If you often experience a scratchy or burning sensation in your eyes or find yourself constantly rubbing or blinking to try and ease the discomfort, you may be suffering from dry eye syndrome. This common condition affects millions worldwide and can significantly impact daily life. From difficulty reading to trouble driving at night, dry eyes…
Category: Dry Eye
Can Dry Eyes Cause Blurriness?
Whether it’s the end of a long day or you just woke up, blurry vision can be a confusing experience, especially if you’re already wearing your glasses. Refractive errors aren’t always the cause of blurriness—conditions like dry eye disease may be the culprit. What symptoms occur when you have dry eyes, and is blurry vision…
Does Laser Eye Surgery Cause Dry Eyes?
Every year, thousands of Canadians undergo laser eye surgery in order to achieve the freedom of clear vision without the need for glasses or contact lenses. While laser eye surgery can greatly improve your vision, it also comes with the potential for side effects. One potential side effect of laser eye surgery is dry eyes. …
Intense Regulated Pulsed Light (IRPL) Therapy for Dry Eyes
There are so many innovative ways to treat dry eye symptoms, thanks to advances in medical optometry. You may have heard about using light therapy to promote healthy, hydrated eyes, but how do you know the differences between the different types? And how do you know which one is best for you? Your optometrist can…
Why Are My Eyes So Dry?
If you’ve ever experienced dry eyes, you know just how irritating they can be. Not only do dry eyes feel uncomfortable, but it can also affect your vision and make it difficult to complete daily tasks. But what causes your eyes to become dry? And how can you stop it from happening in the future?…