Red, Itchy and Watery allergic eyes can be extremely uncomfortable and irritating. Though eye allergy can not do a permanent damage to your eyes, it may disrupt your daily activities. The most common airborne allergens that cause eye allergy are grass, tree and weed pollens. Indoors, Pet hair or dander, dust mites and molds can be allergens to your eyes.
Ways to avoid Eye Allergies:
For every allergy the primary step should be to avoid the allergens that trigger your symptoms. And Eye allergy is no different from the rest of the allergies.
A few tips that could help you keep away from the allergens that could affect your eyes are:
- Protect your eyes with glasses when you are moving out of house during mid-morning or early evening. Special protection to your eyes during these times of the day is necessary because the pollen counts are at their peak during these hours.
- When you are at home, keep your windows closed if the wind is blowing hard. Avoid using window fans that draw pollens. If you have an air conditioning unit at home, then keep it clean.
- Lessen dust mite exposure at home by putting ‘mite-proof’ bed and pillow covers. Wash bedding in hot water and keep humidity at home lower than 50 percent.
- Clean the floors by moping and not by dusting or sweeping
- If you have pets at home, restrict them to certain places of your home. Wash your hands after petting them. Take special care to clean and spray the places where the pets usually roam.
- Reduce indoor molds caused by high humidity by cleaning bathrooms, kitchens and basements regularly. A dehumidifier can be used to reduce molds, especially in damp, humid places like basements. Make sure the dehumidifier is cleaned often. 1-to-10 parts of diluted mixture of Chlorine bleach and water can be used to clean the moldy areas at home.
Avoiding allergens will slowly give you greater resistance to the allergy.
Learn more about symptoms and causes of Eye Allergy.
