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Eye feels like hair inside
My eye feels like hair inside it in both the eyes. If washed with water my eyes it hurts. I am nearsighted as well( from earlier onwards ). I am afraid plz help i have this feeling almost like every month.
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Nearsightedness is not associated with foreign body sensation. The cause of your symptoms could be multiple including allergic conjunctivitis and dry eye due to increased screen time. You could also have misdirected lashes which is leading to rubbing against eyeball. Start with eye drops refresh tears 4 times a day and genteal gel once at night. Consider physical or online consultation if no improvement.
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Are you a regular computer or mobile user if so you are likely to develop computer vision syndrome and dryness please put some lubricant eye drops eg teardrops 3to 4times daily and ocupol.dx eye oint to be rubbed twice daily on lids and take some antioxidants cap once daily eg revital one cap daily.
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Observe some precautions eg 20.20 formula ie close your eyes for 20.seconds after every 20 minutes and keep proper distance between eyes and screen ie approx 20.inches.wash your eyes frequently with fresh water and don't sit facing the ac or blowers and consume lot of fresh fruits and vegetables
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Do you have a lot of screen time ? Do you use contact lenses ?
If you feel some foreign body or hair like sensation probably you have dry eye disease.
Avoid splashing water as it disturbs the tear film.
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use artificial tear drops with carboxymethyl cellulose 0.5% 3 to 4 times a day in both eyes.
reduce screen time and use glasses with arc
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use these drops for a week and if the sensation still persists or eyes remain red then you shlud go for a in person consultation as you will need complete dry eye evaluation
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Do cold compression, do not splash water in your eyes, it will further cause dryness..see
If something falls in your eyes ,first aid is to wash with water, other than that do not excessively splash water in your eyes.
Temporarily you can use lubricating eye drops.
And it has to evaluated further.
Next Steps
1)blink often.
2)follow 20-20-20 rule, to relax your eyes,
3)try closing your eyes for minimum 30 seconds ,after every 15 to 20 min of excessive near work.
4) try minimizing use of phones and laptops excessively.
incase you can't reduce use of gadgets bec of work, try change the display settings of them,
increase font size, reduce the colors temperature etc etc.
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Dr. Awanjala Varshney
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
23 yrs exp
Aligarh
Don't splash water inside the eyes. This will disturb your tear film.
You can use Refresh liquigel eye drops 4 times a day.
For further management you need to consult an ophthalmologist online or in clinic.
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