Ocular Allergies

Allergies are often due to a reaction to pollen or other air-borne allergen and irritants. Both seasonal and chronic allergies cause symptoms such as coughing, sneezing, and runny nose. Many remedies to allergies involve the use of allergy medication, or anti-histamine. These medications have side effects that typically cause dry eye symptoms to begin or worsen.

Ocular allergies can either be asymptomatic, or include itching, watering, redness, and discomfort in mild forms. If ocular allergies are more severe, they can often cause inflammation and swelling of the conjunctiva.

Treatments

Here at the Dry Eye Center of SA, we are happy to provide you with a treatment plant to best treat your ocular allergy concerns. A few of our recommended over the counter ocular antihistamine drops as well as artificial tears are listed below. These work to clear the tear film as well as minimizing itchiness, dryness, redness and other symptoms that may occur. If you are still finding trouble with relief, feel free to contact us for an evaluation and a prescription treatment plan.