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Suffering from dry eye
As an IT professional I have to work 8-9 hours in front of PC. This cause lots of strain and sometimes irritation in my eyes . Once I visited the eye care camp in my office , he told me I am suffering from dry eye and suggest me one eye drop which I forgot.
Please suggest me some eye drop which can give me relief from this.
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Prolonged working on laptop/TV/mobile can cause computer vision syndrome. Computer vision syndrome is a condition resulting from focusing the eyes on a computer or other display device for, uninterrupted periods of time. Some symptoms of cvs include
a. Headaches
b blurred vision
c. Neck pain
d redness in the eyes
e. Eye strain
f dry eyes
sometimes watery eyes
these symptoms can be further aggravated by improper lighting conditions.
Measures to reduce this include
1. Work under proper light.
2. Blink a lot.
3. Cold compresses
4. Use good lubricating eyedrop
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Most of the IT professionals are suffering with from dry eye or also known computer vision syndrome. The blinking rate is reduced from 24 per minute to 8 per minute when working on computer or smartphone. In Air conditioned room, the blinking rate also reduces due to less humidity which is another factor contributing to it.
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Please blink blink blink . Try to have normal blinking ,while working on computer. Please use lubricating drops as frequently as possible. eg Refresh liquigel or genteel eye drops or Systane ultra eye drops.
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Dr. Anil Kumar Jain
General Physician
9 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello there.
I can understand your concern.
You have to understand that the eye drop is not a permanent solution for your problem.
Take frequent breaks and shut your eyes for 5 minutes every hour.
You can use eye drops like OnTears 1 drop in both eyes 5-6 times a day.
Consult a ophthalmologist in person for further evaluation and management.
Best regards.
Dr. Anil kumar jain.
Bangalore.
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