Can eye drops be used long term?

Some people often experience dry eyes because they always work at a desk, especially working in front of a computer every day. Therefore, many people have developed the habit of using eye drops. As long as their eyes feel uncomfortable, they immediately use some eye drops to solve the problem. Can those eye drops be used for a long time? Many people are concerned about this issue. Let me introduce it to you below!

Some elderly people work at a desk every day and their eyes are often tired. After frequently using eye drops to relieve fatigue, they become dependent on them. The drops have become a daily must-have item, and they use eye drops once their eyes feel uncomfortable. In fact, this habit is not reasonable.

According to experts, currently, most fatigue-relieving eye drops contain preservatives. Long-term use will not only damage the corneal epithelium, but also cause serious damage to conjunctival goblet cells. Some anti-fatigue eye drops have the effect of constricting blood vessels. Therefore, people should consult a doctor before use. It is recommended not to use them for a long time. At the same time, antibiotic eye drops may cause disturbance of the normal flora in the conjunctival sac, resulting in bacterial infection under normal circumstances.

If you have a certain eye disease and need to use antibiotic eye drops, you should also follow the doctor's advice and stop using them immediately after you recover to avoid problems caused by overdose.

At present, most eye drops contain preservatives. Long-term use can not only damage the corneal epithelium, but also cause serious damage to conjunctival goblet cells, leading to the occurrence of dry eyes. At the same time, long-term use of antibiotic eye drops may cause disturbance of the normal flora in the conjunctival sac, resulting in infection by bacteria that do not cause pathogenicity under normal circumstances, that is, conditionally pathogenic bacterial infection. What is more serious and very noteworthy is that long-term use of hormone eye drops may lead to the occurrence of "corticosteroid glaucoma". This type of glaucoma is often difficult to detect in time and is not diagnosed until the late stage. The visual function damage caused by glaucoma is irreversible. The phenomenon of blindness in some patients due to long-term use of hormone eye drops has caused concern among ophthalmologists.

As can be seen from the above, most eye drops contain some preservatives. If used frequently, they will cause a certain degree of dependence. Frequent use will cause very serious damage to the cornea, resulting in real dry eyes, and in severe cases even blindness. Therefore, you must not develop the habit of using eye drops frequently.