Dry eyes are a problem for many people; however, they do not want to turn to over-the-counter medications or prescriptions to treat their symptoms. There are some natural remedies that you can try to treat dry eye syndrome that may provide you some relief without medications. Warm compress Place a warm washcloth compress on your ...
Do you suffer from itchy eyes? Even though rubbing your eyes to relieve the itch will only make the symptoms worse, it can be hard to keep your hands away. The more you rub the more irritated and red your eyes become. It’s a vicious cycle that can leave your eyes appearing as if you’ve ...
Contact lens wearers are often prone to dry and irritated eyes. Unfortunately, the store shelves are often lined with an endless supply of eye drops and dry eye formulas for those who do not wear contacts on a regular basis. There are only a few eye drops on the market that are made especially for ...
A healthy adult will produce tears every minute during waking hours. Tears are there for a reason because they help to protect and lubricate the surfaces of the eyes, remove dust, and flush out inflammatory substances that accumulate when the eyes become irritated. But some Americans suffer from what is known as dry eyes. The ...
Do you suffer from dry eye syndrome? This is a fairly common condition where the eye doesn’t produce enough tears to keep the surfaces of the eyes moist. This results in symptoms of eye irritation, dryness, and burning and may give rise to a feeling that a foreign body is in the eye. Before attempting ...
For most people, having dry eyes doesn’t sound very serious. But it’s surprising to realize how serious having dry eyes can be. Tears contain a mixture of oils (for lubrication), antibodies (to prevent infection), proteins, mucus, and water (to provide moisture). When the glands that produce tears aren’t working properly, the result is dry eyes. ...
Your eyes need moisture and lubrication to remain healthy, and your tears provide them with the solution they need to maintain this health, so for those of you with dry eyes, I will be giving you 6 ways to combat and counter this effect. Believe it or not, your tears serve so many purposes for ...
Are your eyes red, watery, irritated, and sensitive to light? It may be more than simply eye strain. It could be dry eyes. Dry eyes affects up to thirty percent of women over the age of fifty and is often associated with hormonal changes that occur around the time of menopause, It’s also seen more ...
Dry eyes are a very common problem in women over the age of fifty. Almost one in three women in this age group experience the symptoms of dry eyes which include chronic eye redness, burning, sensitivity to light, and a feeling of grittiness in the eye. The standard treatment for dry eyes is artificial tears ...
In the United States, there are millions of individual who suffer, daily, with the complications associated with autoimmune disease. In fact, it is estimated that nearly 20 percent of the U.S. population suffers from an autoimmune disease and, in many cases, the condition is misdiagnosed or under diagnosed. One such autoimmune disease, known as Sjogren’s ...
