With days getting warmer and flowers beginning to bloom, spring is finally on its way, and so therefore is dry eye syndrome.
Dry eye is a common condition that occurs when you don’t have enough tears to properly lubricate your eyes. Eyes produces tears whenever you blink, which helps keep your eyes feeling comfortable.
Some people’s eyes don’t produce enough moisture, or produce poor-quality tears that dry up too quickly. The drying out of the surface of the eye can create an irritating sandpaper-like feeling, discomfort, blurred vision, and increased sensitivity to light.
Other symptoms include:
People who have dry eyes may experience the following complications:
The risk factors that make it more likely that you’ll experience dry eyes include:
If you have any symptoms of dry eyes, including red, irritated, or painful eyes, call us and come in for a check-up. We check for dry eye with a test called a fluorescein eye stain or eye drop test. Then we’ll treat it for you with a specialised in-house dry eye treatment.
Don’t let dry eye ruin your spring.