The Dry Eye Remedy: The Complete Guide to Restoring the Health and Beauty of Your Eyes (U)

It can happen any time, especially after 40. Your eyes feel tired. You rub them. The rubbing irritates your eyes eve more. You squint to get rid of the irritation. You look at yourself in the mirror and see lines, wrinkles, bags, redness that were never there before. You get some eyedrops from the drugstore, and shrug it off as a normal part of getting older. You shouldn't. Eye discomfort is not normal, and what you assess as minor irritation could be a signal of a deeper disorder or could grow into a major problem. Approximately 77 million Americans suffer from dry eye (also known as dysfunctional tear syndrome), and the number continues to grow. Dry eye affects not only your eye's appearance but also your vision and is often linked to skin conditions such as blepharitis and roscea and other eye diseases such as glaucoma. It may even be a symptom of a more serioues disease, such as HIV or hepatitus C. Traditional solutions, such as eyedrops and eyelid surgery, may actually make dry eye worse in the long run. Robert Latkany, M.D., the founder and director of the Dry Eye Clinic at the New York Eye and Ear Institute, offers a simple rememdy to restore the health of your eyes naturally. His Home Eye Spa program gives you a soothing step-by-step eye-cleansing treatment and guides you in making easy environmental and lifestyle changes, such as: * adjusting your chair * installing a humidifier * drinking more water * wearing sunglasses * giving yourself and eye massage These small changes can make a big difference to dry eye sufferers. For those who still have symptoms, he explains which medications (both over-the-counter and prescription) and medical procedures may help and which to avoid. For anyone who suffers from allergies, worries about wrinkles around the eye, or spends a lot of time in front of a computer screen, THE DRY EYE REMEDY is an essential tool to ensure there is "not a dry eye in the house".