Dry Eye
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9 Surprising Treatments to Combat Dry Eye
If you regularly wake in the morning with red, irritated eyes encrusted by those pesky "sleep boogers," first ask yourself this question: "Was I out partying until 3 a.m. again?" If you don't remember, then perhaps you were. But if the answer is unequivocally "no," then you might be suffering from dry eyes.
Dry eye affects 25 million Americans and becomes increasingly more common as we get older (or "mature," as I like to say). The two most likely culprits behind this phenomenon are your oil glands and tear glands. Dry eye can occur when your oil glands get clogged and inflamed along the edge of the eyelids (aka the "waterline") or your tear glands simply aren't producing enough…
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Dry eye syndrome: 12 ways to get relief
There might be another cost associated with children using smartphones besides a large monthly bill from the phone company: It could be causing kids to develop dry eye disease at an early age. That's the finding of a new study published in this month's issue of Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
Slow, Deep Breathing May Help With Dry Eyes
Slow, deep breathing may help to restore autonomic control, improving the flow of tears, they said. The technique involves slowly inhaling air through the nose, causing the abdomen to rise instead of the chest. After a short pause, air is slowly exhaled.
9 Surprising Treatments to Combat Dry Eye
If you regularly wake in the morning with red, irritated eyes encrusted by those pesky "sleep boogers," first ask yourself this question: "Was I out partying until 3 a.m. again?" If you don't remember, then perhaps you were. But if the answer is unequivocally "no," then you might be suffering from dry eyes.
The Dry Eye Zone
The Dry Eye Zone is a resource center for people with severe or chronic dry eye who are looking for relief and treatment of dry eye resulting from systemic diseases (Sjogrens, RA, lupus, cGVHD, Stevens Johnson, thyroid disease, Bell's palsy), eye conditions (meibomian gland disease, blepharitis, ocular rosacea, corneal dystrophies), elective surgeries (LASIK, PRK, blepharoplasty), eyelid conditions (lagophthalmos, ptosis) medically necessary surgeries, drug side effects (antihistamines, diuretics, beta blockers), eye injuries and burns, chemotherapy and radiation, aging, menopause, or any others of the many causes of dry eye.
Surviving Dry Eye Pain
Dry eye can cause intense pain. For most people who have dry eyes, including most people who experience severe pain, the standard treatments typically recommended by eye doctors provide relief. Some people, however, have tried artificial lubricants, eyelid treatments, and punctal occlusion and yet continue to experience incapacitating pain. The purpose of this Web site is to provide information that might be useful to people for whom the standard treatments are inadequate.
EyeHealthWeb
Dry eye symptoms may appear suddenly or gradually, and can last for hours or days. Although there is no cure for dry eye syndrome, there are things you can do to treat or relieve the symptoms.
MyEyes.com
Dry Eye is a condition caused by changes in the quantity or quality of your tears. Tears are composed of three main layers that work together to keep your eyes comfortable and protected. If anything affects the balance of these elements, your tears will evaporate too quickly, causing your eyes to feel dry and irritated.
National Eye Institute
This information was developed by the National Eye Institute to help patients and their families search for general information about dry eye. An eye care professional who has examined the patient's eyes and is familiar with his or her medical history is the best person to answer specific questions.
Dry Eye Shop
Helping you taking dry eye care beyond the bottle.
LipiFlow
LipiFlow, the most revolutionary treatment for Dry Eye. Providing comfort to 86% of Dry Eye patients. Dry Eye is a progressive disease and without treatment it can worsen over time. LipiFlow can treat your dry eye symptoms with its revolutionary technology, LipiFlow, that is backed by over 25 years of scientific research. Bring comfort back to your life with LipiFlow.
Refresh
Chronic Dry Eye (CDE) disease can be frustrating, but it's important to know that you don't have to deal with it on your own. An eye doctor can help diagnose your dry eye and offer you treatment options that are right for you.
Systane
Real relief for dry eye symptoms.
TearLab
Dry Eye is among the least understood eye conditions that affect large numbers of people. Many people mistake the dry eye symptoms for allergies, climatic conditions or just "eyestrain". While all of these may aggravate Dry Eye symptoms, they are not the cause.
The Dry Eye Remedy
Board-certified ophthalmologist and founder/director of the Dry Eye Clinic Robert Latkany presents The Dry Eye Remedy: The Complete Guide to Restoring the Health and Beauty of Your Eyes, a guide written especially to help the 77 million Americans (and millions of others worldwide) who suffer from "dry eye", also known as dysfunctional tear syndrome.
TheraTears
All TheraTears eye drops provide real dry-eye relief because each drop replaces the water lost by dry eyes, while providing your eye surface with the electrolytes it needs. In fact we hold the patents on the electrolytes in the human tear film. That means you get dry-eye relief that really works.
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