Dry eye or allergies?!
Question:
Dry eye or allergies?
Ever since April I have been having discomfort in my eyes. The eyelids get swollen and the eyeballs feel dry and they feel "dirty". I wish I could take them out and rinse them with water and put them back in, LOL.
My regular doctor said it was allergies, but it's two months later and they're getting worse.
Also, my close vision is getting blurred.
Any ideas what this may be? Thank you.
Answers:
the blurred near vision and the swelling/"dirty" feeling are likely unrelated. both probably warrant a visit to an optometrist.
any swelling of the eyelids...that sounds allergic to me. may need to be on topical antihistamines like the aforementioned patanol. also, there are 2 good OTC topical antihistamines..."alaway" and "zaditor".
"gritty" or "dirty" eyes sounds like dryness. you could try OTC artificial tears like "systane" or the new "optive".
the blurred near vision sounds like possible emerging presbyopia if you are over age 35. if you're under age 35 its probably more complicated (undiagnosed hyperopia, accommodative insufficiency, binocular imbalance, etc etc). would definitely need an eye exam to solve this one.
sounds like you have multiple issues. you could use a visit to the eye doc.