How To Treat Dry Eyes Caused by Allergies

Treatments for Dry Eyes Caused by Allergies.  

Allergy Dry Eyes

About 30 percent to 50 percent of U.S. residents have allergy symptoms. Nearly 75 percent of those allergy symptoms affect the eyes.  In other parts of the world where the weather is dry, dusty and pollution is high, this statistics may even be higher.  Allergies can trigger other problems, such as conjunctivitis - pink eye(see section on red eyes) and asthma. 

Symptoms of Allergy Dry Eyes:

Symptoms of Dry Eyes and Allergy are often confused due to their similarities.  For patients with existing dry eye conditions, allergies during spring and fall where pollen count is high become even more severe.

Some of the common symptoms are:

• Red, swollen or itchy eyes – similar to dry eye symptoms
• Runny nose; sneezing; coughing
• Itchy nose, mouth or throat
• Headache from sinus congestion
• Fatigue from lack of sleep.

Allergy in additional to dry eyes often are presented with stronger symptoms of dry; itchy; red and watery eyes.  Itchy eyes are normally a result from allergy rather than classical dry eye conditions.  Some people have both symptoms all year around.  TheraLife^â Eye Enhanced has natural botanical ingredients that relieve both Dry Eyes and Allergy Eyes.

Causes of Allergy Dry Eye

Most allergens (agents that elicit allergy symptoms) are in the air, where they come in contact with your eyes and nose. Airborne allergens include pollen, mold, dust and pet dander (cats and dogs in particular).  Some allergens like dust mites are embedded into carpets, drapery, bedding and window visors.  In that case, the allergens are triggering allergy and dry eyes all year round.  

Conventional Treatments for Allergy Dry Eyes:

o   The most common treatment for allergy is anti-histamines for quick relief.  However anti-histamines cause dehydration, sleepiness, sometimes dizziness, and often are the causes for Dry Eyes.

o   Decongestant eye drops-, which constricts blood vessels in your eye to take the red out.  Long-term use can cause your eyes to become dependant on these eye drops, and when you stop, the blood vessels become even larger, making red eyes worse.

o   Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drops can sooth allergy eyes (e.g. Pentanol).  Its effect is longer term than anti-histamines.  It is effective in treating allergy eyes, but not dry eyes.

o   Prescription steroidal eye drops provide quick relief.  However, long term use have been associated with side effects such as increased inner eye pressure (intraocular pressure) leading to glaucoma and damage to optic nerve. Steroids also have been known to cause cataracts. Prescription steroid eye drops are normally used for very severe cases and no longer than one month.

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TheraLife Eye Enhanced is an all-natural botanical product that does not have some of the side effects of anti-histamines (dehydration, dizziness, fatigue and Dry Eyes) or drugs.  TheraLife^â Eye Enhanced has ingredients that relief symptoms of Allergy Eyes as well as Dry Eyes.  

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1.  Allergy medications- we recommend Claritin – a mast cell stabilizer.
2.  Use a Hepa filter air cleaner
3. Leave outer clothing and shoes outside before coming into the house to avoid tracking allergens indoors.

DO NOT USE ANTIHISTAMINES – e.g. Benydryl, Claritin D 

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Dry Eyes Caused by Allergy- Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Options

Allergies and  Dry Eyes

About 30 percent to 50 percent of U.S. residents have allergy symptoms.  Nearly 75 percent of those allergy symptoms affect the eyes.  In other parts of the world where the weather is dry, dusty and pollution is high, this statistics may even be higher.

Allergies can trigger other problems, such as conjunctivitis -pink eye(see section on red eyes) and asthma.

Symptoms of Allergy Dry Eyes:

Symptoms of Dry Eyes and Allergy are often confused due to their similarities. For patients with existing dry eye conditions, allergies during spring and fall where pollen count is high become even more severe.
Some of the common symptoms are:

• Red, swollen or itchy eyes – similar to dry eye symptoms
• Runny nose; sneezing; coughing
• Itchy nose, mouth or throat
• Headache from sinus congestion
• Fatigue from lack of sleep.

Allergy in additional to dry eyes often are presented with stronger symptoms of dry; itchy; red and watery eyes.  Itchy eyes are normally a result from allergy rather than classical dry eye conditions.  Some people have both symptoms all year around.
TheraLife^â Eye Enhanced has natural botanical ingredients that relieve both Dry Eyes and Allergy Eyes.

Causes of Allergy Dry Eye

Most allergens (agents that elicit allergy symptoms) are in the air, where they come in contact with your eyes and nose. Airborne allergens include pollen, mold, dust and pet dander (cats and dogs in particular).  Some allergens like dust mites are embedded into carpets, drapery, bedding and window visors.  In that case, the allergens are triggering allergy and dry eyes all year round.
Conventional Treatments for Allergy Dry Eyes:

• The most common treatment for allergy is anti-histamines for quick relief.   However anti-histamines cause dehydration, sleepiness, sometimes dizziness, and often are the causes for Dry Eyes.
  
  
• Decongestant eye drops-, which constricts blood vessels in your eye to take the red out.  Long-term use can cause your eyes to become dependent on these eye drops, and when you stop, the blood vessels become even larger, making red eyes worse.
  
  
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drops can sooth allergy eyes (e.g. Patanol).  Its effect is longer term than anti-histamines.  It is effective in treating allergy eyes, but not dry eyes.
  
  
• Prescription steroidal eye drops provide quick relief.  However, long term use have been associated with side effects such as increased inner  eye pressure(intraocular pressure) leading to glaucomaand damage to optic nerve. Steroids also have been known to cause cataracts. Prescription steroid eye drops are normally used for very severe cases and no longer than one month.

