 which can then be followed by recurrences). Extensive research shows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/how-dmso-treats-incurable-autoimmune\" target=\"_blank\">DMSO eliminates amyloids<\/a>, and in one case report,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">71<\/span><\/sup> DMSO was found to eliminate the amyloid which had accumulated after a corneal transplant.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>One of the early DMSO studies repeatedly found DMSO treated corneal edema.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">72<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Likewise, three readers shared they used it for Fuchs&#8217; dystrophy (an incurable eye disorder where the cornea swells with fluid, causing gradual vision loss). Of them, one reported it significantly reduced corneal edema and improved their vision, one reported the same (but did not have a formal diagnosis), while a third reported they\u2019d begun trying it, but weren\u2019t yet sure if it was helping.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">73<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">74<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-heals-the-eyes-and-transforms\" target=\"_blank\">One reader reported<\/a> DMSO rapidly cleared a corneal deposit in her 15-year-old Boston terrier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"center-img\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.mercola.com\/ImageServer\/public\/2025\/November\/boston-terrier-cleared-corneal-deposit.jpg\" alt=\"boston terrier cleared corneal deposit\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Finally, in both the reports I received and those I\u2019ve seen throughout the DMSO community, users frequently report that DMSO \u201ccleans their eyes out\u201d and makes vision much sharper and clearer. This likely comes from DMSO removing insoluble protein aggregates (from the cornea, lens, or vitreous) or its reviving retinal function \u2014 something DMSO is uniquely suited to do in a noninvasive manner.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> DMSO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-could-save-millions-from-brain\" target=\"_blank\">has a unique ability to refold and eliminate misfolded proteins<\/a> (e.g., amyloids), including opaque ones that accumulate within the eyes. In turn, one of the most common things readers report is DMSO treating floaters (and in almost all cases, the treatment being successful), followed by cataracts \u2014 which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-heals-the-eyes-and-transforms\" target=\"_blank\">likely accounts for many of the instances where DMSO appears to clean the eyes out<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Additionally, one reader noted this clearing of the eyes could be externally observed with (as the sickly look hadn\u2019t returned), suggesting DMSO can increase the eye\u2019s ability to absorb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/why-light-is-an-essential-nutrient\" target=\"_blank\">the critical spectrums in natural light<\/a> (particularly since other studies have shown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-mixtures-transform-natural-medicine\" target=\"_blank\">DMSO increases the skin\u2019s ability to transmit light<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Inflammatory and Infectious Conditions<\/h2>\n<p>DMSO\u2019s potent anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties make it well suited for treating a variety of conditions throughout the eye and often to do so in a safer and more potent manner than existing treatments (e.g., in one clinical trial, 30% DMSO was found to have therapeutic anti-inflammatory effects on the eye similar to 0.01% dexamethasone<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">75<\/span><\/sup>).<\/p>\n<p>In turn, numerous studies show DMSO eliminates challenging inflammation and infection on the surface of the eye. For example, DMSO has repeatedly been shown to be an effective treatment for chronic superficial keratitis (CSK), which over time, can reduce eye inflammation without any adverse effects to the corneal epithelium<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">76<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">77<\/span><\/sup> and in many cases, to be a superior CSK treatment to steroids.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">78<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">79<\/span><\/sup> For example:<\/p>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>In dogs with CSK, 50% DMSO combined with dexamethasone or prednisolone was found to be a much more effective treatment than either alone (e.g., it effectively reduced corneal inflammation and improved corneal transparency).<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">80<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">81<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">82<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">83<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">84<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<div class=\"center-img\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.mercola.com\/ImageServer\/public\/2025\/November\/chronic-superficial-keratitis-with-dexamethasone-or-prednisolone.jpg\" alt=\"chronic superficial keratitis with dexamethasone or prednisolone\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>In dogs, DMSO has also been shown to safely treat CSK in combination with cyclosporine.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">85<\/span><\/sup> Significant benefit has also been seen from combining DMSO with both dexamethasone and cyclophosphamide (e.g., a 77.9% to 90.7% reduction in neovascularization, a 45% to 51% reduction in corneal surface inflammation, 72.9% of corneas had a reduction in pigmentation, 74.3% had an increase of transparency, and 95.4% had a repigmentation of the nictitating membrane).<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">86<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<div class=\"center-img\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.mercola.com\/ImageServer\/public\/2025\/November\/chronic-superficial-keratitis-with-cyclosporine.jpg\" alt=\"chronic superficial keratitis with cyclosporine\">\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> Another dog CSK study found DMSO and tacrolimus halved inflammatory infiltration and neovascularization of the cornea,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">87<\/span><\/sup> while another found similar results with picrolimus and DMSO.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">88<\/span><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Likewise, DMSO and penicillin treated calves infectious keratoconjunctivitis.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">89<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<div class=\"center-img\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.mercola.com\/ImageServer\/public\/2025\/November\/calves-infectious-keratoconjunctivitis.jpg\" alt=\"calves infectious keratoconjunctivitis\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Topical DMSO and itraconazole was able to resolve chronic (fungal) keratomycosis in 80% of treated horses.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">90<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<div class=\"center-img\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.mercola.com\/ImageServer\/public\/2025\/November\/chronic-fungal-keratomycosis.jpg\" alt=\"chronic fungal keratomycosis\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>Likewise, a horse with fungal ulcerative keratitis fully recovered with DMSO and fluconazole.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">91<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">92<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> DMSO has been extensively shown to treat ocular inflammation (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-heals-the-eyes-and-transforms\" target=\"_blank\">uveitis, iritis, and episcleritis)<\/a> and associated complications (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-heals-the-eyes-and-transforms\" target=\"_blank\">synechia<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Eye Injuries and Trauma<\/h2>\n<p>DMSO has been repeatedly shown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-could-save-millions-from-brain\" target=\"_blank\">to protect tissue throughout the body from a variety of injuries<\/a>, and does the same for the eyes:<\/p>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>In rabbits, 3 days, 20% DMSO was found to significantly reduce the corneal opacification and ulcerations that followed alkali burns.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">93<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>In multiple studies, DMSO was found to be an effective treatment for corneal acid burns from hydrofluoric acid<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">94<\/span>,<span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">95<\/span><\/sup> (and also for hydrofluoric acid burns on other parts of the body).<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">96<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>In another study,<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">97<\/span><\/sup> DMSO was combined with monomycin to treat corneal burns.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">98<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Likewise, many readers have reported that DMSO has healed a variety of eye injuries:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cI was kicked in my eye by our puppy, 50 lbs and strong, did serious damage and was legally blind seeing double, no progress healing for a month.