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Spotting the Signs of Dry Eye

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Understanding the Symptoms

Dry eye is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide, and its symptoms can vary in severity. It's crucial to recognize the signs of dry eye early to seek appropriate treatment and improve your eye health and comfort.

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Common Symptoms to Look Out For

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Experiencing dry eye symptoms can greatly affect your daily life and overall health. These symptoms can disrupt your work, hobbies, and even your ability to carry out everyday tasks comfortably.

The constant discomfort and distraction caused by these symptoms can lower your productivity and overall quality of life. 

Here are common signs that may indicate dry eye syndrome:

  • Dryness:
    A persistent sensation of dryness, grittiness, or eye irritation.
  • Itching:
    Frequent itching or a burning sensation in and around the eyes.
  • Redness:
    Bloodshot or red eyes, often accompanied by discomfort.·
  • Excessive Tearing:
    Paradoxically, your eyes may produce more tears as a response to dryness, leading to watery eyes.
  • Blurry Vision:
    Vision may become temporarily blurred, particularly when reading or using digital screens.
  • Light Sensitivity:
    Increased sensitivity to light, known as photophobia.
  • Foreign Body Sensation:
    Feeling as though something is in your eye.
  • Eye Fatigue:
    Increased eye fatigue, especially during prolonged periods of reading, screen time, or other visually demanding tasks.

Ignoring dry eye symptoms can lead to worsening discomfort and potential complications. Chronic dry eye can damage the eye's surface and increase the risk of eye infections, scarring, and vision loss. Seeking professional guidance if you're experiencing any of these symptoms is crucial.


Dry Eye Diagnosis and Expert Care

When you choose Total Eyecare & Eyewear - Denton for your dry eye care, you benefit from our expertise in comprehensive diagnosis. We understand that your unique health history and lifestyle can affect your dry eye differently, which is why we practice personalized care tailored to you. Our approach includes:

  • In-Depth Eye Exams

    During a comprehensive eye exam, we evaluate your eyelids, eye surface, and your complete health history and lifestyle to identify potential underlying causes of dry eyes.

  • Tear Assessment

    We conduct a detailed assessment of your tears, measuring their volume and quality. This assessment helps us identify any deficiencies in tear quantity or quality, crucial factors in dry eye diagnosis.

  • Tear Breakup Time

    Using advanced techniques like tear breakup time measurement, we identify specific areas of your eyes where tears may evaporate more rapidly. This information aids in tailoring your treatment plan.

  • Specialized Dry Eye Test: Schirmer Test

    This test involves placing blotting test paper strips on the lower eyelids to measure tear production over a specific time. It helps determine the volume of tears your eyes produce.

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- Jun. 23, 2025
Excellent service!
- Jun. 14, 2025
Great attention to detail. Professional and gives super-descriptions of what they are doing, why, an... d what I should do next.
- Jun. 09, 2025
Great 1st experience at an eye doctor! Dr. Middleton was helpful and informative. The in house eyewe... ar technicians were also good at helping us with our prescription orders.
- May. 31, 2025
Just awesome say it all. Covers start to finish.
- May. 22, 2025
The doctor and the women helping me order contacts were extremely nice and professional. I love thi... s place and always have good experiences.
- May. 22, 2025
Dr Vang is the most qualified reliable doctor I’ve seen up at this particular clinic. She explaine... d eye photos, provided educational explanations to myself and spouse. She is fabulous, don’t want to see anyone else. I’ve been this clinic for eye exams for greater than 10 years. Never have I experienced such attempts to educate the patient.
- May. 02, 2025
Cindy, in the Eyewear Gallery, is absolutely the best at helping you select fabulous new frames and ... making sure that your lenses are measured appropriately for your needs. If you wear progressive lenses like I do, then you understand how essential it is to make sure the lenses are measured for how you use them. Cindy nails it every time.
- Apr. 27, 2025
Just did my 2nd eye for cataract surgery and I’m extremely happy with it. I highly recommend Tota... l Eye Care!
- Apr. 19, 2025
My experience at Total Eyecare & Eyewear was flawless. There all great in there business. Thank you ... all.
- Apr. 15, 2025
Cindy is great with selecting frames. I always get lots of compliment
- Apr. 07, 2025
They were thorough, efficient, and friendly.
- Apr. 05, 2025
Dr. Middleton was so cool, knowledgeable, and super adorable! His staff was amazing as well. Definit... ely laughed the entire visit.
- Mar. 10, 2025
Wonderful experience! Great team of Doctors and staff.
- Feb. 28, 2025
Kimberly and the whole staff are pleasant and knowledgeable. I always enjoy going in for my eye exam... s.
- Feb. 10, 2025
Cindy is awesome! When picking out glasses she picked out great options just by looking at my face s... tructure! Then a couple months later I bent my glasses pretty bad and she fixed them no problem! Overall I had a great experience with this place from start to finish
- Dec. 23, 2024
The staff is amazing! Cindi was so kind to me and found just the right pair of glasses for me!
- Dec. 07, 2024
Ms. Ballard is outstanding.
- Nov. 30, 2024
Started off with Dr Kelby 8 years ago and now with Dr Middleton. Same level of professional and inte... ntional engagement that has kept me satisfied and coming back to this wonderful establishment. Highly recommend!
- Oct. 31, 2024
I've been going there many years, Excellent eye docs! I will continue to have them as my choice!
- Oct. 12, 2024
Dr Yang is awesome. Entire staff as well

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  • Tuesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Wednesday 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
  • Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed
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Consult Our Dry Eye Experts

At Total Eyecare & Eyewear - Denton, our experienced eye care specialists are ready to help you find relief from dry eye symptoms. We understand these symptoms' impact on your daily life and are committed to improving your eye health and comfort.

Contact us to schedule an appointment and discuss your dry eye symptoms. Let's work together to find the most suitable treatment and enhance your quality of life.

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