What to do if your eyes are dry? Understand the causes and take preventive measures

Nowadays, many people face computers all day long. After a long time, they will find their eyes dry. At this time, you can put some eye drops. In normal times, you should take precautions, do not face the computer for a long time, reduce the stimulation of electronic products to the eyes, and increase outdoor activities.

1. What to do if your eyes are dry

Dry eyes may be a sign of dry eye syndrome. If you feel discomfort in your eyes, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time. If it is really dry eye syndrome, it should be treated early. Because when people first start to feel dry eyes, their eyes are only in the stage of functional damage. However, if you do not pay attention to protecting your eyes at this time and allow your eyes to continue to be dry for a long time, it will cause the corneal epithelial cells to fall off, causing organic damage, further aggravating the symptoms and seriously affecting vision.

Currently, the main drug used to treat dry eyes is artificial tears—eye drops that mimic the composition of the body's own tears and contain lipids, which can effectively moisturize the eyes. It is divided into two types: with preservatives and without preservatives. The latter is safer and more reliable and can be used for a long time, but the price is also relatively higher.

Second, let’s understand the causes of dry eyes:

1. Wear contact lenses. Everyone loves beauty. Contact lenses can indeed improve a person's appearance to a great extent, but they also bring a lot of pain, dry eyes being one of them. People who wear contact lenses always feel dry eyes, that is because wearing contact lenses for a long time will reduce tear secretion.

2. Using eyes for a long time. People always like to use the phrase "not even blinking" to describe someone's concentration, but they don't know that the less you blink, the more likely you are to develop dry eyes. Because blinking helps the secretion and distribution of tears, fewer blinks directly lead to a decrease in the amount of tears. The tear film exposed to the air will evaporate quickly and lose its protective power to the eyeball. Therefore, prolonged use of the eyes, such as operating a computer, driving, reading, etc., can cause dry eyes.

3. Dehumidification function of air conditioning.

3. It is important to take precautions in advance

1. What should you do if you find your eyes are dry and uncomfortable? Seek medical attention immediately. If you find that the symptoms are severe or persist without relief, you should seek diagnosis and treatment from an ophthalmologist promptly. If you are diagnosed with dry eyes, you should strictly follow the doctor's instructions to receive medication and other treatments.

2. If you cannot change the nature of your work, you should blink frequently when reading or using a computer, rest your eyes at least once every hour, and do eye exercises to help relieve eye fatigue such as dry eyes.

3. Maintain a regular life, get enough sleep, drink plenty of water, and eat more foods rich in vitamins.

4. For people who need to work in front of the computer for a long time, in order to prevent dry eyes, they should choose a good quality monitor and increase the refresh rate and clarity of the monitor when using it to reduce stimulation to the eyes and alleviate the symptoms of visual fatigue.

The above is an introduction on what to do if you have dry eyes. Now you should have some understanding of the causes of dry eyes and how to prevent them. When dry eyes occur, you should actively seek treatment.