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">99<\/span><\/sup> So I found a DMSO recipe and my vision was restored. I\u2019m no expert, it worked for me and quick. I had 80% healing in days, a good part of that in 24 hours. Month previous, as stated, I was not improving at all.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cMany years ago my mother-in-law burst a blood vessel in her eye.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">100<\/span><\/sup> After trying allopathic approaches with the MD, we made her [eye] drops containing DMSO. In mere days, the eye returned to normal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Likewise, a month ago, a friend injured their eye by cliff jumping from quite a height and not shielding their eye when they hit the water (resulting in the eye being filled with blood). Once my friend decided to use DMSO, we saw the eye rapidly heal and the blood within it leave \u2026 after which they repeated the same jump, again did not correctly shield their eye, and then healed the eye again with DMSO.<\/p>\n<p>I have also received numerous remarkable reports of pets with injured eyes that would normally be removed instead have a complete recovery like these:<\/p>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>This cat had its eye scratched, after which the vet said the necrotic eye needed to be urgently removed.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">101<\/span><\/sup> While they raised money for the operation, they tried flushing the eye with DMSO and colloidal silver roughly every hour (which Gerald the cat loved), the eye rapidly improved, and a few days after the initial visit, the vet cancelled the operation and after six weeks the eye was healed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"center-img\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.mercola.com\/ImageServer\/public\/2025\/November\/cat-eye-scratched.jpg\" alt=\"cat eye scratched\">\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022 <\/span>This dog had got an eye ulcer from a scratch, and the vet wanted to remove the (blind) eye.<sup><span data-hash=\"#ednref1\">102<\/span><\/sup> After a month it fully healed and sight returned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"center-img\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.mercola.com\/ImageServer\/public\/2025\/November\/dog-eye-ulcer.jpg\" alt=\"dog eye ulcer\">\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> I have received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-heals-the-eyes-and-transforms\" target=\"_blank\">additional reports of injured pet eyes recovering<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-heals-the-eyes-and-transforms\" target=\"_blank\">reports of human eyes<\/a> that top doctors said would need to be removed instead of recovering with DMSO.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>DMSO\u2019s ability to heal the surface of the eye also allows it to heal conditions deeper within the eyes. In turn, it has been truly extraordinary for me to see how much data there is supporting it treating nearsightedness, floaters, cataracts, glaucoma, uveitis, macular degeneration, and other causes of blindness like retinitis pigmentosa \u2014 as for many of these conditions, I was trained to believe there was nothing you could ever do to cure them.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, due to our extraordinary political climate, more and more are awakening to the Forgotten Sides of Medicine and realizing they can take direct charge of their health rather than depend on a costly, often counterproductive medical system. It has been an incredible privilege to see just how many readers have been able to restore their eyes with DMSO, and we are deeply grateful that we at last can change the unhealthy medical paradigm we\u2019ve been trapped within.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author\u2019s Note:<\/strong> This is an abridged version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-heals-the-eyes-and-transforms\" target=\"_blank\">a longer article<\/a> that discusses the evidence presented here in more detail along with how DMSO can be used with natural therapies to treat a variety of other complex eye disorders (e.g., macular degeneration, floaters, cataracts, or needing to wear glasses). That article, along with additional links and references, can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/p\/dmso-heals-the-eyes-and-transforms\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>A Note from Dr. Mercola About the Author<\/h2>\n<p>A Midwestern Doctor (AMD) is a board-certified physician from the Midwest and a longtime reader of Mercola.com. I appreciate AMD\u2019s exceptional insight on a wide range of topics and am grateful to share it. I also respect AMD\u2019s desire to remain anonymous since AMD is still on the front lines treating patients. To find more of AMD\u2019s work, be sure to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.midwesterndoctor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Forgotten Side of Medicine<\/a> on Substack.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;!&#8211;<\/p>\n<h2>Test Your Knowledge with Today&#8217;s Quiz!<\/h2>\n<p>Take today\u2019s quiz to see how much you\u2019ve learned from <a href=\"https:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2025\/11\/13\/vitamins-k-and-a-brain-health.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">yesterday\u2019s Mercola.com article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"quiz-panel\">\n<div class=\"quiz-item\">\n<p class=\"title\"><span>Why are scientists studying vitamins K and A as potential tools for brain health?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"options\">\n<li class=\"option-item correct\"><span>Rising neurological diseases show poor response to standard drug treatments<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"explanation\"><\/p>\n<p>Neurological disease rates are rising, and vitamins K and A show promise for improving neuron growth and reducing dementia risk. <a href=\"https:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2025\/11\/13\/vitamins-k-and-a-brain-health.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"option-item\"><span>Vitamin supplements will greatly support medication in all dementia patients<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"option-item\"><span>Both nutrients help reduce aging by repairing brain cells at the DNA level<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"option-item\"><span>Research confirmed that vitamins K and A reverse all existing memory loss<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> &#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New Series of Health Insights Is on the\u00a0Way<\/p>\n<p>IMPORTANT<\/p>\n<p>A New Series of Health Insights Is on the\u00a0Way<\/p>\n<p>            Our team has been working behind the scenes to prepare new research and practical health<br \/>\n            strategies for our readers. While we finish preparing what\u2019s coming next, we invite you to<br \/>\n            explore one of the most-read articles from our library below. See exactly what&#8217;s changing \u2192<\/p>\n<p>Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is a simple compound with a remarkable blend of therapeutic properties that allows it to treat a wide range of conditions including:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Numerous neurological disorders (e.g., strokes, dementia, paralysis, neuropathies, Down syndrome, and circulatory disorders (e.g., Raynaud\u2019s, varicose veins, hemorrhoids)) \u2014 are discussed here.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Tissue injuries, such as sprains, concussions, burns, surgical incisions, and spinal cord injuries \u2014 are discussed here.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Chronic pain (e.g., from a bad disc, bursitis, arthritis, or complex regional pain syndrome) \u2014 are discussed here.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Autoimmune, protein, and contractile disorders, such as scleroderma, amyloidosis, and interstitial cystitis \u2014 are discussed here.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Head conditions, such as tinnitus, dental problems, and sinusitis \u2014 are discussed here.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Internal organ diseases (e.g., prostate enlargement, pancreatitis, and cirrhosis) \u2014 are discussed here.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Respiratory disorders, including asthma, COPD, and pulmonary fibrosis \u2014 are discussed here.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Many different gastrointestinal disorders, such as bowel inflammation, cirrhosis, and pancreatitis \u2014 are discussed here.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Skin conditions (e.g., hair loss, varicose veins, acne, ulcers, skin cancer, or psoriasis) \u2014 are discussed here.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Infections, such as onychomycosis, herpes, and shingles, are remarkably treatable when combined with an antimicrobial agent \u2014 are discussed here.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Many aspects of cancer (e.g., eliminating cancers, enhancing chemotherapy, and reducing the toxicity of mainstream cancer treatments) \u2014 are discussed here.