DRY EYE SYNDROME
If your eyes don’t produce enough tears or
if your tears evaporate too quickly, you may have dry eye syndrome.
Symptoms
Signs and symptoms, which usually affect both eyes, may include:
- A stinging, burning or scratchy sensation in your eyes
- Stringy mucus in or around your eyes
- Sensitivity to light
- Eye redness
- A sensation of having something in your eyes
- Difficulty wearing contact lenses
- Difficulty with nighttime driving
- Watery eyes, which is the body’s response to the irritation of dry eyes
- Blurred vision or eye fatigue
Stages of Dry Eyes
There are three main stages of dry eyes: the early stage, the moderate stage, and the severe stage.
- The early stage is characterized by dryness and irritation that is intermittent and usually not too severe. This is often caused by environmental factors such as wind, dust, or dry air.
- The moderate stage involves dryness and irritation that is more constant and often severe. This is often caused by medical conditions such as dry eye syndrome, blepharitis, or meibomian gland dysfunction.
- The severe stage involves chronic dry eye with painful degenration and vision problems. This is often caused by medical conditions such as Sjogren’s syndrome or Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
CAUSES
Dry eye happens when:
- Your eyes don’t produce enough tears.
- Your tears evaporate too quickly.
- Both of these happen together.
RISK FACTORS
People who are pregnant, on hormone replacement therapy, or going through menopause also have a higher risk. The following underlying conditions can also increase your risk:
- chronic allergies
- exposure to the wind or dry air, such as constant exposure to a heater during the winter
- allergies
- LASIK eye surgery
- some medications, including antihistamines, nasal decongestants, birth control pills, and antidepressants
- long-term contact lens wear
- not blinking enough
- thyroid disease or other conditions that push the eyes forward
- lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and other immune system disorders
- exposure keratitis, which occurs from sleeping with your eyes partially open or from medical conditions like facial nerve palsy or having eyelids that are turned out, causing exposure of your cornea
- vitamin A deficiency, which is unlikely if you get sufficient nutrition
Some believe that too much exposure to the blue light emitted from computer screens can contribute to dry eye syndrome.
AYURVEDA TREATMENT FOR DRY EYE SYNDROME
NETRA BASTI
NETRA TARPANA
NETRA DHARA
