Eye Care for Eye Irritation and Eye Strain

Ways to Control and Reduce Eye Strain and Irritation

Irritated and tired eyes are no fun. You have trouble reading and even driving when your eyes are reacting to some unknown allergen or irritant. If you've been suffering from these conditions, you want to find a way to at least make yourself feel better, if not get rid of the condition entirely. This is possible. If home care remedies don't work, you can seek the help of an optometrist with us at Legacy Optical in Hampton Bays, NY.

You Need to Find the Cause

Key to finding the right treatment is finding the cause of the eye strain and eye irritation. If your eyes are tired and red from staring at a computer screen all day, antihistamines might help remove some symptoms, but they won't stop the condition from occurring again and again, nor will they stop it from getting worse. If your eye irritation is due to an allergen, wearing blue light glasses isn't going to do anything. So, finding the actual cause is crucial to finding effective treatment.

Controlling vs. Curing

Sometimes eye strain and eye irritation can only be controlled and not completely cured. For example, if you have eye irritation due to wildfire smoke, you need that smoke to go away before you can think about the irritation going away. But you can alleviate a lot of the problems using specific care techniques. Eye drops and antihistamines help a lot with allergic reactions; learning proper ways to look at and look away from computer and TV screens can help alleviate the fatigue those can cause. Of course, if you have a problem such as a bacterial infection, then an eye doctor at our optical practice can give you an eye exam and prescribe antibiotic treatments as eye care.

Contact Us if You Need Eye Care from an Optometrist on Our Optical Team

If you've tried controlling the irritation and fatigue and still need help, or if you can't figure out why your eyes are tired and irritated, contact us at Legacy Optical in Hampton Bays, NY, at (631) 728-3132. An eye doctor on our optical team will give you an eye exam and help you get the condition under control once and for all.