<\/p>\n<p>Because of how effective DMSO was for a wide range of \u201cincurable\u201d conditions, when it was discovered in the 1960s, it rapidly took America by storm and became the most demanded drug in the country \u2014 at which point the FDA did everything they could to suppress it (e.g., see this 1980 segment 60 minutes did on DMSO). Regretfully, this was successful, and decades later, DMSO\u2019s remarkable properties, which could have reshaped medicine, were largely forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>However, due to the new political climate we entered \u2014 widespread loss of trust in medical authorities and the mass media for their handling of COVID-19 (which allowed the alternative media to rise to prominence) \u2014 an unprecedented window was created for unorthodox therapies to gain prominence. As such, over the last year, my attempts to promote the vast body of evidence behind DMSO went viral, and there is now a similar interest in DMSO to what was seen in the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, I have now received over 5,000 reports from readers1 who\u2019ve benefitted from DMSO (which I compiled here), most of which match the effects typically attributed to DMSO (rapid healing from an injury and\/or elimination of debilitating pain). However, I also come across some that are quite extraordinary, such as this 75 year old man who regained sight in his eye after being blind since birth after using DMSO to eliminate a chronic sinus infection.<\/p>\n<p>This 75 year old who&#8217;d been blind since birth suddenly regained his sight after using DMSO to cure sinusitis. DMSO has been repeatedly shown to heal eye issues medicine still can&#8217;t solve like blindness and macular degeneration along with eliminating floaters and cataracts by\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/8jyF48INX3\u2014 A Midwestern Doctor (@MidwesternDoc) October 25, 2025<br \/>\nVideo Link<\/p>\n<p>Note: The journalist who filmed this interview previously filmed her neighbor with terminal COPD recovering with nebulized DMSO.<\/p>\n<p>Murray\u2019s story (and hundreds more I\u2019ve received from readers) illustrates one of the least appreciated facets of DMSO \u2014 it is exceptionally well suited to treating a wide range of eye conditions \u2014 many of which are considered incurable within conventional medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Note: The German DMSO community (including DMSO utilizing ophthalmologists) has reported very similar results to those shared with me by readers when using DMSO to treat the eyes.<\/p>\n<p>DMSO and the Eyes<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOphthalmologist Norbert J. Becquet, M.D. reported in May 1980 that he had great success using DMSO in treating cataracts and other eye problems. \u2018I\u2019ve treated two hundred patients in the last year for macular degeneration, macular edema, and traumatic uveitis.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Note: DMSO has been repeatedly shown to enhance the penetration of drugs into the eyes,2,3,4,5 potentiate certain ocular medications (e.g., anesthetic eye drops6 or 5-IDU to treat shingles)7 and authors have proposed using these combinations to enhance the efficacy of ophthalmologic medications and bypass the need to inject them into the eyes.8 Likewise, doctors like Norbert Becquet used topical DMSO nutraceutical combinations to treat otherwise \u201cincurable\u201d eye conditions.9<\/p>\n<p>DMSO\u2019s uses for the eyes originally emerged after participants in early clinical trials noted that their vision frequently improved when an unrelated issue was being treated (due to DMSO\u2019s tendency to concentrate within the eyes). Likewise, readers here have frequently reported that vision significantly improves after DMSO is applied to another part of the body \u2014 particularly the neck (which is likely due to its blood supply being closer to the eyes).<\/p>\n<p>Note: Due to the intense scrutiny DMSO was subjected to, its safety within the eyes was extensively studied \u2014 after which no one detected eye toxicity. For example, a JAMA publication attested to DMSO\u2019s eye safety,10 and in a study where DMSO was applied to the eyes of 108 patients11 \u2014 including those with numerous pre-existing eye diseases \u2014 no side effects occurred besides a concentration dependent temporary irritation of the eyes.<\/p>\n<p>I will now review how DMSO makes it suited to treat a wide range of disorders on the surface of the eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Peripheral Eye Issues<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mother (100 yrs old) fell three weeks ago.12 When she fell, she broke her nose and fractured a couple of orbital bones \u2014 one around each eye \u2014 which resulted in terrible black bruising due to her blood thinner medication. She spent 6 days in the hospital and my sister and I visited her everyday. After applying daily DMSO, the bruises rapidly changed color, and in three days they began to fade and then completely disappeared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Due to DMSO\u2019s ability to rapidly heal injuries, relax muscles, and reduce skin inflammation, it is well-suited for treating a wide range of issues around the eyes. Studies in turn have shown:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 DMSO combined with iodine safely treated inflammatory eye conditions13,14,15,16 (e.g., in 17 patients with blepharitis and blepharoconjunctivitis all had a partial or complete response to it17).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In children with eyelid styes, DMSO reduced swelling and pain.18<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 DMSO treated inflammatory diseases of the eyelids.19<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a really complicated eye history [including] having blepharitis many times that left my eyelids inflamed for a very long time.20 I\u2019ve now had inflammation on my eyelids for over a year. It\u2019s almost gone in [after] about a week of DMSO.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, many readers have reported DMSO treats issues around the eyes (e.g., for bags and wrinkles,21 blepharitis,22,23,24 psoriasis,25,26 styes,27,28,29 burns,30,31 milia,32 cellulitis,33 skin tags, and pedicules,34,35).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter reading your articles I tried DMSO on a huge eye stye my husband has, a recurring issue that no doctor had been able to fix.36 In less than 24 hours it went from the size of a large pea to near gone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have used DMSO even on the lower lids of my eyes, at 25%, with astonishing success in treating a chemical\/heat burn [hot tar while fighting a fire] that troubled me for about ten years, AND IT RESOLVED ABRUPTLY.\u201d37<\/p>\n<p>Finally, DMSO\u2019s ability to relax muscles likely accounts for many of its therapeutic properties (e.g., chronically tight muscles distort focusing and many readers have reported they no longer needed to wear eye glasses after using DMSO). Likewise:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 One reader reported being able to treat superior oblique myokymia, a rare \u201cuntreatable\u201d eye condition where that muscle will spontaneously twitch, distorting vision, fatigue the eyes, and making it impossible to drive.38<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 James Miller M.D. has reported successfully curing chronic eye twitches with DMSO.39<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Using DMSO in conjunction with eye exercises has been reported to dramatically improve their efficacy.<\/p>\n<p>Corneal and Conjunctival Disorders<\/p>\n<p>DMSO\u2019s therapeutic properties and its tendency to concentrate within the cornea make it well-suited to healing issues at the surface of the eyes, particularly since DMSO, being an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor, also stimulates parasympathetic activity (which increases tear secretion) and reduces duct inflammation or obstruction (also increasing tear secretion).<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, many readers have reported remarkable results for eye dryness40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51 (including severe cases from Parkinson\u2019s,52 severe mast cell activation disorder which had eroded the surface of the cornea,53 or previous chemotherapy54).These include:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have suffered from severe dry eye for years.55 (I\u2019ve had to have Meibomian Gland Probing done twice for my condition, in addition to numerous other treatments). I am having a [very] positive experience using daily DMSO eye drops, I find I need much less commercial eye drops and I am very hopeful about the continued benefit of the DMSO drops.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes care of my chronic dry eyes for 6 to 8 hrs.\u201d56<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI no longer have dry eye syndrome in that eye.\u201d57<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been using DMSO in my eyes for more than a year now. Slowly increasing the strength.58 Even at [low doses] it\u2019s life changing! No more dry eyes or eye infections. Better vision. For anyone who is hesitant, start slowly and \u2018see\u2019 \ud83e\udd23 the amazing results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, many readers have also reported less blurriness,59,60,61 reduced eye strain62,63,64 (particularly from screens), and the eyes feeling refreshed.65,66 I have also seen numerous reports of DMSO healing debilitating corneal injuries like this readers:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor decades, I experienced mysterious, intermittent left eye pain [which] contributed to regular severe sleep disruption.67 After seeing 12 doctors, they finally discovered I had corneal injury from a piece of glass getting stuck in there for a few days in 1974, but had nothing to offer me. After starting DMSO because of your article, the pain finally went away and I could sleep. Tests this week also showed the eye\u2019s tear production recovered. Thank you AMD!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Note: I have also received reports of DMSO rapidly treating conjunctivitis,68 a conjunctival cyst,69 and a pterygium70 (which incidentally resulted from applying DMSO to the neck).