Contact Lens Users Can Avoid

Irritating Eye Allergies By Taking Simple Precautions

• What is Eye Allergies?• What causes Eye Allergies?• Why does your body become allergic

to contacts?• What do experts prescribe?• A few simple and effective tips.• Conclusion.

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What is Eye Allergies?

• Allergic conjunctivitis (eye allergy) is the most common allergy affecting the eyes. Many people with allergies get allergic conjunctivitis when their eyes come in contact with an allergen. The allergen triggers the release of histamine.

• Seasonal allergies are inherently troublesome, but they become totally unbearable if you are a contact lens user. 

What causes Eye Allergies?

• According to the experts, four primary reasons are there behind eye allergies- pet dander, mold, dust, and pollens.

• There are cases where certain eye drops, cosmetics or artificial tears prescribed for the treatment of dry eyes can also cause allergies. 

Continue..• Insect bites or bee sting can also cause the

symptoms.

• In a few cases, people develop allergic symptoms after consuming certain foods. Grass, pungent smells, perfumes, or peanuts can be other sources of allergens.

Why does your body become allergic to contacts?

• It is a common experience that people wear contact lenses for ten or fifteen years without any trouble, but suddenly become allergic to it.

• The process starts gradually and we tend to ignore the symptoms.

• Minor itching, redness and inflammation get treated with over the counter drugs.

Continue..• As a reflex action, body produces a chemical known

as histamine that causes inflammation and subsequently blood vessels growth in the eyelids. 

• In medical terminology, it is called GPC (Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis).

Continue..• As per statistics around five to seven percent

contact lens users get affected with it.

• GPC not only causes swollen eyelids, but it causes extreme irritation, itchiness, and blurred vision. Thick mucus or white discharge is also quite common.

What do experts prescribe?• Experts prescribe the treatment based on the

symptoms and they try to cover every possible reason for an allergic reaction.

Anti Histamine

drugsDecongesta

nts Steroids

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Continue..Anti Histamine drugs:• Histamine is a substance produced by our body as

the natural reaction to allergens.• it also causes running nose, watery eyes, itching,

and redness. Anti- histamine drugs stop the release of histamine and control the symptoms.

• A few drugs prevent the release of histamine and other mediators that cause allergy. They are called Mast cell stabilizers.

Continue..Decongestants:

• Firstly, they reduce the size of blood vessels on the sclera (the white portion) of the eyes so that redness can be reduced.

• Secondly, they shrink the nasal passage to improve breathing.

Continue..Steroids:

• They are used in acute symptoms only.

• Since there are potential side-effects of these drugs, doctors use them only for a short duration to bring the situation under control.

Continue..Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory

drugs:

• These drugs reduce symptoms like swelling and irritation.

A few simple and effective tips.

Avoid the basic cause

Maintain the

cleanliness

Prescription

medicines

Go for corrective surgery

like LASIK

Artificial tears

Conclusion.

• If you have the history of allergy in the family or your eyes become red and itchy frequently during pollen season, then you need to be cautious.

• One should look an expert immediately to avoid future problems.

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