Drug-induced dry eye: Knowing your medications
From antiacne medications to antihistamines, many drugs can contribute to the development of dry eye syndrome or be the causes of dry eye. Let's look at the most common ones1-5: Contraceptive...
Drug-induced dry eye: Knowing your medications
Things You Should Know About Contact Lenses To Prevent Infections And Dry Eye
Change your eye color, correct your vision defects... contact lenses allow you to live your life to the fullest without the botheration of wearing glasses. But there is something...
Things You Should Know About Contact Lenses To Prevent Infections And Dry Eye
What Do I Do If I Think I Have Dry Eye Disease?
If you have dry eye syndrome such as stinging, burning, sensitivity to light, or you think you have dry eye disease, make an appointment with an ophthalmologist to get your eyes...
What Do I Do If I Think I Have Dry Eye Disease?
Why Digital Devices Dry Out My Eyes?
The link between digital device use and dry eye has been well established. Each eye blink restores the tear film that protects your eyes, but when you stare at a screen, you will...
Why Digital Devices Dry Out My Eyes?
How To Choose Eye Drops For Dry Eye Disease?
If you have dry eye, you can go for artificial tears or eye drops that contain water-holding molecules like sodium hyaluronate. You can be prescribed for you a drug that increases...
How To Choose Eye Drops For Dry Eye Disease?
How Often Can I Use Artificial Tears?
The bottled products with preservatives can be safely used up to 4-6 times a day. The single-use, preservative free artificial tears can be used up to 10 times a day. In any case,...
How Often Can I Use Artificial Tears?
Are Artificial Tears Safe?
Artificial tears are physiological solutions based on polymers that retain water on the eye surface. They can improve both the quantity and quality of tears. Artificial tears are...
Are Artificial Tears Safe?
Can Dry Eye Disease Cause Fluctuating Vision?
If your vision fluctuates throughout the day or from one day to the other, and in addition your eyes feel irritated and scratchy, then you may have dry eye disease - DED. In more...
Can Dry Eye Disease Cause Fluctuating Vision?
Can Dry Eye Disease Be Cured?
In general dry eye is a chronic condition. In some cases it is possible to identify a cause that can be solved, such as refraining from taking certain medications, changing contact...
Can Dry Eye Disease Be Cured?
Can Everyone Suffer From Dry Eye Disease?
DED is not universal, it affects about 6.5 to 12% of population in Singapore, but with age, we all lose a bit of tear quantity and quality, which increases the risk of having dry...