<\/p>\n<p>DMSO\u2019s unique properties (e.g., its ability to remove edema and pathologic protein deposits) can also address a few challenging corneal issues for which there are currently no viable therapeutic options. For example:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy is a rare genetic eye disorder where amyloids build up just beneath the corneal epithelium (progressively clouding it, and impairing vision) that is difficult to treat (requiring corneal transplantation once it progresses \u2014 which can then be followed by recurrences). Extensive research shows DMSO eliminates amyloids, and in one case report,71 DMSO was found to eliminate the amyloid which had accumulated after a corneal transplant.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 One of the early DMSO studies repeatedly found DMSO treated corneal edema.72<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Likewise, three readers shared they used it for Fuchs&#8217; dystrophy (an incurable eye disorder where the cornea swells with fluid, causing gradual vision loss). Of them, one reported it significantly reduced corneal edema and improved their vision, one reported the same (but did not have a formal diagnosis), while a third reported they\u2019d begun trying it, but weren\u2019t yet sure if it was helping.73,74<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 One reader reported DMSO rapidly cleared a corneal deposit in her 15-year-old Boston terrier.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in both the reports I received and those I\u2019ve seen throughout the DMSO community, users frequently report that DMSO \u201ccleans their eyes out\u201d and makes vision much sharper and clearer. This likely comes from DMSO removing insoluble protein aggregates (from the cornea, lens, or vitreous) or its reviving retinal function \u2014 something DMSO is uniquely suited to do in a noninvasive manner.<\/p>\n<p>Note: DMSO has a unique ability to refold and eliminate misfolded proteins (e.g., amyloids), including opaque ones that accumulate within the eyes. In turn, one of the most common things readers report is DMSO treating floaters (and in almost all cases, the treatment being successful), followed by cataracts \u2014 which likely accounts for many of the instances where DMSO appears to clean the eyes out.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, one reader noted this clearing of the eyes could be externally observed with (as the sickly look hadn\u2019t returned), suggesting DMSO can increase the eye\u2019s ability to absorb the critical spectrums in natural light (particularly since other studies have shown DMSO increases the skin\u2019s ability to transmit light).<\/p>\n<p>Inflammatory and Infectious Conditions<\/p>\n<p>DMSO\u2019s potent anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties make it well suited for treating a variety of conditions throughout the eye and often to do so in a safer and more potent manner than existing treatments (e.g., in one clinical trial, 30% DMSO was found to have therapeutic anti-inflammatory effects on the eye similar to 0.01% dexamethasone75).<\/p>\n<p>In turn, numerous studies show DMSO eliminates challenging inflammation and infection on the surface of the eye. For example, DMSO has repeatedly been shown to be an effective treatment for chronic superficial keratitis (CSK), which over time, can reduce eye inflammation without any adverse effects to the corneal epithelium76,77 and in many cases, to be a superior CSK treatment to steroids.78,79 For example:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In dogs with CSK, 50% DMSO combined with dexamethasone or prednisolone was found to be a much more effective treatment than either alone (e.g., it effectively reduced corneal inflammation and improved corneal transparency).80,81,82,83,84<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In dogs, DMSO has also been shown to safely treat CSK in combination with cyclosporine.85 Significant benefit has also been seen from combining DMSO with both dexamethasone and cyclophosphamide (e.g., a 77.9% to 90.7% reduction in neovascularization, a 45% to 51% reduction in corneal surface inflammation, 72.9% of corneas had a reduction in pigmentation, 74.3% had an increase of transparency, and 95.4% had a repigmentation of the nictitating membrane).86<\/p>\n<p>Note: Another dog CSK study found DMSO and tacrolimus halved inflammatory infiltration and neovascularization of the cornea,87 while another found similar results with picrolimus and DMSO.88<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, DMSO and penicillin treated calves infectious keratoconjunctivitis.89<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Topical DMSO and itraconazole was able to resolve chronic (fungal) keratomycosis in 80% of treated horses.90<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Likewise, a horse with fungal ulcerative keratitis fully recovered with DMSO and fluconazole.91,92<\/p>\n<p>Note: DMSO has been extensively shown to treat ocular inflammation (e.g., uveitis, iritis, and episcleritis) and associated complications (e.g., synechia).<\/p>\n<p>Eye Injuries and Trauma<\/p>\n<p>DMSO has been repeatedly shown to protect tissue throughout the body from a variety of injuries, and does the same for the eyes:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In rabbits, 3 days, 20% DMSO was found to significantly reduce the corneal opacification and ulcerations that followed alkali burns.93<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In multiple studies, DMSO was found to be an effective treatment for corneal acid burns from hydrofluoric acid94,95 (and also for hydrofluoric acid burns on other parts of the body).96<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In another study,97 DMSO was combined with monomycin to treat corneal burns.98<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, many readers have reported that DMSO has healed a variety of eye injuries:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was kicked in my eye by our puppy, 50 lbs and strong, did serious damage and was legally blind seeing double, no progress healing for a month.99 So I found a DMSO recipe and my vision was restored. I\u2019m no expert, it worked for me and quick. I had 80% healing in days, a good part of that in 24 hours. Month previous, as stated, I was not improving at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany years ago my mother-in-law burst a blood vessel in her eye.100 After trying allopathic approaches with the MD, we made her [eye] drops containing DMSO. In mere days, the eye returned to normal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, a month ago, a friend injured their eye by cliff jumping from quite a height and not shielding their eye when they hit the water (resulting in the eye being filled with blood). Once my friend decided to use DMSO, we saw the eye rapidly heal and the blood within it leave \u2026 after which they repeated the same jump, again did not correctly shield their eye, and then healed the eye again with DMSO.<\/p>\n<p>I have also received numerous remarkable reports of pets with injured eyes that would normally be removed instead have a complete recovery like these:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 This cat had its eye scratched, after which the vet said the necrotic eye needed to be urgently removed.101 While they raised money for the operation, they tried flushing the eye with DMSO and colloidal silver roughly every hour (which Gerald the cat loved), the eye rapidly improved, and a few days after the initial visit, the vet cancelled the operation and after six weeks the eye was healed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 This dog had got an eye ulcer from a scratch, and the vet wanted to remove the (blind) eye.102 After a month it fully healed and sight returned.<\/p>\n<p>Note: I have received additional reports of injured pet eyes recovering and reports of human eyes that top doctors said would need to be removed instead of recovering with DMSO.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>DMSO\u2019s ability to heal the surface of the eye also allows it to heal conditions deeper within the eyes. In turn, it has been truly extraordinary for me to see how much data there is supporting it treating nearsightedness, floaters, cataracts, glaucoma, uveitis, macular degeneration, and other causes of blindness like retinitis pigmentosa \u2014 as for many of these conditions, I was trained to believe there was nothing you could ever do to cure them.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, due to our extraordinary political climate, more and more are awakening to the Forgotten Sides of Medicine and realizing they can take direct charge of their health rather than depend on a costly, often counterproductive medical system. It has been an incredible privilege to see just how many readers have been able to restore their eyes with DMSO, and we are deeply grateful that we at last can change the unhealthy medical paradigm we\u2019ve been trapped within.<\/p>\n<p>Author\u2019s Note: This is an abridged version of a longer article that discusses the evidence presented here in more detail along with how DMSO can be used with natural therapies to treat a variety of other complex eye disorders (e.g., macular degeneration, floaters, cataracts, or needing to wear glasses). That article, along with additional links and references, can be read here.<\/p>\n<p>A Note from Dr. Mercola About the Author<\/p>\n<p>A Midwestern Doctor (AMD) is a board-certified physician from the Midwest and a longtime reader of Mercola.com. I appreciate AMD\u2019s exceptional insight on a wide range of topics and am grateful to share it. 