subject: Don't Suffer Needlessly If You Have An Eye Allergy [print this page] If there is one form of allergy that can be source of great discomfort it is an eye allergy. The most common sources of eye allergies are pollen and pet dander. The symptoms of eye allergy include one or more of the following: eye soreness, itching and reddening coupled with sneezing and throat irritation.
Once you identify these symptoms and run them through your doctor to be double sure, there are several ways through which you can start to address the problem. One of the most effective ways you can do so is through the use of allergy eye drops. The eye drops often work by helping clean out the allergen and also by suppressing the eye cells' production of anti-allergen chemicals which are the cause of the eye irritation.
There a number of benefits to using these eye drops. For starters, even though there is no harm in waiting for your doctor's prescription before buying the eye drops, there is really no prescription required for you to be able to purchase the medication over the counter at a local medicine store.
Another advantage of the eye drops is that they have virtually no side effects. Also, as with any form of medication that is applied directly at the source of the problem, allergy eye drops provide relief much faster than other forms of medication for the allergy. For instance, tablets which must be ingested and digested before they are absorbed into the blood stream and deployed to the problem area.
Eye drops are not homogeneous. There are different types of eye drops that one can buy. Each form of eye drop is suitable for a particular type of situation and thus a particular person. The three major types of eye drops are: anti inflammatory eye drops, anti histamine eye drops and decongestant eye drops.
Before you settle on a particular type of eye drops that are most suitable for you, it is important that you identify the root cause of your eye irritation. Of these three types of eye drops, anti inflammatory eye drops are the ones that require a doctor's prescription because of the burning sensation they may cause as well as the harmful effects their prolonged use can lead to.
In addition, you must avoid using decongestant eye drops for red dry eyes. This is because one's eyes may start to become overly dependent on the decongestant in order to eradicate dryness. The better approach would be to deal with the root cause of the actual dryness with the aim of weaning oneself off the eye drops completely.
Remember that prevention is always better than cure. This means that once you realise that your eyes have an allergic reaction to particular substances or objects, your primary aim must be to, where possible, steer clear of any circumstances that may leave you exposed to the allergens.
This means keeping your environment, whether at home or at the workplace, dust free and using an air purifier to remove any pollen in the air. If you do fall victim to an eye allergy, allergy eye drops are one of the first things you must think of.
