Cataract Surgery 19 Months Ago - diagnosed with moderate dry eye syndrome

I had cataract surgery roughly a year and a half ago. I have struggled with dry eyes ever since surgery. My eyes felt fine before surgery. At my checkups, my eye doctor had recommended trying different over the counter preservative free drops to find something to relieve the dryness. I spent a small fortune on over-the-counter eye drops. None of these drops gave long-term relief. I wish I would have complained earlier about how bad my eyes felt.

Fast forward to May 2025 and my eye doctor diagnosed me with moderate dry eye syndrome. He believes I have aqueous deficient dry eyes. He started me on generic Restasis (cyclosporine 0.05%). I have been taking cyclosporine for 7 weeks. At 4 weeks I started to feel like it was helping and I feel even more improvement at 7 weeks. Has anyone who developed dry eye syndrome after cataract surgery had it eventually go away after an extended time on cyclosporine?

The only reason I had cataract surgery was because I have anatomically narrow angles and my eye pressure had increased slightly. My eye doctor told me I was at risk of an acute glaucoma attack because of growing cataracts. My eyes and eyesight were excellent before cataract surgery.