Are dry eyes permanent?

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• Joseph

  02/27/2013

  In the turning point of seasons, many people would get dry eyes because of air conditioning, heat, or other environmental conditions. Effective treatment of dry eyes requires a careful examination to determine which factor is causing the symptoms.The initial treatment is usually the use eye drops. Some eyes drops: Use of artificial tear drops which are available over the counter and there are a wide range of them available. In case of chronic dry eyes, artificial tears have to be used even if the eyes are symptom free. And the conservation of tears.This can be done by either partially or completely blocking the tear ducts, which normally drain the tears. We all know that dry eyes cannot be completely cured.However,some treatments can be used to prevent or reduce this bad condition: A. Wear your glassess when you go out. B. Keep the home environs humid, between 30 and 50 percent. C. Make your life change. Drink less and smoke less for your eyes. The last but the important one is that do not rub your eyes with your fingers. By the way, someone think it is right another way to reduce salt in your diet, you could have a try for a few time. May the information will help you.

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• chriso1984

  02/28/2013

  Decreasing tear production or increasing tear film evaporation are possible to cause dry eyes. Treas have magic power to make our eyes maintain vision and comfort. And they also can wash away dirty things in our eyes. Symptoms are pain, lightly sensitivity, a feeling of a foreign body or sand in the eye, redness and burning. But relax, dry eyes are not permanent. It can be healed by many ways: using artificial tear drops and ointments, temporary and permanent punctual occlusion, the prescription eye drop Restasis works chronic dry eye, medicines and surgery. Surgery must be taken when your dry eyes are so severe that you cannot have a normal daily life.

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• emale2222

  02/28/2013

  You can try artificial tear drops and ointments. The use of artificial teardrops is the primary treatment for dry eye. Artificial teardrops are available over the counter. No one drop works for everyone, so you might have to experiment to find the drop that works for you. If you have chronic dry eye, it is important to use the drops even when your eyes feel fine, to keep them lubricated. If your eyes dry out while you sleep, you can use a thicker lubricant, such as an ointment, at night. Restasis. The FDA approved the prescription eye drop Restasis for the treatment of chronic dry eye. It is currently the only prescription eye drop that helps your eyes increase their own tear production with continued use. Other medications, including topical steroids, may also be beneficial in some cases. If all the methods above don't works, you can go to the doctor to do a surgery. If it is necessary, the ducts that drain tears into the nose can be permanently closed to allow more tears to remain around the eye. There are no limitations in activity after having this surgery. Other treatments, such as, lubricant treatments,anti-inflammatory treatments or autologous serum eye drops maybe can work.

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