If your eyes feel tired, scratchy, watery, or even itchy, there may be a chance you’re experiencing dry eyes. Dry eyes are among the most common eye conditions patients face worldwide and can affect virtually any age. Dry eyes are becoming an epidemic among children and adults with the amount of screen time and zoom calls our eyes are subjected to daily!
But don’t worry, help is available! Rising Star Optometry is proud to help you find meaningful solutions for your dry eye issues. All you need to do is book your appointment, and we can help with the rest!
Understanding dry eyes starts with understanding your tear film. Your tear film encompasses the surface of your eye and is responsible for keeping it healthy, comfortable, and hydrated.
There are 3 layers to your tear film, each with their ingredients and role to play. These layers are:
There are 2 different types of dry eye you could experience: insufficient tears (evaporative dry eye) or poor tear quality (aqueous tear deficiency). Both can affect the quality of your tear film and cause dry eye symptoms.
However, your risk of developing dry eye increases if:
With dry eyes, you can expect to experience:
Trust our team to help find the right solutions for your dry eye problems. Please, book your appointment today!
Ariel was a kindergartner who started to exhibit amblyopia symptoms that affected her quality of life at school and at home. After 3 months of vision therapy for her symptoms, our team improved her vision to normal levels: 20/20 in the left eye and 20/25 in the right eye, alongside improved visual tracking and near focusing.
Olivia was a 3rd grader who started to experience blurry vision and words that moved on the page when reading and writing. After an examination, our team determined that her eyes had poor focusing skills, weak convergence ability, and borderline sufficient clarity of vision.
Through vision exercises and prescription eyewear, she was able to achieve 20/20 vision in both eyes!
Jack was a 3rd grader who started to experience vision problems whenever he was reading or writing. After evaluating his eyes and vision, our team discovered he had poor control of his eye movements necessary for reading. After 10 weeks in home-based vision training, he achieved the reading efficiency of an 8th grader, reading nearly 200 words per minute!
You can find our practice in the Wellness Center on the upper level of the Montecito Plaza Shopping Center. Parking is plentiful and there are many great shopping and eating options for before or after your visit, including Trader Joes and Whole Foods across the street.
Our San Francisco location can be found in the same building as Melody Cafe and Kidspace. All day street and metered parking is available and there is a Safeway nearby.
Our San Francisco location can be found in the same building as Melody Cafe and Kidspace. All day street and metered parking is available and there is a Safeway nearby.
You can find our practice in the Wellness Center on the upper level of the Montecito Plaza Shopping Center. Parking is plentiful and there are many great shopping and eating options for before or after your visit, including Trader Joes and Whole Foods across the street.
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