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What are the symptoms of dry eye? How to treat it best

4hw.org: with the popularity of smart phones in recent years, more and more people are suffering from mobile phone dependence. Mobile phones stay on for 24 hours. They need to brush their mobile phones before going to bed at night. Who knows that it is easy to suffer from dry eye disease? What is dry eye disease? Let's learn some common sense about dry eye disease!

Q: what is dry eye?

Answer: dry eye disease refers to the symptoms of eye discomfort caused by abnormal or insufficient tear in the eyes, and abnormal wetting of cornea and conjunctiva. Both men and women, old and young, may suffer from dry eyes, but most of them happen to the middle-aged and old people, especially women entering menopause.

Q: Why are menopausal women more likely to suffer from dry eyes?

Answer: most dry eye patients are female, because the fluctuation of female hormone level will be greater than that of male. Especially in menopausal women, estrogen is prone to imbalance, resulting in atrophy of glands in the body, dry skin due to insufficient oil secretion, and dry eyes due to decreased lacrimal gland secretion.

Q: what are the symptoms?

Answer: usually patients will complain of dry eyes, burning, tingling, or foreign body feeling, or feeling red, itching, photophobia, sometimes blurred vision, and easy to feel tired eyes.

Q: what are the treatment methods?

Answer: Patients with mild symptoms generally only need to use artificial tears (i.e. eye drops) to replace the lack of secretion of tears, which can alleviate the discomfort.

For more serious patients, the doctor will recommend the use of lacrimal embolization, blocking the lacrimal passage and 'locking' the tears in the eyes. The treatment is simple, it only takes five minutes.

When using cotton stick to dip some water, clean the upper and lower parts of the eyelid, ensure that the eyes are not infected by grease or bacteria, affect the secretion of tears, and help reduce the symptoms of dry eye.

Q: is long-term eyedrop harmful to eyes?

Answer: there is no problem in using eyedrops for a long time, but the method should be correct:

Before purchasing or using eye drops, pay attention to the effective use period. If expired or discolored, do not use!

Do not use eye drops that have been opened for more than one month, because they are prone to deterioration after long-term exposure to air.

When dropping eyedrops, avoid contact between the bottle mouth and eyes, so as to avoid contamination of the eyedrops in the bottle.

Q: can dry eye disease be prevented?

Answer: it is suggested that the average person should supplement omega-3 after the age of 30. Omega 3 has anti-inflammatory effect, which helps to prevent dry eyes caused by aging. You can eat more salmon, COD and other deep-sea fish, or take it through health care products.