Oral Antihistamines for Ocular Allergy
Oral antihistamines give broad allergy relief and may be adequate for some ocular allergy sufferers. However eye drops can be very useful for those individuals who:
- Do not really have systemic allergy signs/symptoms like sneezing and congestion
- Find that even with oral medications, ocular allergies persist
- Find that the needed oral antihistamines dry out their eyes and create irritation or contact lens intolerance
- Find oral antihistamines make them drowsy and was alternatives
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Glaucoma and dry eye disease are conditions that have correlation but no causation. Glaucoma does not cause dry eye but these conditions often appear together... The medications used to treat glaucoma are commonly implemented as a toxic cause mild-to-moderate even severe dry eyes.
If you are currently using standard glaucoma medications then there is a very good chance that you also have dry eye issues. What can you do?
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Fake or counterfeit eye-related products such as eye drops and vitamins are a relatively new phenomenon. This is dangerous not only because the content is now unknown but patients that are not receiving a proper supplement will have increased risk of vision loss. Imitation product creeps into the market though three channels... Read more
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