Modern people use 3C products for a long time, which leads to serious dry eye. Most people often go to pharmacies to buy medicines for their own use. However, there are many brands of artificial tears and eye drops. As for you with dry eye, is it correct to use it?
Misuse of eye drops can easily damage the cornea.
Xiaoling (pseudonym), who is about 26 years old, originally had only mild dry eye symptoms, so she didn't care too much because she didn't think it was serious. Young and beautiful, she likes to wear big pupils, which aggravates the symptoms of dry eye. She often feels foreign body sensation in her eyes, so she buys eye drops to use, only to cause corneal damage. Dr. Li Yixuan, an eye clinic, explained that if the eyes are dry, if you use products that can't relieve dry eyes, it is easy to cause corneal damage. Fortunately, after receiving treatment, supplemented by preservative-free artificial tears and anti-inflammatory eye drops, Xiaoling's symptoms of eye discomfort have been improved.
Long-term use of eye drops may cause eye burden.
Dr. Li Yixuan said that artificial tears are different from eye drops, which mainly contain water, wetting agents and thickening agents. Some canned artificial tears also contain preservatives, while over-the-counter eye drops on the market may contain vasoconstrictors or steroids. Although it can temporarily relieve the symptoms of dry eye, long-term use will cause the burden on the eyes, but it will hurt the eyes. Another prescription eye drops need a doctor's prescription, mainly for anti-inflammation, sterilization and itching relief, not for relieving dry eye symptoms, and must be used in conjunction with the doctor's course of treatment.
A variety of artificial tears can be suitable for people with dry eyes of different severity.
There are many kinds and dosage forms of artificial tears, including whether there are preservatives, simply hydrating, adding oil and so on. And there are two dosage forms: liquid medicine and gel. Dr. He from the eye clinic explained that various artificial tears should be used for different degrees of dry eye. The biggest purpose of artificial tears is to relieve dry eye and foreign body sensation and prevent corneal skin damage caused by dry eye. Dry eye is a chronic disease that needs long-term control, so it can be used through artificial tears.
Adequate rest is a good way to protect your eyes.
Dr. He Taoyi appealed that if the eyes show signs such as dryness and foreign body sensation, you must seek the assistance and diagnosis of professional ophthalmologists in order to prescribe the right medicine. Don't buy your own medicine, so as not to do more harm to your eyes. In addition, if you stay in a cold room for a long time, you can put a glass of water on the table to reduce the evaporation of water from your eyes. When using 3C products, you should rest every 20 minutes, and remember to blink more. When your eyes get enough rest, this is a really good way to protect your eyes!
The above health education information was released with the help of Taiwan Province Novartis Company.
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