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See exactly what&#039;s changing \u2192         Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is a simple compound with a remarkable blend of therapeutic properties that allows it to treat a wide range of conditions including:   \u2022 Numerous neurological disorders (e.g., strokes, dementia, paralysis, neuropathies, Down syndrome, and circulatory disorders (e.g., Raynaud\u2019s, varicose veins, hemorrhoids)) \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Tissue injuries, such as sprains, concussions, burns, surgical incisions, and spinal cord injuries \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Chronic pain (e.g., from a bad disc, bursitis, arthritis, or complex regional pain syndrome) \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Autoimmune, protein, and contractile disorders, such as scleroderma, amyloidosis, and interstitial cystitis \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Head conditions, such as tinnitus, dental problems, and sinusitis \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Internal organ diseases (e.g., prostate enlargement, pancreatitis, and cirrhosis) \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Respiratory disorders, including asthma, COPD, and pulmonary fibrosis \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Many different gastrointestinal disorders, such as bowel inflammation, cirrhosis, and pancreatitis \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Skin conditions (e.g., hair loss, varicose veins, acne, ulcers, skin cancer, or psoriasis) \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Infections, such as onychomycosis, herpes, and shingles, are remarkably treatable when combined with an antimicrobial agent \u2014 are discussed here.   \u2022 Many aspects of cancer (e.g., eliminating cancers, enhancing chemotherapy, and reducing the toxicity of mainstream cancer treatments) \u2014 are discussed here.   Because of how effective DMSO was for a wide range of \u201cincurable\u201d conditions, when it was discovered in the 1960s, it rapidly took America by storm and became the most demanded drug in the country \u2014 at which point the FDA did everything they could to suppress it (e.g., see this 1980 segment 60 minutes did on DMSO). Regretfully, this was successful, and decades later, DMSO\u2019s remarkable properties, which could have reshaped medicine, were largely forgotten.  However, due to the new political climate we entered \u2014 widespread loss of trust in medical authorities and the mass media for their handling of COVID-19 (which allowed the alternative media to rise to prominence) \u2014 an unprecedented window was created for unorthodox therapies to gain prominence. As such, over the last year, my attempts to promote the vast body of evidence behind DMSO went viral, and there is now a similar interest in DMSO to what was seen in the 1960s.  Because of this, I have now received over 5,000 reports from readers1 who\u2019ve benefitted from DMSO (which I compiled here), most of which match the effects typically attributed to DMSO (rapid healing from an injury and\/or elimination of debilitating pain). However, I also come across some that are quite extraordinary, such as this 75 year old man who regained sight in his eye after being blind since birth after using DMSO to eliminate a chronic sinus infection.   This 75 year old who&#039;d been blind since birth suddenly regained his sight after using DMSO to cure sinusitis. DMSO has been repeatedly shown to heal eye issues medicine still can&#039;t solve like blindness and macular degeneration along with eliminating floaters and cataracts by\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/8jyF48INX3\u2014 A Midwestern Doctor (@MidwesternDoc) October 25, 2025  Video Link  Note: The journalist who filmed this interview previously filmed her neighbor with terminal COPD recovering with nebulized DMSO.  Murray\u2019s story (and hundreds more I\u2019ve received from readers) illustrates one of the least appreciated facets of DMSO \u2014 it is exceptionally well suited to treating a wide range of eye conditions \u2014 many of which are considered incurable within conventional medicine.  Note: The German DMSO community (including DMSO utilizing ophthalmologists) has reported very similar results to those shared with me by readers when using DMSO to treat the eyes.           DMSO and the Eyes  \u201cOphthalmologist Norbert J. Becquet, M.D. reported in May 1980 that he had great success using DMSO in treating cataracts and other eye problems. \u2018I\u2019ve treated two hundred patients in the last year for macular degeneration, macular edema, and traumatic uveitis.\u2019\u201d  Note: DMSO has been repeatedly shown to enhance the penetration of drugs into the eyes,2,3,4,5 potentiate certain ocular medications (e.g., anesthetic eye drops6 or 5-IDU to treat shingles)7 and authors have proposed using these combinations to enhance the efficacy of ophthalmologic medications and bypass the need to inject them into the eyes.8 Likewise, doctors like Norbert Becquet used topical DMSO nutraceutical combinations to treat otherwise \u201cincurable\u201d eye conditions.9  DMSO\u2019s uses for the eyes originally emerged after participants in early clinical trials noted that their vision frequently improved when an unrelated issue was being treated (due to DMSO\u2019s tendency to concentrate within the eyes). Likewise, readers here have frequently reported that vision significantly improves after DMSO is applied to another part of the body \u2014 particularly the neck (which is likely due to its blood supply being closer to the eyes).  Note: Due to the intense scrutiny DMSO was subjected to, its safety within the eyes was extensively studied \u2014 after which no one detected eye toxicity. For example, a JAMA publication attested to DMSO\u2019s eye safety,10 and in a study where DMSO was applied to the eyes of 108 patients11 \u2014 including those with numerous pre-existing eye diseases \u2014 no side effects occurred besides a concentration dependent temporary irritation of the eyes.  I will now review how DMSO makes it suited to treat a wide range of disorders on the surface of the eyes.   Peripheral Eye Issues  \u201cMy mother (100 yrs old) fell three weeks ago.12 When she fell, she broke her nose and fractured a couple of orbital bones \u2014 one around each eye \u2014 which resulted in terrible black bruising due to her blood thinner medication. She spent 6 days in the hospital and my sister and I visited her everyday. After applying daily DMSO, the bruises rapidly changed color, and in three days they began to fade and then completely disappeared.\u201d  Due to DMSO\u2019s ability to rapidly heal injuries, relax muscles, and reduce skin inflammation, it is well-suited for treating a wide range of issues around the eyes. Studies in turn have shown:   \u2022 DMSO combined with iodine safely treated inflammatory eye conditions13,14,15,16 (e.g., in 17 patients with blepharitis and blepharoconjunctivitis all had a partial or complete response to it17).  \u2022 In children with eyelid styes, DMSO reduced swelling and pain.18  \u2022 DMSO treated inflammatory diseases of the eyelids.19   \u201cI have a really complicated eye history [including] having blepharitis many times that left my eyelids inflamed for a very long time.20 I\u2019ve now had inflammation on my eyelids for over a year. It\u2019s almost gone in [after] about a week of DMSO.\u201d  Likewise, many readers have reported DMSO treats issues around the eyes (e.g., for bags and wrinkles,21 blepharitis,22,23,24 psoriasis,25,26 styes,27,28,29 burns,30,31 milia,32 cellulitis,33 skin tags, and pedicules,34,35).  \u201cAfter reading your articles I tried DMSO on a huge eye stye my husband has, a recurring issue that no doctor had been able to fix.36 In less than 24 hours it went from the size of a large pea to near gone.\u201d  \u201cI have used DMSO even on the lower lids of my eyes, at 25%, with astonishing success in treating a chemical\/heat burn [hot tar while fighting a fire] that troubled me for about ten years, AND IT RESOLVED ABRUPTLY.\u201d37  Finally, DMSO\u2019s ability to relax muscles likely accounts for many of its therapeutic properties (e.g., chronically tight muscles distort focusing and many readers have reported they no longer needed to wear eye glasses after using DMSO). Likewise:   \u2022 One reader reported being able to treat superior oblique myokymia, a rare \u201cuntreatable\u201d eye condition where that muscle will spontaneously twitch, distorting vision, fatigue the eyes, and making it impossible to drive.38  \u2022 James Miller M.D. has reported successfully curing chronic eye twitches with DMSO.39  \u2022 Using DMSO in conjunction with eye exercises has been reported to dramatically improve their efficacy.    Corneal and Conjunctival Disorders  DMSO\u2019s therapeutic properties and its tendency to concentrate within the cornea make it well-suited to healing issues at the surface of the eyes, particularly since DMSO, being an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor, also stimulates parasympathetic activity (which increases tear secretion) and reduces duct inflammation or obstruction (also increasing tear secretion).  Because of this, many readers have reported remarkable results for eye dryness40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51 (including severe cases from Parkinson\u2019s,52 severe mast cell activation disorder which had eroded the surface of the cornea,53 or previous chemotherapy54).These include:  \u201cI have suffered from severe dry eye for years.55 (I\u2019ve had to have Meibomian Gland Probing done twice for my condition, in addition to numerous other treatments). I am having a [very] positive experience using daily DMSO eye drops, I find I need much less commercial eye drops and I am very hopeful about the continued benefit of the DMSO drops.\u201d  \u201cIt takes care of my chronic dry eyes for 6 to 8 hrs.\u201d56  \u201cI no longer have dry eye syndrome in that eye.\u201d57  \u201cI\u2019ve been using DMSO in my eyes for more than a year now. Slowly increasing the strength.58 Even at [low doses] it\u2019s life changing! No more dry eyes or eye infections. Better vision. For anyone who is hesitant, start slowly and \u2018see\u2019 \ud83e\udd23 the amazing results.