January 05, 2021
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Tears provide moisture and lubrication to help you see and keep your peepers comfortable.
What’s in a tear? They’re a mix of:
The ingredients come from special glands around your eye. Dry eyes often mean your tear system is out of whack.
When tears don’t provide enough moisture, you might notice:
Sometimes, dry eyes create too many tears. This confusing condition is called reflex tearing. It happens because the lack of moisture irritates your eye. It sends a distress signal through your nervous system for more lubrication. Your body sends a flood of tears to try to make up for the dryness. It’s a lot like what happens when you get sand in your eye and it runs. But these tears are mostly water, so they don’t act like normal tears. They can wash debris away, but they can’t coat your eye’s surface.
What causes dry eyes?
Sometimes, there’s a lack of balance in your tear-flow system. Or your air conditioner, heater, or other things around you could dry out your tear film. Other causes include:
Dry eye is more than just uncomfortable. It can hurt your vision. Treatments and some simple actions can bring welcome relief to your sore eyes.
Add more tears
Your natural tears bathe and soothe your eyes every time you blink. If you don’t make enough tears or they evaporate too quickly, your eyes get dry. They can get infected and the surface of your eye can get damaged if dry eye isn’t treated.
Water, oil, and mucus make up healthy tears. Eye drops called artificial tears mimic your real ones. They’re usually what doctors suggest first. You can choose from lots of over-the-counter brands at the drugstore. You may have to try a few before you find one that works for you.
Drops come with or without preservatives. If you use artificial tears four or more times a day, choose one without. Preservatives can irritate your eyes.
Artificial tears also come in thicker gels and ointments. Use these if the regular drops don’t do the trick. Use them before bed because the thick liquid can blur your vision
Prescription meds
Sometimes, artificial tears aren’t enough and dry eye is long-lasting (chronic). Your doctor may suggest cyclosporine (Cequa, Restasis) drops. This medicine helps make more of your own tears by calming inflammation in the tear glands.
You’ll use it twice a day. It may take up to 6 months to work, but initially may cause some irritation.
A new eye drop called lifitegrast (Xiidra) also curbs inflammation and can improve signs and symptoms of dry eye. You use these drops twice a day, too. You may get relief in as little as 2 weeks.
If your dry eye is serious, you might need steroid eye drops to ease inflammation quickly. You’ll use these for just a short time.
Plug your tear ducts
Your eye doctor may suggest blocking your tear ducts so your eyes stay moist longer. Tiny plugs are put into the ducts at the inside corner of your eyes. These slow down tears from draining into your nose. Instead, they stay on the surface of your eye. The plugs can be taken out later or left in long term.
Or your doctor may recommend surgery to permanently close the ducts.
Change your diet
Flax oil – omega-3 fatty acids – may help dry eye in some people. It can help the glands that make the oily part of tears work better. Oil in tears keeps them from evaporating too quickly.
Warm your peepers
Sometimes, the oil glands at the edge of your lids get inflamed and clogged with hardened oil. Heat can melt it so it can flow freely again. Apply a warm wet washcloth to the area for 30 seconds up to 4 minutes. Do this twice a day when you have symptoms and once a day to keep the problem from coming back.
Eye massage
This can help push the inflamed melted oil out of the glands. Here’s how to do it:
Clean your lids
This can get rid of dried oil or other gunk that’s blocking the gland. Dip a cotton swab into diluted baby shampoo and gently clean along the lash line on your top and bottom lids. Do this once a day. There are also over the counter eyelid cleaners like OcuSoft lid scrubs that you can use.
Add moisture
Use a humidifier to add moisture to indoor air – especially during the winter. Your eyes won’t dry out as quickly.
Lessen your screen time
Using your computer, smartphone, or tablet can dry out your peepers. That’s because you blink less when your eyes are fixed onto a screen.
Follow the 20/20/20 rule. Take a 20-second break from your digital device every 20 minutes and look at something 20 feet away.
Use artificial tears if you feel symptoms of dry eye while using your devices.
Change your contacts
If your contact lenses make your eyes feel dry, your doctor may switch to a different kind. Or they may suggest wearing them for fewer hours. You may need to wear glasses if the dryness is serious.
Shade your eyes
Wind and the sun can zap moisture from your eyes. Wear wraparound sunglasses to protect them from the elements.
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