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No Tears Required




Artificial Tears

Whether you're doing Lasik or not it's always good to be informed on your eyeballs, and luckily we are eyeball tear experts ;)



Dr Yaghouti

Tears 411

1. The lacrimal glands in your eyes secrete lacrimal fluid (aka tears), which flows through the main excretory ducts into the space between the eyeball and lids. When the eyes blink, the tears are spread across the surface of the eye, gathering in the ‘lacrimal lake', and is drawn into the ‘puncta’ by capillary action. 

2. From there, tears will flow through the lacrimal canaliculi in the corners of the eyelids entering the lacrimal sac.  An excess of tears overwhelm the drainage ducts and thus overflow. 

In layman’s terms?  The tear ducts in the inner corner of your eyelid you thought were producing your tears are actually there to drain them!

Why so sensitive?

 In extreme cases of preservative sensitivity, the corneal surface can become very irritated, causing a blurring of vision, burning, or itchy sensations. After six to eight weeks, preserved artificial tears may be used as long as no reaction is observed.

Solution

Your Lasik staff should provide you with recommendations for the correct medications and artificial tears to use during the pre/post operative period. Visit Global Laser Vision for your Lasik consultation in San Diego today.

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