if you're dealing with red itchy watery eyes from allergies these are the best five
tips to help with that let's focus in tip number one clean your eyelids in a way you can think of
your eyelashes as a dust filter for your eyes when you have a lot of particles dust pollen
flying towards your eyes your eyelashes will be there to filter it out now the downside to that
is a lot of those particles and allergens can collect on the base of the eyelashes and eyelids
and cause a lot of those allergy eye symptoms now this eye model is actually
a model of blepharitis but still kind of gives you the same idea and whether you're suffering
from seasonal allergies in the spring in the fall or perennial allergies all year round
getting into the habit of cleaning your eyelashes and your eyelids every night could definitely help
you want to make sure that you're not going to bed with anything sitting on your eyelashes or
your eyelids that includes makeup make sure that you clean all the makeup off your eyelids before
you go to bed if you want to get serious about it there are a few things that i recommend like
this lid and lash cleanser works really well or eyelid scrubs like this one from ocusoft,
they actually have an allergy formula that also works really well now i actually did a video on
my favorite eyelid scrubs and i'll put that video link in the description so you can check that out
after this video if you want to take it to the next level i recommend the mybo clean system they
actually have a silicone pad that you actually put a nice cleanser on there and then you actually use
that to clean off your eyelids and eyelashes it's super nice and actually you get an added benefit
for this it will clean up bacteria and old oil it'll help with dry eye symptoms and blepharitis
and also with your meibomian glands your meibomian gland dysfunction super nice ah hey howdy
everybody this is Dr. Neal Guymon, Dr. EyeGuy, and if this is the first time meeting each other
i do specific videos about how to keep your eyes healthy and your vision clear now before we get
into tip number two let's go over what to avoid to reduce your allergy symptoms if you're exposed to
the allergen it actually causes a response from mast cells that release histamine that can cause
your eyes to be red by vasodilation can cause your eyes to water and actually cause your eyes to
inflame so if you can try and avoid wearing makeup or contact lenses sometimes that can irritate your
eyes even further also avoid touching your eyes with your hands because the allergen could be
on your hands or rubbing your eyes rubbing your eyes can actually make the symptoms worse also
avoid the get the red out eye drops like visine get the red out that can actually make the eyes
worse in the long run also if you have allergies outside try and limit the exposure by closing your
windows inside or you can wear sunglasses to limit how much actually gets into your eyes and one of
the hardest ones if you're allergic to pets you got to somehow limit your exposure to your pets
super hard also what makes it tricky is a lot of these symptoms can be confused with other
possible infections like a viral or bacterial conjunctivitis or viral bacterial pink eye
so you definitely want to make sure that you go into your eye doctor get an official diagnosis
and know what's going to help you the best tip number two is actually use a cool compress i
actually like these ones that you can actually throw in the freezer and you can take it out
and use it when you want to calm your eyes down can reduce the inflammation and it feels great
if you can use these every night maybe every morning it will definitely make a difference
tip number three is actually to use artificial tears now this can serve two purposes it can
help with your dry eye symptoms but also can help flush or rinse out any allergens that might
be inside of your eyes i definitely recommend the artificial tears that are preservative free
sometimes the eye drops that have preservatives in them can actually make your eyes more irritated so
definitely get the ones that are preservative free i'll put links to my favorites in the description
another bonus tip if you put some of these artificial tears in the refrigerator when you
actually go to use the eye drop it'll be nice and cool and can feel really really good on the eye
especially when your eyes are all flared up from the allergies just curious before we get
any further if you have any other additional tips definitely leave it in the comments below so other
people can benefit tip number four is actually to use specific over-the-counter allergy eye drops a
lot of people actually develop these little bumps on the inner eyelid called papillae and that's
where you can actually get a lot of this histamine response and these allergy eye drops are great at
helping control those allergy symptoms from that histamine response my favorites include pataday
preservative-free alloway and one that just became over-the-counter lasticaft i actually
did a video going over the specifics of pat-a-day and preservative-free alloway so i'll put a link
to that video in the description but also put a link to all three of these eye drops because
they're all great and they can definitely help with your eye allergies tip number five if none
of these other tips have helped you can resort to oral antihistamine allergy medications these
medications include your allegra zyrtec claritin sometimes benadryl and these medications can
actually help with the symptoms of your eyes a lot of times these medications work best for people
that have other allergy symptoms going on like sneezing running nose so it covers more bases that
way now a couple things to be aware of with these medications some of them might cause you to be
more drowsy but they might also cause your eyes to be more dry so it might help with allergy symptoms
but your eyes will be more dry so you will need to stay on top of using your artificial tears
keeping your eyes lubricated while you're using these medications speaking of dry eyes they can
actually be confusing because a lot of the allergy symptoms can be the same as dry eye symptoms and
so you might be experiencing dry eyes as well so i definitely recommend checking out my playlist
right there to learn more about dry eyes i'm Dr. Neal Guymon, Dr. EyeGuy, stay focused