Health Issues Dry eye, doesn't close properly when sleeping

I got an appointment today, though had to settle for one of the colleagues. He looked at the eye, and prescribed some ointment. He said that pulling on the cheek could well have an effect, so I have to stop doing that ...

He also recommended that I go see an optometrist.
 
There was just an article in our paper today about a dry eye. This person had once had bells palsy. You've never had that, have you IS? Also, this eye doc recommend ointment moisturizer over drops tool. Hope you get some relief.