Does chronic dry eye go along with allergy symptoms?

Answer 1

Yes. I have chronic dry eye and I have to take steroid drops to reduce the allergies that trigger the inflammation on my lids. I cannot even wear contacts because my eyes are extremely dry. I have drier eyes during my peak allergy season. Good luck with that! Go to a optometrist rather than a doctor. They are more educated on eye treatments.

Answer 2

According to Dr. Michael Ehrenhaus, director of cornea and external disease and refractive surgery at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., dry eye is often misdiagnosed as something else--say, allergies. That can delay treatment.

Ehrenhaus says the syndrome usually results in a decreased ability to produce tears, which normally keep the eyes moist, or a problem with the actual tears themselves. Hormonal changes due to aging and menopause, and medical factors such as vitamin deficiencies, thyroid problems and diabetes, can aggravate dry eye, but another trigger can be the environment.

"Dryer air and higher altitudes can aggravate [dry eye]," says Caster. "Or, for instance, if you heat the air during the winter, that can dry the eye."

NWHRC has created a list, sponsored by a pharmaceuticals company, of 100 U.S. cities that are "Dry Eye Hot Spots." The number one hot spot on the list is Las Vegas, followed by four cities in Texas. The cities were ranked based on data archived by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center and the Environmental Protection Agency. To rank the cities, researchers looked at factors known to aggravate dry eye symptoms: humidity, wind, altitude, pollutants and ocular allergens on a national, state and municipal level.

The simplest way to soothe dry eye is by using over-the-counter artificial tears several times throughout the day. For those who wear contact lenses, Caster suggests laser vision correction, which eliminates the need for contacts altogether.

Answer 3

Not always. I have chronic dry eye and I have no allergies whatsoever. Restasis is the new (prescription) eye drop for chronic dry eye and it is pretty effective; it really does work better than over-the-counter products if you do have a serious problem.

Answer 4

If you have eye allergict.If you want to cure it for real you must try to find a
new infant girl and ask her mother to give you some of
her own milk for you to drop in your eyes and bear it
in your mind that the baby must be girl and do it
every day for 7 days and you will get rid of it for
real.any more information you need to know send an
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Answer 5

i have such itchy eyes also that
the one just never stops itching..i hope someone can give you a good answer i need help too..
does visine or some other eye wash help?