Dry Eyes Can Cause Headaches, Recognize Correlations And How To Prevent It

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YOGYAKARTA Dry eyes and headaches can trigger each other. Research shows that the correlation between dry eyes and headaches may run in two directions. Dry eyes may often be experienced by people with headaches or is a trigger for headaches. Headaches, can also be a risk factor for dry eyes.

Dry eyes are felt when there is pain or pain in the eyes. Sometimes dry eyes also seem to be blocked, or sensations are stuck in the eyes. Other symptoms that are usually experienced when the eyes are dry, including frequent flickering, light sensitiveness, blurred vision, and tired eyes.

A number of studies reported by Medical News Today, Friday, February 16, found a connection between migraine and dry eyes. In 2017, research was conducted on 14,329 adults. It was found that 14.4 percent of people with migraine headaches reported dry eye diagnosis compared to 8.2 percent who did not experience migraine headaches. As many as 22 percent of research participants reported migraine headaches and dry eye symptoms compared to 15.1 percent who had no history of migraine headaches.

Another study conducted in 2019, involving 72,969 participants, found that people who had migraine headaches were likely 1.42 times more diagnosed with dry eye disease than those who did not. Unfortunately, this study has not found a cause-effect relationship between migraine headaches and dry eyes. This means that it is still unclear whether migraines cause dry eyes, whether dry eyes cause migraines, or there are other factors that explain the relationship.

How to care is actually important to treat one by one because the cause factor is not clear. The recommendation is that people who experience dry eyes and headaches simultaneously have no evidence that treating one of them can cure other illness. If you have this complaint, prevention can be done below:

There are so many types of eye drops that are sold freely at pharmacies. But for those of you who are disturbed by dry eyes, you can ask for a prescription drug from a doctor. Usually, doctors will give prescriptions for eye drops using immunomodulators.

Dry eyes can be caused by an environment that is not moist. To prevent this, use air moisturizers while sleeping. In addition, often rest your eyes if you have a lot of activity looking at the screen.

Compression of the eye with a warm cloth or cotton can help relax. It also makes dry eyes improve. If care and prevention at home do not manage to overcome dry eyes and are accompanied by headaches, it is important to consult a doctor.

In addition to preventing dry eyes, you also need to get a doctor's recommendation for treatment. For treatment at home, you can take pain relievers, drink a lot of water, stretch to relieve headaches due to tension, manage stress, and live a healthy lifestyle.