Dry eyes should drink fish oil?

My eyes often get dry due to working with computers a lot. Can I use fish oil to improve this condition? (Ha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City)

Reply:

Dry eyes are often caused by reduced tear production or excessive tear evaporation, which damages the surface of the eyeball, making the patient feel uncomfortable. Common signs of dry eyes include dryness, burning, feeling like there are grains or foreign objects in the eyes, blurred vision, and photophobia.

Fish oil is a medicine or dietary supplement in the form of soft capsules. There are two types of fish oil on the market: fish oil containing fat-soluble vitamin A (or both vitamins A and D) and fish oil containing omega-3 fatty acids (sometimes with omega-6).

Omega-3 is an unsaturated fatty acid found in the fat of some types of fish in cold, deep sea areas such as salmon, tuna... Omega-3 fatty acids are good for the heart, helping to reduce bad cholesterol in the blood without affecting good cholesterol.

It is not true that fish oil containing omega-3 fatty acids can improve dry eyes. These fats also do not help treat eye disorders. If your dry eyes are due to a vitamin A deficiency, your doctor may prescribe fish oil capsules containing vitamin A.

To treat dry eyes, doctors prescribe eye drops called artificial tears. They contain 0.9% NaCl saline, a substance that increases viscosity to help the medicine stay in the eyes longer, and some other nutrients.

It is best to go to a reputable medical facility with an Ophthalmology department for examination. Depending on the condition, the doctor will prescribe appropriate medications, fish oils... to bring optimal benefits. Supplementing natural broccophane essence extracted from brocoli broccoli helps increase thioredoxin, contributing to protecting retinal pigment epithelial cells and the lens, supporting the reduction of dryness, blurriness, eye fatigue, and improving vision.

Doctor Tran Thi Tra Phuong
Nutrihome Nutrition Clinic System

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