\u201d  Likewise, many readers have also reported less blurriness,59,60,61 reduced eye strain62,63,64 (particularly from screens), and the eyes feeling refreshed.65,66 I have also seen numerous reports of DMSO healing debilitating corneal injuries like this readers:  \u201cFor decades, I experienced mysterious, intermittent left eye pain [which] contributed to regular severe sleep disruption.67 After seeing 12 doctors, they finally discovered I had corneal injury from a piece of glass getting stuck in there for a few days in 1974, but had nothing to offer me. After starting DMSO because of your article, the pain finally went away and I could sleep. Tests this week also showed the eye\u2019s tear production recovered. Thank you AMD!\u201d  Note: I have also received reports of DMSO rapidly treating conjunctivitis,68 a conjunctival cyst,69 and a pterygium70 (which incidentally resulted from applying DMSO to the neck).  DMSO\u2019s unique properties (e.g., its ability to remove edema and pathologic protein deposits) can also address a few challenging corneal issues for which there are currently no viable therapeutic options. For example:   \u2022 Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy is a rare genetic eye disorder where amyloids build up just beneath the corneal epithelium (progressively clouding it, and impairing vision) that is difficult to treat (requiring corneal transplantation once it progresses \u2014 which can then be followed by recurrences). Extensive research shows DMSO eliminates amyloids, and in one case report,71 DMSO was found to eliminate the amyloid which had accumulated after a corneal transplant.  \u2022 One of the early DMSO studies repeatedly found DMSO treated corneal edema.72  \u2022 Likewise, three readers shared they used it for Fuchs&#039; dystrophy (an incurable eye disorder where the cornea swells with fluid, causing gradual vision loss). Of them, one reported it significantly reduced corneal edema and improved their vision, one reported the same (but did not have a formal diagnosis), while a third reported they\u2019d begun trying it, but weren\u2019t yet sure if it was helping.73,74  \u2022 One reader reported DMSO rapidly cleared a corneal deposit in her 15-year-old Boston terrier.        Finally, in both the reports I received and those I\u2019ve seen throughout the DMSO community, users frequently report that DMSO \u201ccleans their eyes out\u201d and makes vision much sharper and clearer. This likely comes from DMSO removing insoluble protein aggregates (from the cornea, lens, or vitreous) or its reviving retinal function \u2014 something DMSO is uniquely suited to do in a noninvasive manner.  Note: DMSO has a unique ability to refold and eliminate misfolded proteins (e.g., amyloids), including opaque ones that accumulate within the eyes. In turn, one of the most common things readers report is DMSO treating floaters (and in almost all cases, the treatment being successful), followed by cataracts \u2014 which likely accounts for many of the instances where DMSO appears to clean the eyes out.  Additionally, one reader noted this clearing of the eyes could be externally observed with (as the sickly look hadn\u2019t returned), suggesting DMSO can increase the eye\u2019s ability to absorb the critical spectrums in natural light (particularly since other studies have shown DMSO increases the skin\u2019s ability to transmit light).   Inflammatory and Infectious Conditions  DMSO\u2019s potent anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties make it well suited for treating a variety of conditions throughout the eye and often to do so in a safer and more potent manner than existing treatments (e.g., in one clinical trial, 30% DMSO was found to have therapeutic anti-inflammatory effects on the eye similar to 0.01% dexamethasone75).  In turn, numerous studies show DMSO eliminates challenging inflammation and infection on the surface of the eye. For example, DMSO has repeatedly been shown to be an effective treatment for chronic superficial keratitis (CSK), which over time, can reduce eye inflammation without any adverse effects to the corneal epithelium76,77 and in many cases, to be a superior CSK treatment to steroids.78,79 For example:   \u2022 In dogs with CSK, 50% DMSO combined with dexamethasone or prednisolone was found to be a much more effective treatment than either alone (e.g., it effectively reduced corneal inflammation and improved corneal transparency).80,81,82,83,84      \u2022 In dogs, DMSO has also been shown to safely treat CSK in combination with cyclosporine.85 Significant benefit has also been seen from combining DMSO with both dexamethasone and cyclophosphamide (e.g., a 77.9% to 90.7% reduction in neovascularization, a 45% to 51% reduction in corneal surface inflammation, 72.9% of corneas had a reduction in pigmentation, 74.3% had an increase of transparency, and 95.4% had a repigmentation of the nictitating membrane).86      Note: Another dog CSK study found DMSO and tacrolimus halved inflammatory infiltration and neovascularization of the cornea,87 while another found similar results with picrolimus and DMSO.88  Likewise, DMSO and penicillin treated calves infectious keratoconjunctivitis.89      \u2022 Topical DMSO and itraconazole was able to resolve chronic (fungal) keratomycosis in 80% of treated horses.90      \u2022 Likewise, a horse with fungal ulcerative keratitis fully recovered with DMSO and fluconazole.91,92  Note: DMSO has been extensively shown to treat ocular inflammation (e.g., uveitis, iritis, and episcleritis) and associated complications (e.g., synechia).    Eye Injuries and Trauma  DMSO has been repeatedly shown to protect tissue throughout the body from a variety of injuries, and does the same for the eyes:   \u2022 In rabbits, 3 days, 20% DMSO was found to significantly reduce the corneal opacification and ulcerations that followed alkali burns.93  \u2022 In multiple studies, DMSO was found to be an effective treatment for corneal acid burns from hydrofluoric acid94,95 (and also for hydrofluoric acid burns on other parts of the body).96  \u2022 In another study,97 DMSO was combined with monomycin to treat corneal burns.98   Likewise, many readers have reported that DMSO has healed a variety of eye injuries:  \u201cI was kicked in my eye by our puppy, 50 lbs and strong, did serious damage and was legally blind seeing double, no progress healing for a month.99 So I found a DMSO recipe and my vision was restored. I\u2019m no expert, it worked for me and quick. I had 80% healing in days, a good part of that in 24 hours. Month previous, as stated, I was not improving at all.\u201d  \u201cMany years ago my mother-in-law burst a blood vessel in her eye.100 After trying allopathic approaches with the MD, we made her [eye] drops containing DMSO. In mere days, the eye returned to normal.\u201d  Likewise, a month ago, a friend injured their eye by cliff jumping from quite a height and not shielding their eye when they hit the water (resulting in the eye being filled with blood). Once my friend decided to use DMSO, we saw the eye rapidly heal and the blood within it leave \u2026 after which they repeated the same jump, again did not correctly shield their eye, and then healed the eye again with DMSO.  I have also received numerous remarkable reports of pets with injured eyes that would normally be removed instead have a complete recovery like these:   \u2022 This cat had its eye scratched, after which the vet said the necrotic eye needed to be urgently removed.101 While they raised money for the operation, they tried flushing the eye with DMSO and colloidal silver roughly every hour (which Gerald the cat loved), the eye rapidly improved, and a few days after the initial visit, the vet cancelled the operation and after six weeks the eye was healed.      \u2022 This dog had got an eye ulcer from a scratch, and the vet wanted to remove the (blind) eye.102 After a month it fully healed and sight returned.      Note: I have received additional reports of injured pet eyes recovering and reports of human eyes that top doctors said would need to be removed instead of recovering with DMSO.    Conclusion  DMSO\u2019s ability to heal the surface of the eye also allows it to heal conditions deeper within the eyes. In turn, it has been truly extraordinary for me to see how much data there is supporting it treating nearsightedness, floaters, cataracts, glaucoma, uveitis, macular degeneration, and other causes of blindness like retinitis pigmentosa \u2014 as for many of these conditions, I was trained to believe there was nothing you could ever do to cure them.  Fortunately, due to our extraordinary political climate, more and more are awakening to the Forgotten Sides of Medicine and realizing they can take direct charge of their health rather than depend on a costly, often counterproductive medical system. It has been an incredible privilege to see just how many readers have been able to restore their eyes with DMSO, and we are deeply grateful that we at last can change the unhealthy medical paradigm we\u2019ve been trapped within.  Author\u2019s Note: This is an abridged version of a longer article that discusses the evidence presented here in more detail along with how DMSO can be used with natural therapies to treat a variety of other complex eye disorders (e.g., macular degeneration, floaters, cataracts, or needing to wear glasses). That article, along with additional links and references, can be read here.   A Note from Dr. Mercola About the Author  A Midwestern Doctor (AMD) is a board-certified physician from the Midwest and a longtime reader of Mercola.com. I appreciate AMD\u2019s exceptional insight on a wide range of topics and am grateful to share it. I also respect AMD\u2019s desire to remain anonymous since AMD is still on the front lines treating patients. 