Ophthalmologist Anna Semakina explained the dangers of eye conditioners

Increased tearing, redness, a feeling of “sand in the eyes” are all symptoms of dry eye syndrome, which can also develop due to prolonged stay in air-conditioned rooms.

The head of the ophthalmology department at the Open Clinic, Candidate of Medical Sciences Anna Semakina, on the air of the MK press center, said that during the heat period, the number of patients with dry eye syndrome is growing, because many people use air conditioners in the rooms that dry the air: for this, the tear film suffers and the eye loses its ability to moisturize normally. For such patients, we select complex therapy depending on which layer of the tear film is broken. “

Unfortunately, as Anna Semakina noted, very often patients, faced with such a set of symptoms, turn to the Internet with the request “what to do if their eyes are watery.” And then, having tried a lot of ineffective drops, they come to the doctor.

“Now there are many drops on the market that are not medicines, but are registered as moisturizers. For some reason, patients like Japanese drops, but then they come to me because they do not help. Such drops do not meet the needs of a particular patient and are more suitable for prevention.

Only a doctor can determine what is causing the dry eye syndrome of a particular patient (deficiency in the composition of the tear film or glands) and prescribe the correct treatment. Sometimes regenerative therapy is required, corneal epithelial cells may be damaged.

Do not self-medicate, consult a specialist! In addition, do not use folk remedies for recovery – we can choose the therapy for each patient from the drugs available on the market. We have Russian manufacturers who produce good and even unique products for restoring the surface of the eye, which help even with advanced computer syndrome.”