FIND RELIEF FROM DRY EYES
Do your eyes ever feel like they’re on fire? If so, you might be experiencing dry eye disease. Dry eye can occur when your eyes don’t produce enough lubrication or when your tears evaporate too quickly.
At C U Tomorrow Eyecare, we offer personalized eye exams to determine the cause of your dry eyes and recommend treatment options. We offer a wide range of treatments, including medications, and FDA approved intense pulsed light therapy (IPL). Our clinic accepts insurance for these treatments, call for more information.
WHAT’S CAUSING MY DRY EYES?
Dry eyes is a common issue for up to 49 million Americans. This chronic condition can have a significant impact on your quality of life, causing a foreign body sensation in your eyes, pain, blurry vision, and dry or watery eyes. Untreated, it can even lead to further eye health complications. They occur when there’s a problem with the tears that coat your eyes with each blink. Tears lubricate and help keep eyes healthy and clean. People with dry eyes may not have enough tears or their tear quality may be poor.
One of the most common causes of dry eye, meibomian gland dysfunction, can occur when the glands that produce oil for your tears become clogged or damaged.
Factors like dry and windy weather, hormonal changes, medications, medical conditions, and genetics.
Who is at risk?
- People age 50 and older
- Pregnancy, menopause, or oral contraceptives can lead to dry eyes
- Using antihistamines, decongestants, blood pressure medications, or antidepressants can reduce tear production
- Allergies, arthritis, diabetes, thyroid problems or inflamed eyelids may cause dry eyes
- Tears evaporate quickly in windy or dry climates
- People who work on computers for long periods of time
Symptoms
- Eyes sting, burn, look red, and feel tired
- Vision is blurry at times
- Eyelids feel heavy
- Eyes feel like there’s sand or grit in them
- Eyes are watery or have stringy discharge
- Contact lenses feel uncomfortable
- It’s hard to do visual tasks for very long
Treatments
- Prescription Medication
- Intense Pulse Light therapy (IPL), an FDA approved treatment that targets blood vessels surrounding tear glands — the source of dry eyes — and promotes oil secretion to treat dry eyes