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See exactly what's changing \u2192         Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is a simple compound with a remarkable blend of therapeutic properties that allows it to treat a wide range of conditions including:   \u2022 Numerous neurological disorders (e.g., strokes, dementia, paralysis, neuropathies, Down syndrome, and circulatory disorders (e.g., Raynaud\u2019s, varicose veins, hemorrhoids)) \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Tissue injuries, such as sprains, concussions, burns, surgical incisions, and spinal cord injuries \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Chronic pain (e.g., from a bad disc, bursitis, arthritis, or complex regional pain syndrome) \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Autoimmune, protein, and contractile disorders, such as scleroderma, amyloidosis, and interstitial cystitis \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Head conditions, such as tinnitus, dental problems, and sinusitis \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Internal organ diseases (e.g., prostate enlargement, pancreatitis, and cirrhosis) \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Respiratory disorders, including asthma, COPD, and pulmonary fibrosis \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Many different gastrointestinal disorders, such as bowel inflammation, cirrhosis, and pancreatitis \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Skin conditions (e.g., hair loss, varicose veins, acne, ulcers, skin cancer, or psoriasis) \u2014 are discussed here.  \u2022 Infections, such as onychomycosis, herpes, and shingles, are remarkably treatable when combined with an antimicrobial agent \u2014 are discussed here.   \u2022 Many aspects of cancer (e.g., eliminating cancers, enhancing chemotherapy, and reducing the toxicity of mainstream cancer treatments) \u2014 are discussed here.   Because of how effective DMSO was for a wide range of \u201cincurable\u201d conditions, when it was discovered in the 1960s, it rapidly took America by storm and became the most demanded drug in the country \u2014 at which point the FDA did everything they could to suppress it (e.g., see this 1980 segment 60 minutes did on DMSO). Regretfully, this was successful, and decades later, DMSO\u2019s remarkable properties, which could have reshaped medicine, were largely forgotten.  However, due to the new political climate we entered \u2014 widespread loss of trust in medical authorities and the mass media for their handling of COVID-19 (which allowed the alternative media to rise to prominence) \u2014 an unprecedented window was created for unorthodox therapies to gain prominence. As such, over the last year, my attempts to promote the vast body of evidence behind DMSO went viral, and there is now a similar interest in DMSO to what was seen in the 1960s.  Because of this, I have now received over 5,000 reports from readers1 who\u2019ve benefitted from DMSO (which I compiled here), most of which match the effects typically attributed to DMSO (rapid healing from an injury and\/or elimination of debilitating pain). However, I also come across some that are quite extraordinary, such as this 75 year old man who regained sight in his eye after being blind since birth after using DMSO to eliminate a chronic sinus infection.   This 75 year old who'd been blind since birth suddenly regained his sight after using DMSO to cure sinusitis. DMSO has been repeatedly shown to heal eye issues medicine still can't solve like blindness and macular degeneration along with eliminating floaters and cataracts by\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/8jyF48INX3\u2014 A Midwestern Doctor (@MidwesternDoc) October 25, 2025  Video Link  Note: The journalist who filmed this interview previously filmed her neighbor with terminal COPD recovering with nebulized DMSO.  Murray\u2019s story (and hundreds more I\u2019ve received from readers) illustrates one of the least appreciated facets of DMSO \u2014 it is exceptionally well suited to treating a wide range of eye conditions \u2014 many of which are considered incurable within conventional medicine.  Note: The German DMSO community (including DMSO utilizing ophthalmologists) has reported very similar results to those shared with me by readers when using DMSO to treat the eyes.           DMSO and the Eyes  \u201cOphthalmologist Norbert J. Becquet, M.D. reported in May 1980 that he had great success using DMSO in treating cataracts and other eye problems. \u2018I\u2019ve treated two hundred patients in the last year for macular degeneration, macular edema, and traumatic uveitis.\u2019\u201d  Note: DMSO has been repeatedly shown to enhance the penetration of drugs into the eyes,2,3,4,5 potentiate certain ocular medications (e.g., anesthetic eye drops6 or 5-IDU to treat shingles)7 and authors have proposed using these combinations to enhance the efficacy of ophthalmologic medications and bypass the need to inject them into the eyes.8 Likewise, doctors like Norbert Becquet used topical DMSO nutraceutical combinations to treat otherwise \u201cincurable\u201d eye conditions.9  DMSO\u2019s uses for the eyes originally emerged after participants in early clinical trials noted that their vision frequently improved when an unrelated issue was being treated (due to DMSO\u2019s tendency to concentrate within the eyes). Likewise, readers here have frequently reported that vision significantly improves after DMSO is applied to another part of the body \u2014 particularly the neck (which is likely due to its blood supply being closer to the eyes).  Note: Due to the intense scrutiny DMSO was subjected to, its safety within the eyes was extensively studied \u2014 after which no one detected eye toxicity. For example, a JAMA publication attested to DMSO\u2019s eye safety,10 and in a study where DMSO was applied to the eyes of 108 patients11 \u2014 including those with numerous pre-existing eye diseases \u2014 no side effects occurred besides a concentration dependent temporary irritation of the eyes.  I will now review how DMSO makes it suited to treat a wide range of disorders on the surface of the eyes.   Peripheral Eye Issues  \u201cMy mother (100 yrs old) fell three weeks ago.12 When she fell, she broke her nose and fractured a couple of orbital bones \u2014 one around each eye \u2014 which resulted in terrible black bruising due to her blood thinner medication. She spent 6 days in the hospital and my sister and I visited her everyday. After applying daily DMSO, the bruises rapidly changed color, and in three days they began to fade and then completely disappeared.\u201d  Due to DMSO\u2019s ability to rapidly heal injuries, relax muscles, and reduce skin inflammation, it is well-suited for treating a wide range of issues around the eyes. Studies in turn have shown:   \u2022 DMSO combined with iodine safely treated inflammatory eye conditions13,14,15,16 (e.g., in 17 patients with blepharitis and blepharoconjunctivitis all had a partial or complete response to it17).  \u2022 In children with eyelid styes, DMSO reduced swelling and pain.18  \u2022 DMSO treated inflammatory diseases of the eyelids.19   \u201cI have a really complicated eye history [including] having blepharitis many times that left my eyelids inflamed for a very long time.20 I\u2019ve now had inflammation on my eyelids for over a year. It\u2019s almost gone in [after] about a week of DMSO.\u201d  Likewise, many readers have reported DMSO treats issues around the eyes (e.g., for bags and wrinkles,21 blepharitis,22,23,24 psoriasis,25,26 styes,27,28,29 burns,30,31 milia,32 cellulitis,33 skin tags, and pedicules,34,35).  \u201cAfter reading your articles I tried DMSO on a huge eye stye my husband has, a recurring issue that no doctor had been able to fix.36 In less than 24 hours it went from the size of a large pea to near gone.\u201d  \u201cI have used DMSO even on the lower lids of my eyes, at 25%, with astonishing success in treating a chemical\/heat burn [hot tar while fighting a fire] that troubled me for about ten years, AND IT RESOLVED ABRUPTLY.\u201d37  Finally, DMSO\u2019s ability to relax muscles likely accounts for many of its therapeutic properties (e.g., chronically tight muscles distort focusing and many readers have reported they no longer needed to wear eye glasses after using DMSO). Likewise:   \u2022 One reader reported being able to treat superior oblique myokymia, a rare \u201cuntreatable\u201d eye condition where that muscle will spontaneously twitch, distorting vision, fatigue the eyes, and making it impossible to drive.38  \u2022 James Miller M.D. has reported successfully curing chronic eye twitches with DMSO.39  \u2022 Using DMSO in conjunction with eye exercises has been reported to dramatically improve their efficacy.    Corneal and Conjunctival Disorders  DMSO\u2019s therapeutic properties and its tendency to concentrate within the cornea make it well-suited to healing issues at the surface of the eyes, particularly since DMSO, being an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor, also stimulates parasympathetic activity (which increases tear secretion) and reduces duct inflammation or obstruction (also increasing tear secretion).  Because of this, many readers have reported remarkable results for eye dryness40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51 (including severe cases from Parkinson\u2019s,52 severe mast cell activation disorder which had eroded the surface of the cornea,53 or previous chemotherapy54).These include:  \u201cI have suffered from severe dry eye for years.55 (I\u2019ve had to have Meibomian Gland Probing done twice for my condition, in addition to numerous other treatments). I am having a [very] positive experience using daily DMSO eye drops, I find I need much less commercial eye drops and I am very hopeful about the continued benefit of the DMSO drops.\u201d  \u201cIt takes care of my chronic dry eyes for 6 to 8 hrs.\u201d56  \u201cI no longer have dry eye syndrome in that eye.\u201d57  \u201cI\u2019ve been using DMSO in my eyes for more than a year now. Slowly increasing the strength.58 Even at [low doses] it\u2019s life changing! No more dry eyes or eye infections. Better vision. For anyone who is hesitant, start slowly and \u2018see\u2019 \ud83e\udd23 the amazing results.