Irritated, sore, burning, scratchy, gritty, watery? No, not an eye infection (though these are also symptoms of infection) – just dry eyes! Dry eye disease, or dry eye syndrome, affects up to 50 million Americans, so if your eyes feel a little like the Mojave Desert, you’re in good company. […]
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If clinical depression involves sadness, low mood, and bouts of crying, you’d think it’d be more associated with watery eyes rather than dry. However, studies have shown that depression is indeed linked with dry eye. More research is needed to fully understand exactly how these two conditions relate to each
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You’re feeling a bit blurry, your vision is going in and out of focus… you think you’re getting some double vision… Do you need new glasses? Or could it be that you just had one too many glasses – of wine? Around the world, about 117 billion gallons of alcoholic
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If you are an experienced sleeper (and most of us are), you would know that a decent night’s sleep is pretty important. However, you probably also know that there are myriad things that can interrupt our sleep – it’s too cold, too hot, too noisy, too quiet, you have a
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There are a lot of things that can be done through the nose. You can breathe through your nose, sneeze through your nose, get a ring through your nose, and even pay through the nose. But did you know there’s another we can add to the list of the nose’s
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Honey. Sweet, sticky, golden, delicious, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial honey. In addition to being a delicious condiment for your breakfast, it turns out that honey – manuka honey in particular – can also be quite beneficial in the treatment of dry eye disease (DED).
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It may surprise you to know that your eyeballs are connected to the rest of your body. Now that you know, it shouldn’t surprise you to know that how one takes care of his or her body has the potential to affect the eyes and vision. Good nutrition and a
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Dry eye disease may not sound particularly intimidating but those who have experienced severe dry eye know that it can significantly impact quality of life. Think of stubbing your pinky toe – it doesn’t sound like much and pre-stub it’s all good until you jam it into the table leg,
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