We have oil that comes from our eyelids and we know that doing a lot of close up work and using screens makes that oil production not work properly. So we get blockages of the oil glands in our eyes. You literally just put heat on it and that helps. Hot compresses on the eyes or nutritional supplements like fatty omega-3 fatty acids, that kind of stuff helps.
75% of adult Americans have wonky vision of some kind, your host included. Longtime pal and real-life eye surgeon, Dr. Reid Wainess answers all the questions that you never bring up during appointments. He and Alie chat about how eyes are just little cameras in your skull, glasses vs. contacts, Lasik, why we cry, some boggling ER stories, how marijuana effects eyeballs, floaters, cataracts, eye color, dogs in goggles and more. Also: what happens if you choke under pressure and pick the wrong options in an eye exam? HOW SCREWED ARE YOU?
Dr. Reid Wainess's practice
If you're in LA and and want Dr. Wainess to be your eye doc: 1-800-898-2020
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