The end of the Spring Festival holiday, Xining Aier Eye Hospital ushered in the peak of post-holiday visits. On the afternoon of February 23, the reporter saw in the hospital that many young people came to see a doctor because of eye discomfort, and they generally had symptoms of dry eyes and astringent eyes.
“During the Spring Festival, I watched my mobile phone for seven or eight hours a day, plus watching TV. My eyes were sore and sore after going to work these two days, and my vision was a bit blurry.” Ms. Ma, who is waiting in line for treatment He said that he has been working for nearly 6 years, and he has to face the computer all day, but he does not want to affect his work because of his eyes.
Sun Lingyun, director of the Cornea and Ophthalmic Surface Department of Xining Aier Eye Hospital, said after an examination that Ms. Ma was suffering from dry eye. Common symptoms include dry eyes and a foreign body sensation, and some may experience burning, itching, or photophobia, congestion, pain, blurred vision, easy fatigue, and sticky filamentous secretions.
“During the Spring Festival holiday, many people are addicted to electronic products. Whether it is mobile phones or computer TVs, they occupy a very large part of their lives. Over time, it will affect the health of the eyes, and many As a result, people get dry eye syndrome and visual fatigue.” Sun Lingyun said that when these “head-down people” are staring at the electronic screen, their eyes will enter a state of concentration without blinking, and they will unconsciously reduce the number of blinks, and the lipids secreted by the Meibomian glands will decrease. In addition, if the eye blinks incompletely, that is, the entire cornea cannot be completely covered every time the eye blinks, resulting in a decrease in the blink quality, the force of lipid excretion is insufficient, and the secretion of lipid will also be reduced. Due to the lack of lipid protection, tear film stability is weakened and tear evaporation is intensified, leading to dry eye.
Dry eye is a kind of tear film instability and ocular surface damage caused by abnormal tear quality or quantity or dynamic abnormality caused by various reasons, resulting in ocular discomfort and visual dysfunction. The high incidence of eye diseases in modern people. In addition to the long-term use of electronic products, mental and psychological factors, environmental pollution, systemic diseases, etc. may all cause dry eye. Many patients suffer from severe dry eye due to delayed treatment, and severe dry eye causes repeated inflammation of the eye due to dryness, destruction of the cornea, gradual loss of transparency, and eventually blindness.
Sun Lingyun reminded that you must rest your eyes well, do not use electronic products for a long time, and do not stay up late. At the same time, pay attention to eye hygiene, blink frequently, eat less greasy and spicy food, and pay attention to moisturizing the environment. If some uncomfortable symptoms such as astringency, itchiness, and foreign body sensation affect life or work, you should seek medical attention in time, and the doctor will take personalized treatment according to the cause of the disease.
It is understood that in order to advocate the public to pay attention to the problem of dry eye and popularize scientific knowledge of eye protection, Aier Ophthalmology launched the “Dry Eye Care Day” activity, and advocated that everyone should do 10 blinking exercises every day: light closing Eyes for two seconds, eyes closed for two seconds, eyes open for another two seconds, repeat the cycle, one training for one minute.