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TheraLife Eye Enhanced is an all-natural botanical product that does not have some of the side effects of anti-histamines (dehydration, dizziness, fatigue and Dry Eyes) or drugs.  TheraLife^â Eye Enhanced has ingredients that relieve symptoms of Allergy Eyes as well as Dry Eyes. For more information, see TheraLife^â Dry Eye Benefits below:

2.  Allergy medications- we recommend Claritin – a mast cell stabilizer.

3.  Use a Hepa filter air cleaner

4. Leave outer clothing and shoes outside before coming into the house to avoid tracking allergens indoors.

DO NOT USE ANTIHISTAMINES – e.g. Benydryl, Claritin D.  Try Zyrtec which is a mast cell stabilizer, not as drying.

For additional information; please visit National Eye Institute:  nei.gov/

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Latest Research in Dry Eyes -Diagnostics, Efficacy, Economics and More!

n the area of dry eye research. A lot of work has been done by some of the brightest minds in both optometry and ophthalmology, and one of the best places to discover the latest developments in dry eye is at the annual Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) meeting.  This is a summary of what is being discussed in the ARVO abstracts published in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. The information can also be found online at www.IOVS.org.

Alternative Treatments
1. Acupuncture
Acupuncture is among the oldest healing practices in the world. As part of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture aims to restore and maintain health through the stimulation of specific points on the body. The procedure has been touted as a treatment for low back pain, lung cancer and Attension Deficiet Disorder. Thus it seems logical to investigate if there is any benefit in dry eye disease. A team of researchers from the U.S. Army performed acupuncture on seventeen volunteers with dry eye and found "there was no significant improvement in the measured clinical indicators of dry eye after acupuncture treatment.

Diagnostics
The traditional method is to use lissamine green staining for the diagnosis of conjunctivitis. However, this dye then to dissipate over time and becomes less effective. Common protocol for sodium fluorescein staining usually entails immediate viewing after immediate instillation, but this study showed immediate viewing of lissamine green after instillation resulted in higher mean staining grades than at the two minute time point. The study concluded that a “false staining appearance occurs upon immediate instillation of lissamine green.

Economics of Dry Eye Treatment

The rising cost of prescription medications is a concern to all patients, and doctors alike, and dry eye medications are no exception. Restasis is costly even after insurance payments to the patients.  A group from Bascom Palmer retrospectively analyzed trends in dry eye medication use and expenditures from 2001 to 2006 and found the mean expenditure per patient per year increasing from $55 in 2001 to $299 by 2006.  The group’s finding was "strongly driven by the introduction of Restasis in 2003 as 84% of prescriptions filled and 91% of expenditures in 2005-06 were related to Restasis. "The study found that women spent twice as much as men on dry eye medications ($244 versus $122) and that patients with greater than a high school education spent on average 2.5 times as much on dry eye medication as those with less than a high school education ($250 versus $100).
Another interesting study of dry eye economics came from Duke University where researchers studied punctual plug usage and reimbursement in Medicare patients. The group sought to determine whether changes in Medicare reimbursement for punctual plug insertion were associated with a decrease in the incidence of plug insertion. The group found that while the Medicare population-adjusted incidence of dry eye diagnosis increased by 28.5% in their study period of 2001-2008, first-time punctual plug insertion rates declined by 23.6%.⁷ The researchers also found that Medicare reimbursement for punctual plug insertion decreased 55.3% during the same time period. The authors concluded that the decline in punctual plug insertion “may be associated with the decrease in Medicare reimbursement” but in fact is more likely tied to their second reason for the reduction, “the introduction in 2003 of Restasis.”

Ocular Infections and Dry Eye

People with dry eye seem to have more ocular infections than the normal population.  A study in Australia found the “antimicrobial effects of tear proteins decrease in hyperosmolar ( low tear viscosity)  conditions leading to enhanced bacterial proliferation,” indicating that “people with hyperosmolar tears or dry eye will have decreased antibacterial defense at the ocular surface.”
 
Treatment Efficacy Azithromycin more effective than Doxycycline for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Contact Lens Dry Eyes
There are several studies concerning the use of topical azithromucin in ocular surface diseases. . Dr. Gary Foulks and his group at the University of Louisville compared the effectiveness of topical azithromucin versus oral doxycycline therapy in meibomian gland dysfunction ( Belpharitis)  Twenty-two subjects were treated with topical azithromycin solution for one month and seven subjects were treated with oral doxycycline for two months. The study concluded that while both topical azithromycin and oral doxycycline improved clinical signs and symptoms of meibomian gland dysfunction, the "response to azithromycin is more rapid and more robust than doxycycline."
Yet another study from the Ohio State University School of Optometry evaluated the efficacy of a four-week treatment with topical 1.0% azithromycin solution versus rewetting drops in patients with contact lens related dry eye. An over two-hour improvement in comfortable contact lens wear time was noted throughout the four-week study period with azithromycin solution use.

Glaucoma Therapy not related to Dry Eyes
Several studies explored the effect of topical glaucoma therapy on dry eye. A French group found tear osmolarity increased in patients treated for glaucoma or ocular hypertension (glaucoma), particularly in those using eyedrops with multiple preservatives. Another study from France found the chronic administration of eyedrops containing preservatives may decrease corneal sensitivity in patients treated with intraocular pressure lowering medications. This decrease in corneal sensitivity could explain the absence of correlation between signs and symptoms of dry eye disease in patients treated for glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
 
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