What Is Dry Eye?
Four Eyes implores us… Please give me the scoop on “Dry Eye.” I enjoyed your post on eye drop addiction and I was wondering if there’s anything else you can tell me.
The Right Brain obliges:
We’re glad to help, Four! Simply stated, Dry Eye is a condition that occurs when your eye’s natural ability to produce tears is impaired. Several factors can cause this condition including exposure to a low humidity environment, aging, eye strain (from reading or working on computers!) and even some medications. Symptoms include dryness (duh!), stinging/burning sensations, a crusty discharge (yuck!) or difficulty wearing contacts.
What can you do about it?
Go check out Bausch.com for treatment tips. Basically, you can minimize the conditions that can cause drying in the first place, you can add artificial lubrication (eye drops), or (and we’re not making this up) you can have a doctor sever the canals that drain tears from your eye to your nose. The latter suggestion seems a bit harsh to us, but hey, they’re YOUR eyes.
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