Dry Eye FAQs

If your eyes feel dry, itchy, sore, and sometimes burn, you may have dry eye. Dry eye is extremely common, especially among seniors. Digital device overuse can also prompt dry eye symptoms. Your Hamilton Township eye doctor from Logos Vision can give you an accurate diagnosis for dry eye during a routine eye exam. We’ll also recommend options for treating its irritating symptoms. The following FAQs about dry eye can help you learn more about this condition.

Dry Eye FAQs

What Is Dry Eye?

Dry eye occurs when your eyes stop producing sufficient quality tears to keep them lubricated and moist. Your eyes need tears to cleanse them from dirt and debris and help them function as they should. Lack of moisture can lead to eye irritations and infections that can impair your vision.

Why Do I Have Dry Eye?

Various factors can cause dry eye, beginning with age. Your eyes produce fewer tears as you age, which is why seniors are prone to this condition. If you take certain medications, have certain autoimmune diseases, have had eye surgery, smoke, or spend a lot of time on your computer, you’re more susceptible to this condition. Environmental elements indoors and out can affect tear production and lead to dry eye syndrome.

What Are the Symptoms of Dry Eye?

Dry eye symptoms may vary from one person to the next, but in general, people with dry eye often feel a burning or stinging sensation in their eyes. Your eyes may feel dry, itchy, sore, or fatigued throughout the day. You may be more sensitive to light than you were before. Strangely enough, your eyes may even start watering as your body tries to compensate for the dryness.

How Can Watery Eyes Be a Symptom of Dry Eye?

The dryness in your eyes may stimulate your body to produce tears to alleviate your condition. These tears, however, aren’t of a high enough quality to alleviate your symptoms. They may even aggravate your condition more, as excessive eye watering can wash away any quality tears that your eyes have produced.

How Is Dry Eye Diagnosed?

Your Hamilton Township eye doctor can diagnose dry eye during a routine eye checkup. Early detection of this condition makes it easier to treat. Mild dry eye cases can be easily treated with over the counter artificial tears to alleviate symptoms and keep your eyes lubricated. As your condition progresses, we may prescribe eye drops to ease the dryness and irritation. For advanced cases, we can recommend other treatments and procedures to alleviate your symptoms.

See Your Hamilton Township Optometrist for Dry Eye Diagnosis and Relief

To schedule an eye exam to diagnose dry eye, contact Logos Vision in Hamilton Township at (609) 587-3937 today.

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