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Tuesday, June 09, 2009 Ann asks

Q: itchy, watery, red eyes

i have been having problems with my eyes-they are constantly tearing up-it looks like i am crying all the time-real red and is itchy -the doctor has prescribed me allergy drops and they did help for awhile but now they are back to watering,itching, and extremely red all the time-any suggestions as to what i need to do or something over the counter that i can try. i am taking zertec every day but nothing seems to releive the problem

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6/29/09 3:22pm

You may want to try gently scrubbing your upper and lower eyelashes with a q-tip and baby shampoo. My eye doctor suggested this and it works for me.

 

 

 

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By Ann— Last Modified: 11/01/10, First Published: 06/09/09