Dry Eye Disease
Evaluation and Treatment
Do you experience blurred vision or tired eyes? Do your eyes water all the time? Are your eyes red, burning or stinging? Do you get styes or bumps on your eyelids?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, You may have Dry Eye Disease.
People who suffer from Dry Eye Disease experience some of the following symptoms:
- Blurred Vision
- Trouble Wearing Contacts
- Tired Eyes
- Watery Eyes
- Feeling like there is something stuck in the eye
- Itchy Eyes, Itchy Eyelids
- Eyes Burning or Stinging
- Eyelid Swelling, Styes
- Red Eyelids
- Flakey Eyelashes
- Bubbly Tears
In order for us to see and feel our best, our eyes need to be coated in a nutritious abundance of tears.
The tears cover the surface of the eye in three layers.
The outer layer of tears is the most important. This outer layer is the top layer that traps all the other parts of the nears onto the surface of the eye and prevents the tears from evaporating or rolling down and off the eye. The outer top layer of tears is called the ***. The ***is made of oils and sebum that are secreted by the glands in the eyelids.
Heating up the eyelids stimulates the glands to secrete more oil. That is why we recommended warm compresses so frequently for dry eye disease patients.
The top layer is made of oils and sebum. This oily outer layer traps the aqueous tears on the surface of our eyes and prevents the tears from evaporating or rolling down and off the eye. There are glands in our eyelids that produce the oils and sebum. Heating up the eyelids stimulates the glands to secrete more oil. That is why we recommended warm compresses so frequently for dry eye disease patients.
The middle layer is the aqueous layer or tear layer. When we cry and tears roll down our cheeks, these tears are the aqueous.
The last layer is on the surface of the eye itself. This is the mucin layer. The eye itself secretes mucins and ****. This forms a protective barrier for the eye and keeps the surface of the eye clear so that your vision can be clear.
Dry Eye Disease
Evaluation and Treatment
Do you experience blurred vision or tired eyes? Do your eyes water all the time? Are your eyes red, burning or stinging? Do you get styes or bumps on your eyelids?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, You may have Dry Eye Disease.
People who suffer from Dry Eye Disease experience some of the following symptoms:
- Blurred Vision
- Trouble Wearing Contacts
- Tired Eyes
- Watery Eyes
- Feeling like there is something stuck in the eye
- Itchy Eyes, Itchy Eyelids
- Eyes Burning or Stinging
- Eyelid Swelling, Styes
- Red Eyelids
- Flakey Eyelashes
- Bubbly Tears
In order for us to see and feel our best, our eyes need to be coated in a nutritious abundance of tears.
The tears cover the surface of the eye in three layers.
The outer layer of tears is the most important. This outer layer is the top layer that traps all the other parts of the nears onto the surface of the eye and prevents the tears from evaporating or rolling down and off the eye. The outer top layer of tears is called the ***. The ***is made of oils and sebum that are secreted by the glands in the eyelids.
Heating up the eyelids stimulates the glands to secrete more oil. That is why we recommended warm compresses so frequently for dry eye disease patients.
The top layer is made of oils and sebum. This oily outer layer traps the aqueous tears on the surface of our eyes and prevents the tears from evaporating or rolling down and off the eye. There are glands in our eyelids that produce the oils and sebum. Heating up the eyelids stimulates the glands to secrete more oil. That is why we recommended warm compresses so frequently for dry eye disease patients.
The middle layer is the aqueous layer or tear layer. When we cry and tears roll down our cheeks, these tears are the aqueous.
The last layer is on the surface of the eye itself. This is the mucin layer. The eye itself secretes mucins and ****. This forms a protective barrier for the eye and keeps the surface of the eye clear so that your vision can be clear.
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