Different Ways to Relieve Dry Eyes

Dry eye syndrome occurs when the quantity or quality of your tears is inadequate. This problem can make your eyes red, irritated and watery, compromising your visual comfort. Fortunately, Six One Six Vision Center offers innovative treatments that can bring lasting relief for dry eyes. Read on as your trusted eye care specialist discusses dry eye treatment methods:

Artificial Tears

Like natural tears, artificial tears contain water, mucus and oil to keep your eyes moisturized. This combination ensures that your eyes remain free of foreign matter. This improves your visual comfort and helps you enjoy clear eyesight.

Eye-Friendly Foods and Nutritional Supplements

Your eye doctor explains that eating eye-friendly foods is an effective way to prevent dry eyes. Cold-water fish, such as salmon, mackerel and tuna, are rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids that contain DHA and EPA. These substances maintain lubrication in your eyes. If you can’t eat fish, we may prescribe nutritional supplements as an alternative.

Topical Medications

We may suggest applying ointment on your eyes to relieve your discomfort. Topical medications usually contain anti-inflammatory properties, reducing your eyes’ redness, soreness and itchiness, while also improving tear production in your eyes.

Lid Hygiene

Another thing you can do to relieve your symptoms is apply a warm compress to your eyes for several minutes. The warmth will help stimulate tear production. Your optometrist also advises gently scrubbing your eyelids with water to stimulate your tear ducts to release oil.

For more information on how to relieve your dry eyes, call us at (208) 514-1858 or complete our form. We serve Boise, Eagle and nearby areas in Idaho.

COVID-19

To our Six One Six Vision Center Families,

Our office is fully open to serve your eye care needs. We cannot wait to see you in our office again! With the health and safety of our team and patients at the forefront of our minds, the following changes have taken place while we all do our part to fight this pandemic:

We ask that if you are experiencing a fever, shortness of breathe, or a cough that you reschedule your visit at this time.

We are asking our patients to complete as much of the typical intake paperwork and collecting of insurance information electronically to reduce the amount of team members they need to be exposed to at the office.

We have very strict cleanliness procedures for anyone who comes in to our office at every point of their visit to lower risk of potential infection.

Now more than ever, we need to take care of ourselves, our families, and our communities as best we can, while practicing safe social distancing recommendations. We will get through these difficult times together, and I promise you our office and our team will be here to support you as best we can during these changes, and will be even stronger once we can return to normal care.

Be well, stay strong, take care of each other.

– Six One Six Vision Center Team

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