Here are some helpful tips to prevent dry eyes:
- Use computer glasses with blue light protection and anti glare lens coating
- If you use heat in your house, use a humidifier
- Wear wrap around sunglasses on windy days
- Let your Optometrist know if you are on any medication, certain medications cause dry eye symptoms
- Consider switching to contact lenses that are more suited for people with dry eyes such as Scleral lenses and soft daily disposables.
- Avoid cigarette smoke
- Make sure you take a break every 20 minutes for 20 seconds and look 20 feet away when using digital devices such as computers and cell phones
- Practice full blinks and blink often when you are on the computer
- Ask your optometrist about vitamins for dry eyes such as Omega 3
- The best advice is to visit our optometrist, Dr. Cohan and get advice for your specific situation