What is Ocular Rosacea? You may have heard of rosacea, a skin disease that causes redness and acne-like bumps on your face. It can affect your eyes, too. When it does, it’s called ocular rosacea. It often develops in people who have rosacea, a chronic skin...
Burning eyes refers to having irritated eyes which may or may not turn red and have tears. You’ll experience a burning sensation accompanied with other symptoms such as watery eyes, pain in the eyes, eye discharge and itching. Your eyes may burn due to many...
Stye Chalazion is a lump on edge of the eyelid. Stye is also a lump but it is infectious and typically a staphylococcus infections. Chalazions are chronic infections that can cause less pain on inner edges and affect the Meibomian gland (oil-secreting) glands. Stye,...
Dry eyes can often cause serious and painful symptoms for the elderly. As eyelid blinkers are used tear forms on the retina. Tear provides lubricity, prevents eye infections, removes foreign materials and maintains the surface of the eyes clean. Excess tears flow...
Blocked tear duct A blocked tear duct is a partial or complete blockage in the pathway that carries tears from the surface of the eye into the nose. Tears are produced by the lacrimal gland located in the upper outer portion of each eye. Tears drain into a tear duct...
What is Eye Discharge? Eye discharge is common among babies and toddlers, and most cases are due to tear duct blockages. It is also called baby eye boogers. Parents can typically treat the condition at home. But when discharge is accompanied by symptoms such as...
