Causes of Dry Eye
Today, many people work at computers. This causes many eye-related problems. Dry eye is one of them. Besides looking at computer screens for long hours, reading books or documents, and air conditioning systems are among the factors that cause dry eye.
It is a known fact that tears are very important. Tears lubricate the surface of the eyes and provide oxygen. The cleansing of the eyes also occurs as a result of the friction of tears on the eyelids. Unhealthy working conditions or unhealthy environments can negatively affect tear production. At the same time, tear secretion begins to decrease in proportion to age. Conditions such as thyroid disease, diabetes, rheumatism, medication use, eye allergies, and contact lens use are also factors that disrupt tear production and structure.
Beware of Air-Conditioned Environments
Employees working in front of screens in air-conditioned offices experience dry eye because they blink less. Windy and dry weather in winter, as well as sunny weather in summer, have negative effects on tears.
If you experience symptoms such as burning and stinging in your eyes, redness, itching, foamy-like signs at the edges of your eyelids, blurred vision and extreme sensitivity to light, and a feeling of heaviness in your eyelids, it is beneficial to see an ophthalmologist.
