What causes dry eyes? Is it okay to use lubricating eye drops if this only happens during winter?
Mar 18, 2013
you can use lubricating eye drops for this
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Lubricating eye drops are a simple but usually ineffective mode of treatment because we need to put drops frequently to get relieved. Patients usually are not compliant and end up have their lubricating eyedrop bottle in their pocket but forget to put the drops. A better solution is to preserve your own tears by putting a punctal plug. it works like the plug of the sink. this is a more confortable solution than the artificial tears.
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Dry eyes or dry eye syndrome (DES) is very common. Some other specific causes of dry eye include:
Sun
Wind
Cold
Dry air
Indoor heating and air conditioning
High altitudes
Dry eye syndrome is literally the eye's inability to lubricate and tear correctly. Oddly enough, some people who have dry eye syndrome actually tear excessively. Unfortunately, the pH or acidity of their tears is altered so that the eyes still feel dry and itchy, causing them to tear continuously.
Symptoms
The severity and symptoms of dry eye vary from person to person. There are three distinct degrees of dryness: mild, moderate, and severe. Symptoms of dry eye include:
Redness
Burning
Itching
Scratchiness
Tearing
Sensitivity to light
Mucus secretion
Treatment
The doctor may prescribe one or more of the following treatments:
Artificial teardrops
Long lasting lubricating gels
Ointments placed in the eyes to lubricate
Temporarily or permanently plugging the tear ducts
Regards,
Pierre G. Mardelli
Sun
Wind
Cold
Dry air
Indoor heating and air conditioning
High altitudes
Dry eye syndrome is literally the eye's inability to lubricate and tear correctly. Oddly enough, some people who have dry eye syndrome actually tear excessively. Unfortunately, the pH or acidity of their tears is altered so that the eyes still feel dry and itchy, causing them to tear continuously.
Symptoms
The severity and symptoms of dry eye vary from person to person. There are three distinct degrees of dryness: mild, moderate, and severe. Symptoms of dry eye include:
Redness
Burning
Itching
Scratchiness
Tearing
Sensitivity to light
Mucus secretion
Treatment
The doctor may prescribe one or more of the following treatments:
Artificial teardrops
Long lasting lubricating gels
Ointments placed in the eyes to lubricate
Temporarily or permanently plugging the tear ducts
Regards,
Pierre G. Mardelli
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