What is Dry Eye? - VIDEO

Tis the season for watery, itchy, puffy, and red eyes. Every year during this time all doctors across this great land get an influx of folks suffering from the Itchy and Scratchy Show. Eye symptoms are caused by the same irritants that cause sneezing and a runny nose among seasonal allergy sufferers.

Q: Dr. Dzubur for how long should I be cleaning my eyelids with this lid wash product? A: For as long as you brush your teeth. When you give up on oral hygiene you can give up on eyelid hygiene because at that point you have probably given up.

I first want to thank the three amazing #DRYEYEDIVAS, Leslie E. O’Dell, OD; Amy Gallant Sullivan, MS; and Laura M. Periman, MD, for putting together one of the most comprehensive series on cosmetics and ocular surface dryness. Their amazing work allows male doctors like myself to familiarize ourselves on a topic that we have very limited knowledge on.

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