Beware of “air-conditioning disease” of the eyes in summer
DATE:2025-05-29
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Beware of “air-conditioning disease” of the eyes in summer.
As the weather gets hotter, people who are afraid of the heat stay in air-conditioned rooms almost 24 hours a day. However, the body cool, some people feel uncomfortable eyes, fatigue, dryness and other symptoms.
In this regard, the city three hospitals ophthalmology director Liu Junru said, the eyes will also get “air conditioning disease”, summer air-conditioned room is dry, poor air circulation, resulting in insufficient corneal humidity, dry eyes, visual fatigue, allergic conjunctivitis and other problems.
22-year-old Liu Lu is a media editor, every day need to stay in front of the computer for a long time. Since the air conditioning, she often feel dry eyes, look at the computer a little longer, the eyes will be dry, itchy, stinging. In the past few days, her eyes became more and more uncomfortable, so she went to the hospital, after examination, she suffered from dry eye.
“There are many reasons for the formation of dry eye, blowing air conditioning is one of them.” Liu Junru explained that in order to maintain the moistness of the eye surface, some glands on the eyes are secreting tears all the time. When blinking, the eyelids will gently and evenly coat the surface of the eyes with tear fluid, forming a tear film that moisturizes the eyes. If you stay in the air-conditioned room for a long time, the air is dry, the tear film of water evaporation speed will be accelerated, when the speed of tear secretion can not catch up with the speed of evaporation, the eyes will be dry and uncomfortable.
In addition, office workers in the use of computers, cell phones and other video terminals have unconsciously reduced the blinking frequency, increasing the cornea exposure time, while affecting the tear film in the secretion of aqueous humor and lipids. And a long time in a dry environment more eye surface “worse”, dryness, photophobia, tingling, foreign body sensation and other symptoms will unknowingly come to the door.
Liu Junru said, eye “air conditioning disease” is not only a dry eye, in recent days, the hospital ophthalmology received a number of cases of allergic conjunctivitis patients. This is mostly related to the fan, air conditioning is not clean.
“Electric fans and air conditioners are not used for a long time, in the fan surface of the fan and air conditioning filters, parts, air vents, etc., will hoard a lot of dust, bacteria, mites and other allergens.” Liu Junru said that with the electric fan, air conditioning on, the cold wind will blow these allergens into the air and flutter around, so that sensitive patients can not avoid, eyes followed by redness, itching, burning pain. Along with the low temperature, many people inhale the cold air triggered by runny nose, sneezing and other symptoms of allergic rhinitis, but also through the nasolacrimal duct affects the eyes, triggering allergic conjunctivitis.
The heat makes it difficult to go without air conditioning. How to maximize the air-conditioned room to avoid eye “air conditioning disease”?
Liu Junru said, fans and air conditioners must be cleaned before use, to keep the room clean. Avoid air-conditioning blowing, dust raised to reduce the opportunity for bacteria dispersed through the air.
“The use of air conditioning should pay attention to regular window opening and ventilation.” Liu Junru said, after the air conditioner is turned on, do not sit in the air outlet position of the air conditioner, use 1 to 2 hours after the appropriate window opening to maintain air circulation. Try not to stay in the air-conditioned room for a long time, to keep the air moist, you can use a humidifier, or put a pot of water in the air vents of the air conditioning to increase indoor humidity. If you need to stay in an air-conditioned room for a long time, try to avoid wearing contact lenses and use frames instead.
If your eyes are mildly dry, apply a warm compress, or use preservative-free artificial tears under a doctor's supervision to relieve them. If the eyes appear dry, burning pain, redness, itching and other symptoms, you should promptly go to the hospital for examination to diagnose whether it is dry eye or allergic conjunctivitis, and timely symptomatic treatment. It should be noted that, suffering from dry eye, do not use eye drops or eye wash products, which not only can not relieve the symptoms, but may aggravate the symptoms of dry eye.
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As the weather gets hotter, people who are afraid of the heat stay in air-conditioned rooms almost 24 hours a day. However, the body cool, some people feel uncomfortable eyes, fatigue, dryness and other symptoms.
In this regard, the city three hospitals ophthalmology director Liu Junru said, the eyes will also get “air conditioning disease”, summer air-conditioned room is dry, poor air circulation, resulting in insufficient corneal humidity, dry eyes, visual fatigue, allergic conjunctivitis and other problems.
22-year-old Liu Lu is a media editor, every day need to stay in front of the computer for a long time. Since the air conditioning, she often feel dry eyes, look at the computer a little longer, the eyes will be dry, itchy, stinging. In the past few days, her eyes became more and more uncomfortable, so she went to the hospital, after examination, she suffered from dry eye.
“There are many reasons for the formation of dry eye, blowing air conditioning is one of them.” Liu Junru explained that in order to maintain the moistness of the eye surface, some glands on the eyes are secreting tears all the time. When blinking, the eyelids will gently and evenly coat the surface of the eyes with tear fluid, forming a tear film that moisturizes the eyes. If you stay in the air-conditioned room for a long time, the air is dry, the tear film of water evaporation speed will be accelerated, when the speed of tear secretion can not catch up with the speed of evaporation, the eyes will be dry and uncomfortable.
In addition, office workers in the use of computers, cell phones and other video terminals have unconsciously reduced the blinking frequency, increasing the cornea exposure time, while affecting the tear film in the secretion of aqueous humor and lipids. And a long time in a dry environment more eye surface “worse”, dryness, photophobia, tingling, foreign body sensation and other symptoms will unknowingly come to the door.
Liu Junru said, eye “air conditioning disease” is not only a dry eye, in recent days, the hospital ophthalmology received a number of cases of allergic conjunctivitis patients. This is mostly related to the fan, air conditioning is not clean.
“Electric fans and air conditioners are not used for a long time, in the fan surface of the fan and air conditioning filters, parts, air vents, etc., will hoard a lot of dust, bacteria, mites and other allergens.” Liu Junru said that with the electric fan, air conditioning on, the cold wind will blow these allergens into the air and flutter around, so that sensitive patients can not avoid, eyes followed by redness, itching, burning pain. Along with the low temperature, many people inhale the cold air triggered by runny nose, sneezing and other symptoms of allergic rhinitis, but also through the nasolacrimal duct affects the eyes, triggering allergic conjunctivitis.
The heat makes it difficult to go without air conditioning. How to maximize the air-conditioned room to avoid eye “air conditioning disease”?
Liu Junru said, fans and air conditioners must be cleaned before use, to keep the room clean. Avoid air-conditioning blowing, dust raised to reduce the opportunity for bacteria dispersed through the air.
“The use of air conditioning should pay attention to regular window opening and ventilation.” Liu Junru said, after the air conditioner is turned on, do not sit in the air outlet position of the air conditioner, use 1 to 2 hours after the appropriate window opening to maintain air circulation. Try not to stay in the air-conditioned room for a long time, to keep the air moist, you can use a humidifier, or put a pot of water in the air vents of the air conditioning to increase indoor humidity. If you need to stay in an air-conditioned room for a long time, try to avoid wearing contact lenses and use frames instead.
If your eyes are mildly dry, apply a warm compress, or use preservative-free artificial tears under a doctor's supervision to relieve them. If the eyes appear dry, burning pain, redness, itching and other symptoms, you should promptly go to the hospital for examination to diagnose whether it is dry eye or allergic conjunctivitis, and timely symptomatic treatment. It should be noted that, suffering from dry eye, do not use eye drops or eye wash products, which not only can not relieve the symptoms, but may aggravate the symptoms of dry eye.