Eye Doctor Redding

Allergic reactions come in a wide variety of forms and severities. Sometimes symptoms are relatively mild, and all that sufferers experience is a little bit of sniffling and sneezing. Other times, symptoms are much more significant and include hives or even life-threatening anaphylaxis. For obvious reasons, the type of allergic reactions we see most frequently here at Enterprise Optometry Group -- our Redding eye doctor practice -- are so-called “ocular allergies”, which affect the eyes. Thankfully, there are lots of things that can be done to alleviate, if not eliminate, annoying eye allergy symptoms. If you suffer from ocular allergies, you’ll definitely want to keep reading!

Eye Care Redding

As with any allergic reaction, allergic reactions in the eyes are the result of your body’s immune system reacting to a substance that’s normally completely harmless such as pollen, dust, pollution or pet dander to name a few. The nature of these improper reactions is inflammatory, meaning that swelling is their hallmark. In the eyes, this translates to itching, redness, puffiness and excessive watering. When it comes to treating ocular allergies, the eye experts here at the Redding eye doctor office of Enterprise Optometry Group generally start off with simple at-home remedies and then steadily progress to more involved treatment regimes as necessary. Some of the things you can do yourself include learning how to avoid the allergens that bother your eyes and doing a little extra house cleaning. If this fails to bring you relief, over-the-counter pills and drops, prescription drugs and drops, and/or allergy shots may also be recommended. If you use contact lenses for vision correction you may need to adjust your cleaning regime, switch to a different style of lens, or, in some cases, ditch the contacts entirely. (Since contacts sit directly on your eyes, they can actually trap allergens and thereby exacerbate your symptoms.)

If you’re sick and tired of your ocular allergy symptoms, why wait another minute to get the ball rolling on neutralizing them? Here at Enterprise Optometry group, our Redding eye doctors are pros not only at identifying what’s bothering eyes but also at figuring out how to make the redness, itching and watering go away.

Ocular Allergies Redding
3080 Victor Ave
Redding, California 96002
530-222-3166

By Enterprise Optometry Group

January 10, 2014