Instead of sleeping with moisture chamber goggles to prevent symptoms of Dry Eye, some people try taping their eyes closed when they sleep with surgical tape or other materials.
EyeOasis makes a tape for sleeping that can be placed directly over closed eyes.
Some people use plastic food wrap, like Saran wrap. The food wrap adheres to the skin without adhesives. The type of food wrap that has an adhesive side should not be used to cover the eyes.
Taping eyes completely closed is usually not a good idea because some oxygen needs to get into the eye to maintain health and prevent fungal, or bacterial, overgrowth.
Taping the eyes closed with an adhesive, but without using a barrier to protect the eye lashes, skin of the eye lids, skin around the eyes, or eyebrows can cause damage when the tape is removed.
Placing a barrier, even a small fluffy barrier like a cotton ball, between the eye and the tape, puts pressure on the eye ball all night long, which is usually not recommended. Cotton balls, used as a barrier, leave behind fuzz that can be irritating to the eyes.
