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YOUR EYES SHOULDN’T BE DRY Dry eye sounds so innocuous. So your eyes are a little dry and itchy. Maybe you’re just a little dehydrated, right? Wrong. While the dry eye is a common condition, it needs to be properly diagnosed and treated before it can impact your vision.
What is a dry eye? Dry eye is a condition where a person’s eyes are insufficiently lubricated, leading to itching, redness, and
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pain. There are various reasons a person can develop dry eye.
What causes dry eye? Dry eye can develop when the tear ducts are not producing a sufficient number of tears. Or the cause can be a chemical imbalance in tears themselves. Natural tears require a particular chemical balance to lubricate the eyes efficiently.
As we get older, we’re more prone to dry eye. It also results from taking certain medications, certain medical conditions, or injury. Women tend to get dry eye more than men due to the hormonal changes that take place during pregnancy and menopause. Oral contraceptives can also lead to inconsistent tear ingredients.
These are other causes of dry eye: Antihistamines, decongestants, and blood pressure medications Environmental conditions such as smoke, wind, and excessive sun Eye injury Long-term contact lens use Eye or eyelid surgery Conjunctivitis or keratitis Rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, Sjogren’s syndrome, thyroid disease
Symptoms Dry eye typically occurs in both eyes. While the symptoms may seem somewhat benign, they merit your attention. Dry eye can damage eye tissues, leaving tiny abrasions on the surface that can impair your vision.
The symptoms include: Stinging, burning, or scratchiness Eye fatigue Sensitivity to light Difficulty wearing contact lenses Excessive tearing
Blurry vision
Treating dry eye Part of the treatment of dry eye is diagnosing it in the first place. Dr. Shams deals only with the eyes and has extensive experience with dry eye. Treatment can be as simple as using artificial tears until environmental conditions change or as involved as insertion of punctual plugs at the corner of each eye to limit tear drainage.
If you have the symptoms of dry eye, call Dr. Shams at look.
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