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The tears your eyes normally produce are necessary for overall eye health and clear vision. Dry eye occurs when your eyes do not produce enough tears or produce tears that do not have the proper chemical composition. Dry eye symptoms can result from the normal ageing process, hormonal changes, environmental conditions, excessive computer work, medications, and other health conditions such as diabetes<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n

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Symptoms:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u2022 Your eyes may sting, burn or scratch
\u2022 Your eyes may secrete sticky mucus in and around them
\u2022 Eyestrain
\u2022 Sensitivity to light
\u2022 Redness of the eyes
\u2022 Watery eyes
\u2022 The feeling that there is something in your eye or a gritty feeling
\u2022 Headache
\u2022 Fluctuating vision<\/h3>\n

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Treatment:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u2022 Think about blinking more often more specifically when reading or looking at your computer screen for a long period of time.
\u2022 Drink a lot of water
\u2022 Wear sunglasses outdoors to reduce exposing your eyes to the wind and sun
\u2022 Add omega 3 fatty acids to your diet
\u2022 Try lubricant drops or ointments found at your local pharmacy
\u2022 Avoid smoking
\u2022 Try to limit your exposure to air conditioning or increase ambient humidity at work or at home
\u2022 If these treatments do not relieve you, consult your optometrist, as there are in-office treatments as well as medications that can be prescribed.<\/h3>\n

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Through additional testing, your optometrist can diagnose your dry eye condition and provide treatment options.<\/strong>\u00a0 While this is usually a chronic condition, your comfort can be improved and eye health maintained; if left untreated, excessive dry eye can damage tissue and impair vision.\u00a0<\/span>Book an appointment with an LMC optometrist<\/a> for any eye-related issues!<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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The tears your eyes normally produce are necessary for overall eye health and clear vision. Dry eye occurs when your eyes do not produce enough tears or produce tears that do not have the proper chemical composition. Dry eye symptoms can result from the normal ageing process, hormonal changes, environmental conditions, excessive computer work, medications, […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":65071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

The tears your eyes normally produce are necessary for overall eye health and clear vision. Dry eye occurs when your eyes do not produce enough tears or produce tears that do not have the proper chemical composition. Dry eye symptoms can result from the normal ageing process, hormonal changes, environmental conditions, excessive computer work, medications, and other health conditions such as diabetes<\/strong>.<\/h3>\r\n

Symptoms:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n

\u2022 Your eyes may sting, burn or scratch\r\n\u2022 Your eyes may secrete sticky mucus in and around them\r\n\u2022 Eyestrain\r\n\u2022 Sensitivity to light\r\n\u2022 Redness of the eyes\r\n\u2022 Watery eyes\r\n\u2022 The feeling that there is something in your eye or a gritty feeling\r\n\u2022 Headache\r\n\u2022 Fluctuating vision<\/h3>\r\n

Treatment:\r\n\u2022 Think about blinking more often more specifically when reading or looking at your computer screen for a long period of time.\r\n\u2022 Drink a lot of water\r\n\u2022 Wear sunglasses outdoors to reduce exposing your eyes to the wind and sun\r\n\u2022 Add omega 3 fatty acids to your diet\r\n\u2022 Try lubricant drops or ointments found at your local pharmacy\r\n\u2022 Avoid smoking\r\n\u2022 Try to limit your exposure to air conditioning or increase ambient humidity at work or at home\r\n\u2022 If these treatments do not relieve you, consult your optometrist, as there are in-office treatments as well as medications that can be prescribed<\/h3>\r\n

Through additional testing, your optometrist can diagnose your dry eye condition and provide treatment options.<\/strong>\u00a0 While this is usually a chronic condition, your comfort can be improved and eye health maintained; if left untreated, excessive dry eye can damage tissue and impair vision.\u00a0 Book an appointment with an LMC optometrist for any eye-related issues!<\/strong><\/h3>","_et_gb_content_width":"","two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[185,279],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lmc-blog","category-eyecare-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lmc.ca\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}