“I worked from home because I couldn’t handle the lights in the office, I wore an eye patch, and I had to invert the colors on my phone because it was too hard to look at the light,” said Raja, who is now 25. “And my eyes were still constantly watering.”...
This paper examines the case of a female patient, a typical somatizer, who presented to her personal general practitioner with the symptom 'watering eyes' and requested referral to an ophthalmic surgeon in order to have her tear ducts unblocked. As an illustration of the psychosomatic approach ...
The Eye-Watering Cost of College Is a Problem for Us All By Kamal Bhatia Dec 19, 2024, 3:00 am EST Reprints A 1% increase in the number of people achieving a degree delivers on average a 1.4% increase in gross domestic product per capita over a five-year period, Kamal Bhatia writes...
Basal tears are constantly produced by the eyes as a way to clean and protect thecornea. Typically, the eyes produce 1.2 microliters of basal tears per minute — less than one teaspoon per day. Emotional tears are produced in response to strong — you guessed it — emotions, while reflex ...
If your eyes aren't watering already, blinking more or using artificial tears may help flush out an eyelash or speck of dust. Tears will also ease the sliding of your eyelid over your eye in case something is inflamed. A warm washcloth on your eyes could be soothing, too. See an eye ...
this vital part of our eye is constantly under siege. The cornea faces oxidative stress daily due to its high exposure to light and intense metabolic activity. The main culprit is ultraviolet radiation from the sun, which triggers the formation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS). These harmful ...
It also left me with constantly dry eyes. But my eyes now will drip tears whenever I am sweating! Is this a known condition? Is there any treatment for the dryness? (The tears don't bother me.) — S.F. A: Sorry to hear of your accident. Losing sight in one eye is terrible. ...
scrolling through social media on our phones, or binge-watching our favorite shows on a tablet, our eyes are constantly exposed to the harsh blue light emitted by these devices. But what many of us may not realize is the toll this screen time can take on our eye health, specifically leadi...
matting of the eyelashes, and mucous or pus-like discharge from the puncta. Excess tearing can cause infection and, if left untreated, could be detrimental to good vision. Eyelid irritation is common because the area remains wet. Patients often complain because they must constantly wipe their ey...
Have a few annoying gray spots and strands constantly moving around in your vision? Vitreal floaters are a common for adults (but if you are seeing new flashes or floaters in your vision, make sure you get checked out by an eye doctor immediately to rule out a retinal detachment or bleedi...