Dry Eyes
What Could be Causing Your Itchy, Watery Eyes?
Itching, watering, redness, and other irritating eye symptoms may be caused by a few different factors. It is important to pay attention to ocular symptoms so that we may begin to uncover their origin. Usually, a little eye irritation is…
Put Dry Eyes in Their Place
Eye comfort is something we can easily take for granted. For the most part, we can rely on the glands in the eyes to produce high-quality tears to lubricate the ocular surface. In certain conditions, the treat film may evaporate…
Chronic Dry Eye? Let’s Talk about LipiFlow!
Dry eye syndrome is an uncomfortable condition that affects nearly 30 million Americans. In some cases, dry eye is temporary and caused by digital eye strain. Sometimes, it is an imbalance in the tear film that is to blame. Eye…
Getting to the Root Cause of Dry Eye Syndrome
Dry eye syndrome is a common problem that can affect adults of all ages. In some cases, we see symptoms similar to dry eye syndrome occur in teens. These symptoms include redness, a gritty or foreign body sensation, and tearing.…
Winter Dryness Doesn’t Have to Be a Pain
We’ve reached that time of the year when our outer landscape may change drastically from one week to the next. Gone are the hot, humid days of summer. Now that the air has cooled (oh, how it has cooled!), we…
Menopausal Women are at Risk for Dry Eye
The years leading up to menopause and those that follow can be relatively unsteady for any woman. Symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats and insomnia and weight gain are just the tip of the iceberg. We typically give…
Why Early Assessment of Dry Eye Symptoms is Critical to Quality of Life
Dry eye syndrome is a sneaky eye condition that is often overlooked for months or years before a person seeks treatment. According to statistics, approximately one-third of adults in the world are affected by dry eye disease. As suggested by…
Winter is Here and that May Cause Dry Eyes
During the winter months in Ohio, we may think more about how to plan ahead for days that are better spent indoors than how the weather may affect our eye health. Many people feel the burn, so to speak, as…
Women, Here’s What’s up with Those Dry Eyes!
Dry eyes cause excessive watering, itching, burning, and a scratchy sensation. Living with these frustrating symptoms for even a day or two can be unnerving. According to statistics, though, millions of people suffer them on a regular basis. Women, in…
What to do about a Stye
You may not think much about the occasional bout with dry eyes or eye strain that you feel at the end of the day. Certain eye problems are less common so, if they do develop, could cause unnecessary stress. One…