Newport Beach, CA lasik eye surgeon & Ophthalmologist for Crystalens, CK - and eye doctor Optometrist serving south Orange County with eye care and eye exams, contact lens, lasik eye procedures, Crystalens, ReStor, CK, glasses, glaucoma treatments, and cataract surgery

Our eyes depend on tears to flow continuously and provide moisture for vision and comfort. Tears are made of water - for moisture, oils - for lubrication, mucus - for even spreading, and certain proteins and antibodies for resistance to infection. Tears are secreted by special glands located around your eyes. When an imbalance occurs in your tear system, you may begin to experience what is known as dry eyes.

When your tears are not adequate enough to lubricate your eyes, you may experience pain, a gritty sensation - like small sand grains in your eye, a feeling that a foreign object is in your eye, redness of the eyes, and blurring of your vision.

Besides the imbalance in your tear flow system, temporary dry eye can be created by environmental conditions such as continuous heat fans and air conditioning, the sun - and minor bacteria introduced by ocean water. Those of us who live along the Newport Coast and south Orange County often experience temporary occurrences of Dry Eye because of the environmental conditions we live in.

Dry eye, as a condition, can also be caused by:

the natural aging process
side effects from certain medications such as antihistamines and birth control pills
long term contact lens wearing
diseases that affect the ability to make tears, such as Sjogren's syndrome
structural eye problems that keep the eyes from closing properly or that affect tear ducts

Clinical Dry eyes can be treated but not cured. Common approaches include the use of artificial teardrops, temporary or permanent plugging of the tear drains and in some cases, a procedure to close the ducts that drain tears into the nose. If you are experiencing symptoms similar to those described, call our Newport Beach, CA clinic for a consultation and eye vision health checkup.

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Newport Beach based Ophthalmologists are Orange County, CA based Lasik eye surgeons in Newport Beach, CA providing eye exams, vision health checkups, and eye and vision maintenance. Newport Beach Eye Care provides a number of refractive surgery procedures including Lasik, CK, and ReStor lens. Also provided are contact lens and eye glasses for vision correction to Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Corona del Mar - CdM, Laguna Beach, Seal Beach, Newport Coast and Costa Mesa residents. Conditions treated include Glaucoma, ADM - or Adult Macular Degeneration, Dry Eyes, and other common eye ailments.