Does fish oil help with dry eye?

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• walkingfetus

  01/18/2013

  When the eyes cannot produce tears properly, or when the tears are not of the correct consistency and evaporate too quickly, then dry eyes appears. You may feel eye dryness for stinging or burning of the eye. Eye pain and red eye also lead to dry eyes because of pain and redness of the eye. Poor quality of contact lenses or uncomfortable contact lenses can cause eye dryness. There still exists many other factors that cause dry eyes, such as episodes of blurred vision and long time of reading, working on the computer, or any activity that requires sustained visual attention. Eye dryness must be treated as soon as possible for it is the basic eye problems for other eye diseases. Treating eye dry has two ways: medicine treatment and home care. Cyclosporine, an anti-inflammatory medication, is the only prescription drug available to treat dry eye. Home care includes basic drops, a good rest and fish oil. Fish oil is soft and can reduce eye irritation and eye strain which is good to relax nerves around eyes and take supplements for eyes.

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• walfor

  01/20/2013

  Yes, fish oil can effectively help with your dry eyes. Fish oil, rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin A and DHA containing a lot of properties that can help decrease dry eye, increase tear production and secretion and reduce apoptosis, cell death in the lacrimal glands. Omega-3 can also reduce triglyceride by reducing VLDL from the blood, lower the infections in the eyes, and they can help reduce the dryness symptoms while maintain the eye health. What's more, it can also help reduce inflammation caused by dry eyes, reduce high eye pressure and prevent some eye conditions like diabetic retinopathy. Fish oil is also a preventive effect to myopia, glaucoma, cataract and many other eye diseases. As for dry eyes that can lead to extremely annoying, cause blurred vision, redness, a gritty, scratchy sensation or burning in the eyes, you should intake some fish oil and more foods rich in vitamins, such as liver, milk, egg, green leafy vegetables, carrots, and sweet potatoes.

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• misty C.

  01/21/2013

  Yes, the fish oil will help you with your dry eyes. There are many benefits you could get from the fish oil because it is the rich nutrition. The body oil, liver oil and cerebrol fish make up the fish oil which is the oil material that can make your skin look smooth and bright. Through the fish steam, press and separation processes, you could get the good fish oil which will contain the triglycerides phosphorus glycerin ether lipid fat soluble vitamin and protein degradation. If you have the wrinkles around the eyes, you could use the fish oil to help you release it. The fish oil will also be good for the body health which will increase the digestion system which will keep you in healthy state. The dryness of the eyes will be released after using the fish oil. You could also use the warm compress to release the dryness of the eyes. You could even use the eyes drops to release this symptom.

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