In winter, cold air and strong wind stimulate the eyeball, and long-running indoor heating devices can easily expose the eyeball to dryness.
When exposed to dry eyes, it is accompanied by foreign body sensation, pain, bleeding, and itching, which can cause light sensitivity and temporary vision loss.
In fact, using a computer or smartphone for a long time may reduce the frequency of blinking and cause dry eyes. Cold winds and air pollution in winter also cause eye dryness.
Cold winds cause lacrimal gland inflammation beyond eye dryness. Tears are not only used to keep the eyes moist, but also to protect the eyes when stimulated by foreign substances or wind. In the case of dry eyes, the amount of tears is relatively small, so they can't stand the stimulating conditions such as cold wind in winter and start to cry reflexively.
Antihistamines and drugs that act on sympathetic nerves used to remove nasal congestion and sputum can also cause dry eyes.
Recently, air pollution and particulate matter may cause eye dryness. According to JAMA Ophthalmology, a journal of the American Medical Association (AMA), studies have shown that severe fine dust and air pollution can increase the incidence of dry eyes.
Treatment for improving dry eye symptoms can be classified into artificial tear fluid, anti-inflammatory eye drops, lipid flow, lead care, and IPL laser treatment. Many people use artificial lacrimal fluid to treat dry eyes, but it is only a temporary aid to supply water directly to the eyes, so it is hard to think of it as a solution to the root cause of dry eyes.
Dry eyes are not a completely cured disease. Therefore, it is important to relieve symptoms through steady management so that other complications such as corneal inflammation do not occur.
"Lead Care," which improves clogged mybom glands through pneumatic massage, is a recommended procedure for patients with mild dry eye conditions. The procedure is performed in the order of eyelid cleansing, hot compress, eye massage, and eyelid scrub.
The recommended IPL laser for patients with severe dry eye conditions has the same principle as the equipment used in dermatology, but the M22IPL laser used in ophthalmology is treated by irradiating the skin under the eyelid with a wavelength laser of 590 nm.
If the symptoms are not alleviated even if artificial lacrimal fluid is prescribed even though it is light dry eyes, it is possible to suspect eyelid inflammation. This is caused by the oil glands on the edges of the eyelids and eyelashes being clogged with waste matter and bacteria, and the oil cannot be discharged properly.
People who wear eye makeup frequently or use contact lenses often need to be careful.
Eyelid inflammation, called eyelid acne, is a disease that causes inflammation when the entrance of 20-25 fine fatty glands and mybom glands located inside the eyelid is blocked by waste or bacteria.
Tears consist of mucus, water, and lipid components, which cover and protect the surface of the eyeball like a film every time it blinks, and provide oxygen and nutrients to the cornea. However, when eyelid inflammation occurs, normal tear membranes are destroyed by inflammation, and tears cannot spread throughout the eyeball surface, resulting in dry eyes.
In fact, 60-70% of patients with chronic dry eyes suffer from eyelid inflammation, and 100% of patients with eyelid inflammation have dry eyes.
In the treatment of eyelid inflammation, antibiotics are taken to extract the causing sebum and eliminate the causing bacteria of eyelid inflammation for a certain period of time. Artificial tears may help, but they do not treat eyelid inflammation itself, so they recommend laser treatment.
Cold water washing makes the clogged oil spring harder, so it is useful to melt the oil spring with hot water when washing the face. Also, if you wear eye makeup frequently or have oily eyelids, it is highly recommended that you clean your eyelids well with eyelid cleaning agents and cotton swabs. In addition, a hot compress for about 5 to 10 minutes before going to bed dissolves oily secretion in the eyelids.
Writer: Yeyoung Jeon
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