Eye allergy and laser treatment

[preitystan]

I have been using glasses and contact lenses for eight years now. I'm doing a computer job and sits for more than 8 hours in front of the computer. I'm suffering from migraines. When I feel a headache, I remove my glasses, and after some time, I will put it on. Then I feel like my eyes are burning, and it gets watery. It has been so difficult to focus on anything. I think it may be due to an eye allergy. I need to get rid of these. I will be meeting my eye doctor next week. I need to know whether I will be eligible for laser eye surgery if diagnosed with an eye allergy. Has anyone who has an eye allergy done it? Share your views.

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Hi, don't know about laser or allergy but it sounds to me like your eyes are incredibly dry. Dry eye is not as innocuous as it sounds and can be very painful.If your eyes tear up, get watery, it means they are dry and trying to moisturise themselves. Buy some sterile soothing drops from a chemist. I recommend Hylotear as the bottle lasts 6 months once opened, it's an easy dropper, and very good stuff. My dr told me to use 4 x a day.

You should be looking away from computer screen every 20 minutes or so, but I never seem to do, get wrapped up in work, but pay for it later!

Maybe your prescription also needs changing.

[Becky_MacularSociety Partner]

Good Morning Preitystan,

It might be an issue with glare, individuals with a macular related condition tend to develop a heightened sensitivity to glare. The glare is produced by the blue light in the spectrum. Ordinary sunglasses protect against the UV but not the blue light.

Therefore, individuals can find that they can end up trying to eradicate the discomfort from the glare by wearing ordinary sunglasses which are too dark for the lighting conditions, thereby obscuring their vision. The way to potentially address this is to choose spectacles from the anti-glare protection range, as they both protect against the blue light in the spectrum and the UV, and come in a range of shades.

Therefore, an individual can either choose to purchase one shade or various for different lighting conditions. Anti-glare protection comes in a variety of styles of frames; however, fit-overs are handy when an individual already wears spectacles.

For screen use, a pale yellow lens will be beneficial which you can get at the RNIB - shop.rnib.org.uk/health-and...

or from Optima

optimalowvision.co.uk/depar...

or other low vision shops.

Of course, eyesright also has a point that it might be Dry Eye Syndrome and getting some eye drops from a chemist could help you out too.

When it comes to treatment and eye allergy, I am not aware if this would impact your ability to recieve laser treatment, however I am not medically trained and this question is better answered by your opthalmologist

Hope this Helps,

Becky

Macular Society

[maryweldon006 in reply to Becky_MacularSociety]

Hi,

How do you feel now? Did you consult your doctor?

I want to share my surgery experience.

Usually, Laser surgeries are used for clearing eye-disorders such as myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism etc. It is recommended to take LASIK surgery [ avantlasikspa.com/ ] as a treatment option for patients suffering from contact lenses and allergies. I had an eye allergy that caused redness and itching. I had visited my nearest eye clinic, and my doctor advised me to use eye drops; he also suggested that I should wash my eyes at 1 or 2 hour intervals between continuous phone or laptop use. But there was no change in my condition. So he told me to take a complete checkup to identify whether I need LASIK Surgery or not. And in my case, I had recommended taking the surgery to avoid further complications with my eyes. However, some allergies are common and can be cured by using eye drops or medications.