How to Treat Dry Eyes
Millions of people suffer from dry eyes. And it’s an important thing to treat. Treating dry eyes not only improves your quality of life, but keeping your eyes hydrated help protect eyes from infection and injury to the surfaces of the eye. I hope this article will help people be well equipped to choose an over the counter product to treat dry eyes and to understand some of the prescription options available. What Causes It? We all know the saying, “prevention is the best form of treatment.” So if we could identify what’s causing your eyes to be dry and have that addressed, that would be ideal. Here are the most common causes of dry eyes: dry environments high altitude wearing contact lenses prolonged computer use hormonal diseases and postmenopausal estrogen smoking eye surgeries (e.g. Lasik) prolonged use of artificial tears that contain preservatives Vitamin A deficiency medications- birth control, diuretics, beta blockers, anticholinergics, antihistamines, and antidepressants Treatment Over the Counter (OTC) Artificial tears are the go to OTC option for treating dry eyes. The following are important information to know before picking one up at the pharmacy: There’s a bunch of these and it can get confusing. There is no [...]