\u201d  Likewise, many readers have also reported less blurriness,59,60,61 reduced eye strain62,63,64 (particularly from screens), and the eyes feeling refreshed.65,66 I have also seen numerous reports of DMSO healing debilitating corneal injuries like this readers:  \u201cFor decades, I experienced mysterious, intermittent left eye pain [which] contributed to regular severe sleep disruption.67 After seeing 12 doctors, they finally discovered I had corneal injury from a piece of glass getting stuck in there for a few days in 1974, but had nothing to offer me. After starting DMSO because of your article, the pain finally went away and I could sleep. Tests this week also showed the eye\u2019s tear production recovered. Thank you AMD!\u201d  Note: I have also received reports of DMSO rapidly treating conjunctivitis,68 a conjunctival cyst,69 and a pterygium70 (which incidentally resulted from applying DMSO to the neck).  DMSO\u2019s unique properties (e.g., its ability to remove edema and pathologic protein deposits) can also address a few challenging corneal issues for which there are currently no viable therapeutic options. For example:   \u2022 Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy is a rare genetic eye disorder where amyloids build up just beneath the corneal epithelium (progressively clouding it, and impairing vision) that is difficult to treat (requiring corneal transplantation once it progresses \u2014 which can then be followed by recurrences). Extensive research shows DMSO eliminates amyloids, and in one case report,71 DMSO was found to eliminate the amyloid which had accumulated after a corneal transplant.  \u2022 One of the early DMSO studies repeatedly found DMSO treated corneal edema.72  \u2022 Likewise, three readers shared they used it for Fuchs' dystrophy (an incurable eye disorder where the cornea swells with fluid, causing gradual vision loss). Of them, one reported it significantly reduced corneal edema and improved their vision, one reported the same (but did not have a formal diagnosis), while a third reported they\u2019d begun trying it, but weren\u2019t yet sure if it was helping.73,74  \u2022 One reader reported DMSO rapidly cleared a corneal deposit in her 15-year-old Boston terrier.        Finally, in both the reports I received and those I\u2019ve seen throughout the DMSO community, users frequently report that DMSO \u201ccleans their eyes out\u201d and makes vision much sharper and clearer. This likely comes from DMSO removing insoluble protein aggregates (from the cornea, lens, or vitreous) or its reviving retinal function \u2014 something DMSO is uniquely suited to do in a noninvasive manner.  Note: DMSO has a unique ability to refold and eliminate misfolded proteins (e.g., amyloids), including opaque ones that accumulate within the eyes. In turn, one of the most common things readers report is DMSO treating floaters (and in almost all cases, the treatment being successful), followed by cataracts \u2014 which likely accounts for many of the instances where DMSO appears to clean the eyes out.  Additionally, one reader noted this clearing of the eyes could be externally observed with (as the sickly look hadn\u2019t returned), suggesting DMSO can increase the eye\u2019s ability to absorb the critical spectrums in natural light (particularly since other studies have shown DMSO increases the skin\u2019s ability to transmit light).   Inflammatory and Infectious Conditions  DMSO\u2019s potent anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties make it well suited for treating a variety of conditions throughout the eye and often to do so in a safer and more potent manner than existing treatments (e.g., in one clinical trial, 30% DMSO was found to have therapeutic anti-inflammatory effects on the eye similar to 0.01% dexamethasone75).  In turn, numerous studies show DMSO eliminates challenging inflammation and infection on the surface of the eye. For example, DMSO has repeatedly been shown to be an effective treatment for chronic superficial keratitis (CSK), which over time, can reduce eye inflammation without any adverse effects to the corneal epithelium76,77 and in many cases, to be a superior CSK treatment to steroids.78,79 For example:   \u2022 In dogs with CSK, 50% DMSO combined with dexamethasone or prednisolone was found to be a much more effective treatment than either alone (e.g., it effectively reduced corneal inflammation and improved corneal transparency).80,81,82,83,84      \u2022 In dogs, DMSO has also been shown to safely treat CSK in combination with cyclosporine.85 Significant benefit has also been seen from combining DMSO with both dexamethasone and cyclophosphamide (e.g., a 77.9% to 90.7% reduction in neovascularization, a 45% to 51% reduction in corneal surface inflammation, 72.9% of corneas had a reduction in pigmentation, 74.3% had an increase of transparency, and 95.4% had a repigmentation of the nictitating membrane).86      Note: Another dog CSK study found DMSO and tacrolimus halved inflammatory infiltration and neovascularization of the cornea,87 while another found similar results with picrolimus and DMSO.88  Likewise, DMSO and penicillin treated calves infectious keratoconjunctivitis.89      \u2022 Topical DMSO and itraconazole was able to resolve chronic (fungal) keratomycosis in 80% of treated horses.90      \u2022 Likewise, a horse with fungal ulcerative keratitis fully recovered with DMSO and fluconazole.91,92  Note: DMSO has been extensively shown to treat ocular inflammation (e.g., uveitis, iritis, and episcleritis) and associated complications (e.g., synechia).    Eye Injuries and Trauma  DMSO has been repeatedly shown to protect tissue throughout the body from a variety of injuries, and does the same for the eyes:   \u2022 In rabbits, 3 days, 20% DMSO was found to significantly reduce the corneal opacification and ulcerations that followed alkali burns.93  \u2022 In multiple studies, DMSO was found to be an effective treatment for corneal acid burns from hydrofluoric acid94,95 (and also for hydrofluoric acid burns on other parts of the body).96  \u2022 In another study,97 DMSO was combined with monomycin to treat corneal burns.98   Likewise, many readers have reported that DMSO has healed a variety of eye injuries:  \u201cI was kicked in my eye by our puppy, 50 lbs and strong, did serious damage and was legally blind seeing double, no progress healing for a month.99 So I found a DMSO recipe and my vision was restored. I\u2019m no expert, it worked for me and quick. I had 80% healing in days, a good part of that in 24 hours. Month previous, as stated, I was not improving at all.\u201d  \u201cMany years ago my mother-in-law burst a blood vessel in her eye.100 After trying allopathic approaches with the MD, we made her [eye] drops containing DMSO. In mere days, the eye returned to normal.\u201d  Likewise, a month ago, a friend injured their eye by cliff jumping from quite a height and not shielding their eye when they hit the water (resulting in the eye being filled with blood). Once my friend decided to use DMSO, we saw the eye rapidly heal and the blood within it leave \u2026 after which they repeated the same jump, again did not correctly shield their eye, and then healed the eye again with DMSO.  I have also received numerous remarkable reports of pets with injured eyes that would normally be removed instead have a complete recovery like these:   \u2022 This cat had its eye scratched, after which the vet said the necrotic eye needed to be urgently removed.101 While they raised money for the operation, they tried flushing the eye with DMSO and colloidal silver roughly every hour (which Gerald the cat loved), the eye rapidly improved, and a few days after the initial visit, the vet cancelled the operation and after six weeks the eye was healed.      \u2022 This dog had got an eye ulcer from a scratch, and the vet wanted to remove the (blind) eye.102 After a month it fully healed and sight returned.      Note: I have received additional reports of injured pet eyes recovering and reports of human eyes that top doctors said would need to be removed instead of recovering with DMSO.    Conclusion  DMSO\u2019s ability to heal the surface of the eye also allows it to heal conditions deeper within the eyes. In turn, it has been truly extraordinary for me to see how much data there is supporting it treating nearsightedness, floaters, cataracts, glaucoma, uveitis, macular degeneration, and other causes of blindness like retinitis pigmentosa \u2014 as for many of these conditions, I was trained to believe there was nothing you could ever do to cure them.  Fortunately, due to our extraordinary political climate, more and more are awakening to the Forgotten Sides of Medicine and realizing they can take direct charge of their health rather than depend on a costly, often counterproductive medical system. It has been an incredible privilege to see just how many readers have been able to restore their eyes with DMSO, and we are deeply grateful that we at last can change the unhealthy medical paradigm we\u2019ve been trapped within.  Author\u2019s Note: This is an abridged version of a longer article that discusses the evidence presented here in more detail along with how DMSO can be used with natural therapies to treat a variety of other complex eye disorders (e.g., macular degeneration, floaters, cataracts, or needing to wear glasses). That article, along with additional links and references, can be read here.   A Note from Dr. Mercola About the Author  A Midwestern Doctor (AMD) is a board-certified physician from the Midwest and a longtime reader of Mercola.com. I appreciate AMD\u2019s exceptional insight on a wide range of topics and am grateful to share it. I also respect AMD\u2019s desire to remain anonymous since AMD is still on the front lines treating patients. 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