Last October, when Talia Rotenberg was traveling to Europe, her eyes became bloodshot, watery, and painful—the same feeling she would expect if she had a torn contact lens in her eye. She was baffled, ...

Esen Akpek, MD, on dry eye's emotional and vision-related toll, its hidden autoimmune links, and when to move patients beyond ...

More than 35 million Americans experience dry eye disease every year. July is Dry Eye Awareness Month and the perfect time to highlight the causes, symptoms, and treatment options. Dr. Ashley ...

Every day, millions of people in the U.S. live with dry eye. Some may feel a slight scratchiness now and then, while others may experience constant burning, grittiness, itching and discomfort. Above ...

Tired, hot and sore: do these sound like your eyes after a long day in front of the computer? Call it a symptom of 21st-century life, but cases of dry eyes are on the up, exacerbated by long spells in ...

Dry eye disease is a condition that occurs when your eyes do not make enough tears or when your tears dry up too quickly. Tears are essential for keeping the surface of your eyes healthy, comfortable, ...

Medications that can cause dry eyes include antidepressants, blood pressure medications, diuretics, antihistamines, beta-blockers, and more. Both OTC and prescription drugs can cause dry eyes. If you ...

Many types of eye drops are available for treating dry eyes. Over-the-counter (OTC) options are often effective, but a doctor may recommend prescription options if they aren’t. Preservative-free eye ...

“When we are staring at a computer, our blink rate goes down or we don’t blink fully,” said Mallory Wright, O.D., an assistant professor in the UAB School of Optometry and an optometrist at UAB Eye ...

I first reached for the bottle more than two decades ago, around the time I began to hear my own blinks and my eyes started to feel like they’d been dabbed with cotton balls. My optometrist didn’t ...