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Older adult with a warm compress on their eyes to unclog their meibomian glands

How to Unclog Meibomian Glands?

If your eyes often feel dry, gritty, or irritated, you might be dealing with one of the common types of dry eye, a frustrating but treatable issue. Your eyelids are lined with tiny glands called meibomian glands, which play a significant role in keeping your eyes comfortable. They produce a special oil that prevents your…

A person takes their glasses off and rubs their eyes to find temporary dry eye relief.

Dry Eye, Eye Health, Specialty Eye Care • September 5, 2025

Can Dry Eyes Cause Blindness?

Watery eyes, redness, and a burning sensation—does any of that sound familiar? Before you brush them off as mild symptoms, visit your optometrist and reach for your trusted bottle of artificial tears. Do not delay dry eye management. Dry eye itself rarely causes complete blindness, but leaving it untreated can lead to serious complications that…

An adult undergoes intense pulsed light therapy.

Dry Eye, IPL • May 22, 2025

IPL Dry Eye Treatment Side Effects

Dry eye is more than just an annoying inconvenience. If you've experienced it, you know it can disrupt your everyday life, leaving your eyes feeling irritated, gritty, and tired. A potential treatment option is intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy. But with any treatment, it's natural to wonder about potential side effects before giving it a…

A woman holds out a contact lens on her index finger

Contact Lenses, Dry Eye • August 19, 2024

What are the Best Contacts for Dry Eye?

Assessing if your eyes are healthier enough to wear contact lenses is a part of every contact lens exam. Yet, experiencing slight dryness or developing dryness later shouldn't prevent you from making your contacts work. Dry eye therapy can help you get your symptoms under control and protect your eye health. Then, you can feel…

A person pulling down their right eyelid with their finger to show their inflamed meibomian glands

Dry Eye • August 19, 2024

How To Unclog Meibomian Glands?

Clogged meibomian glands can occur for a number of reasons, resulting in dry, irritated eyes. When your eyes can’t produce enough adequate tears, your eyes can feel incredibly uncomfortable. Your meibomian glands are responsible for producing a special oil that prevents your eyes from dehydrating too quickly. When these glands are affected, your eyes are…

A woman experiencing allergies rubbing her eyes with both hands.

Dry Eye, Eye Health • March 15, 2024

Can Allergies Cause Dry Eyes?

Many of us are familiar with that itching, burning sensation in the eyes that often coincides with the arrival of spring. With the increase in pollen and other allergens, allergy season is a common nemesis for many. But beyond the sniffles and sneezes, allergies can provoke a lesser-known culprit—dry eyes. Over-the-counter (OTC) eye allergy drops…

Packs of daily disposable contact lenses.

Contact Lenses, Dry Eye • December 28, 2023

Are Daily Contacts Better for Dry Eyes?

Dry eyes can be an uncomfortable and sometimes painful condition. It may surprise you that contact lenses can sometimes exacerbate this issue. However, newer technologies have emerged in the contact lens industry that can help to alleviate discomfort and dryness and correct vision at the same time. One such technology is daily contacts. Contact lenses…

A young woman sitting in front of her laptop computer is massaging her eyes to relieve the blurriness of her sight due to dry eyes

Dry Eye, Eye Health • April 19, 2023

Can Dry Eyes Cause Blurry Vision?

Dry eyes can be a frustrating and uncomfortable experience that affects over 16 million Americans. While it’s more common in people over 50, people of any age can get that scratchy feeling. Fortunately, there are modern, effective solutions to dry eyes. If you’re simply dealing with the symptoms, it may be hard to know if…

An optometrist holding a sign that says "dry eyes"

Dry Eye, Eye Health • February 14, 2023

Is Dry Eye an Autoimmune Disease?

An autoimmune disease is when the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its healthy cells. While the development of dry eye disease is not fully understood, there is recognition that inflammation plays a role. The question then is whether or not dry eye syndrome is an autoimmune disease or if it's a symptom of autoimmune diseases.…

A young woman sitting on a chair in front of a laptop, feeling sleepy while touching her left face, and her left eye and yawning. A lack of sleep could lead to problems such as dry eye because the eyes do not get adequate time to rest and restore themselves

Dry Eye, Eye Health • January 19, 2023

Can Lack of Sleep Cause Dry Eyes?

It's no mystery that proper sleep is vital for many aspects of our health. A lack of sleep could lead to problems such as dry eye because the eyes do not get adequate time to rest and restore themselves. This lack of rejuvenation can lead to a lack of tear production or poor-quality tears. If…