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Person with one red, bloodshot eye
December 19, 2025/Eye Care

Why Are Your Eyes Red When You Wake Up?

Early morning red eyes can be a sign of several conditions, like dry eyes, allergies and eye strain

Person in bedroom, rubbing their eyes
December 18, 2025/Eye Care

Why Do My Eyes Hurt When I Wake Up? 10 Common Causes

See an eye specialist if your pain isn’t going away and comes with other symptoms

Reddened, watery eye, with a tear forming
August 20, 2025/Eye Care

Tear Burns Are Irritating — Here’s What Causes Them

Your eyes could be burning because of allergies, elevated salt levels, dry eyes and more

Person crying, with red, swollen eyes, staring straight at the viewer
July 9, 2025/Eye Care

How To Get Rid of Swollen Eyes From Crying

Be patient and try at-home remedies like applying a cold compress and elevating your head while sleeping

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Person standing in pool, rubbing their eyes
June 20, 2025/Eye Care

How To Keep Chlorine Out of Your Eyes This Summer

To avoid swimmer’s eye, wear goggles, use eye drops and flush out your eyes with fresh, clean water when irritated

Eye doctor in front of oversized in face, with a chalazion on one eye and a stye on the other
April 7, 2025/Eye Care

Chalazion vs. Stye: What’s That Bump on Your Eye?

Both chalazia and styes appear as bumps on your eyelid — but styes are typically painful

Close up of half a person's face with puffy under eye bag
September 30, 2024/Eye Care

Puffy Eyes? How To Get Rid of Eye Bags

Apply a cold compress, use antihistamine eye drops and limit salt to help reduce puffiness

An irritated, red eye
July 15, 2024/Eye Care

Why Your Eyes Are Always Red (and How To Fix Them)

Peepers get pink for lots of reasons, from allergies to closed-angle glaucoma

Person with pink eye
March 22, 2024/Eye Care

Here’s How To Get Rid of Pink Eye Fast

Eye drops and cold water rinses can help speed up healing for viral and allergen-related conjunctivitis, but a bacterial infection will need antibiotics

person holding wearing glasses, holding cell phone and rubbing their eye
March 18, 2024/Eye Care

The Dangers of Rubbing Itchy Eyes

From scratching your cornea and tearing your retina to introducing allergens and causing infections, pawing at your peepers just doesn’t pay off

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