Allergies or Dryness? Decoding the Causes of Persistent Eye Itching
- posted: Jan. 11, 2024
Allergies or Dryness? Decoding Causes of Persistent Eye Itching
If you’re struggling with aggravating itchy eyes, it’s time to uncover the root reasons behind your discomfort with help from an optometrist near you at Family Vision serving Anderson, SC, Williamston, SC, and Clemson, SC, areas. Getting to the bottom of why eyes feel persistently irritated may be key to getting relief and restoring clarity.
The two common culprits for itchy eyes are allergy reactions or chronic dry eye disease. We can help you find out which is causing your symptoms and develop a personalized treatment plan to help you get relief.
Environmental Allergy
Seasonal or year-round allergies affecting the eyes share links with related allergies for many. Airborne pollen is a classic offender, but house dust mites, pet dander, mold spores or skin/cosmetic ingredients can also produce itchiness.
An optometrist on our team can examine your environment and lifestyle to help eliminate any triggers of your symptoms. If external allergens seem the likely cause of persistent eye itching, we may recommend allergy eye drops alongside oral antihistamines or steroid nasal sprays to finally grant relief.
Dry Eye
If you are not responding to eye allergy treatment, it may be possible that dry eye is causing your symptoms. If you live or work in an area that has a lot of dry air, or you are at least exposed to a lot of dry air yourself, you may be dealing with chronic dry eyes instead of eye allergies. An optometrist on our team can examine your eyes and ask you questions about your lifestyle to help you determine the true source of your symptoms so you can get the eye relief you are searching for.
Get Itchy Eyes and Dry Eye Relief from an Optometrist Near You
Don’t simply mask bothersome eye itching with over the counter drops alone. Connect with an optometrist near you on our team serving (864) 226-6041 Anderson, SC, (864) 847-7657 Williamston, SC, and (864) 722-9205 Clemson, SC, to uncover whether environmental allergies or pervasive dry eye truly cause your discomfort. Call our optometry team at Family Vision for more information.
- posted: Jan. 11, 2024
Allergies or Dryness? Decoding Causes of Persistent Eye Itching
If you’re struggling with aggravating itchy eyes, it’s time to uncover the root reasons behind your discomfort with help from an optometrist near you at Family Vision serving Anderson, SC, Williamston, SC, and Clemson, SC, areas. Getting to the bottom of why eyes feel persistently irritated may be key to getting relief and restoring clarity.
The two common culprits for itchy eyes are allergy reactions or chronic dry eye disease. We can help you find out which is causing your symptoms and develop a personalized treatment plan to help you get relief.
Environmental Allergy
Seasonal or year-round allergies affecting the eyes share links with related allergies for many. Airborne pollen is a classic offender, but house dust mites, pet dander, mold spores or skin/cosmetic ingredients can also produce itchiness.
An optometrist on our team can examine your environment and lifestyle to help eliminate any triggers of your symptoms. If external allergens seem the likely cause of persistent eye itching, we may recommend allergy eye drops alongside oral antihistamines or steroid nasal sprays to finally grant relief.
Dry Eye
If you are not responding to eye allergy treatment, it may be possible that dry eye is causing your symptoms. If you live or work in an area that has a lot of dry air, or you are at least exposed to a lot of dry air yourself, you may be dealing with chronic dry eyes instead of eye allergies. An optometrist on our team can examine your eyes and ask you questions about your lifestyle to help you determine the true source of your symptoms so you can get the eye relief you are searching for.
Get Itchy Eyes and Dry Eye Relief from an Optometrist Near You
Don’t simply mask bothersome eye itching with over the counter drops alone. Connect with an optometrist near you on our team serving (864) 226-6041 Anderson, SC, (864) 847-7657 Williamston, SC, and (864) 722-9205 Clemson, SC, to uncover whether environmental allergies or pervasive dry eye truly cause your discomfort. Call our optometry team at Family Vision for more information.