Red, burning eyes – What does it mean?

What does it mean if my eyes are burning and look red

Have you woken up feeling fine, but two puffy, red eyes are staring back at you in the mirror?

Don’t worry! You’re not alone.

At Murine®®, we celebrate your amazing eyes every day, but we also know when they aren’t looking and feeling right, you want answers to your ocular frustrations.

Red and burning eyes are simply no fun.

Not only do they look bad and prevent you from presenting your best self to the world, but they’re also uncomfortable and painful.

Unhappy-looking red eyes – or bloodshot eyes – can keep you from enjoying your normal activities, be it work or play.

So why do we get red eyes?

Red eyes can be triggered by a variety of eye-unfriendly conditions like a lack of sleep, allergens, too much screen time, eye fatigue, dry environments, airplane travel, activities in the sun or wind. The list goes on and on.

Your eyes look red due to the tiny blood vessels on the surface of your eyes.

When your cornea (eye tissue) doesn’t get enough oxygen, those blood vessels become enlarged.

In most cases, red eyes are not harmful and can be soothed with eye drops like Murine® Irritation and Redness Relief that quickly help constrict the blood vessels and lubricate your eyes to ease symptoms.

Sometimes red eyes feel even worse than they look.

Burning or stinging is a very common symptom that accompanies red, irritated eyes.

Symptoms of dry eyes include burning, so in order to get complete relief, you need to ease your dry eyes.

When your eyes are dry, your lacrimal glands kick into overdrive to produce more tears.

This is a natural reflex in your body that’s intended to “fix” the problem.

What ends up happening is your eyes continue to feel dry, but they start watering too, which amplifies the burning sensation.

Since it’s human nature to wipe or rub watery eyes, you make things worse by touching or rubbing the sensitive skin around your eyes.

Your natural tears provide temporary relief, but an OTC eye drop like Murine® Advanced Dry Eye Relief Eye Drops will give your eyes the extra boost of moisture they need to stop the cycle of dryness and burning.