June 3 to 10, is the national "eye care day" publicity and education week, eye health is an important part of national health, involving all age groups of people's life cycle, should not be taken lightly. Computer, television, cell phone ...... Nowadays, people have entered the screen era, due to prolonged screen vision caused by eye health problems also occur frequently, dry eye is one of the typical problems, especially for computer workers.

What is dry eye?

Dry eye is caused by instability of the tear film or imbalance of the microenvironment of the eye surface, which may be accompanied by inflammation of the eye surface, tissue damage and nerve abnormalities, resulting in a variety of symptoms of eye discomfort or visual dysfunction. In layman's terms, the normal blinking frequency is about 15-20 times/minute, but due to prolonged viewing of cell phones, computers, TV, attention is too focused, it will invariably reduce the number of blinking times, and sometimes it may be reduced to 7-8 times/minute, or even 1 time/minute. The tear film covering the surface of the eye can play a lubricating and moisturizing role, if you do not blink all the time, allowing the liquid in the tear film to evaporate, the eye surface will lose its protective layer, and the eyes will be uncomfortable, which in turn leads to dry eye syndrome.

Some Symptoms of Dry Eye

We often say that tears in the wind is a symptom of dry eye, because the eyes of dry eye patients can not be well protected by tears, and often have slight damage, manifested as photophobia, eye redness, etc. The eyes are very sensitive, and the wind blowing and stimulation will be difficult and tearing. In addition to this there are dry eyes, eyestrain, foreign body sensation and burning sensation. If the above symptoms occur frequently, it is recommended to go to the hospital to do tear secretion test, tear film rupture time, corneal fluorescein sodium staining and other dry eye examination, to detect dry eye; for patients with severe dry eyes, and if accompanied by dry mouth, arthralgia and other symptoms, but also to detect the possibility of dry syndrome.

How to prevent dry eyes？

Although dry eye is not a terminal disease and can be relieved by eye drops, dry eye is a chronic disease. However, dry eye is a chronic disease, and like common chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes, it requires a long period of care. It is also a time-consuming and labor-intensive act for us. So how can we prevent or help us get better relief from dry eyes.

1.Do not look at the screen for a long time and maintain a correct posture.Gazing distance is too close or posture is not correct, too close to the computer screen, easy to be harmed by radiation. Close work, head tilted forward, neck muscle force, it is easy to form work fatigue, will aggravate eye fatigue. We can use some blue light blocking glasses to filter out the harmful blue and purple light, so as to achieve the purpose of protecting the eyes.

2.Ensure adequate sleep.Maintain optimism, do not be under long-term tension, not too fatigue, pay attention to sleep enough, work and rest.

3.Learn the "blinking drill".Lightly close your eyes for two seconds, tightly close your eyes for two seconds, and open your eyes for two seconds. One training 1 minute, 10 times a day. Blinking can not only evenly distribute tears to the eye surface, moist eyes, but also promote the secretion of the lid glands of lipids (commonly known as "oil") discharged, thus protecting the tears do not evaporate, to improve the stability of the tear film, to prevent dry eyes.

In the face of dry eye, there is no need to be overly nervous and lose confidence in the treatment, but at the same time, we should not take it lightly, and we should listen to the advice of professional ophthalmologists and cooperate with the doctor's treatment in order to achieve a good therapeutic effect. EYECEDAR provides you with inexpensive and comfortable eyeglasses that make treatment twice as effective!