Self-medicating is a common thing for people to do to help with various symptoms. But when it comes to self-treating eye conditions without a proper diagnosis, long term effects could lead to various degenerative eye conditions.
Eye health experts caution that it is important to consult your eye care provider when experiencing symptoms such as redness, pain or itching. These symptoms can point to various eye conditions and if not properly diagnosed, could lead to worsening symptoms.
Self-diagnosing and treating the symptoms without a doctor's exam can lead to serious complications and vision loss. It's also important to never use another person's eye medication or eye drops that have expired. Using expired eye drops increases the risk of contamination and reduced potency and can worsen existing eye conditions or possibly create new issues.
