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Eye allergies are caused by a release of histamine due to the seasonal pollens that are in the air, fortunately there are many eye drops that can ease your irritated eyes. Spring is in the air, but not everyone shares the same optimism about spring, especially if you suffer from eye allergies. If you are one of these people help is not far away to control eye allergies and finding the best eye drops for eye allergies is as close as your nearest pharmacy or doctor. So get out and enjoy spring with the help of eye drops.

The best thing you can do for eye allergies is to try and avoid them by staying inside during the peak of daily pollens, avoid pet dander and the triggers that bring this allergy on. Of course, this is not always possible but you can turn to over the counter medications to give you some relief.

Visine AC

Visine Ac (naphazoline) is a popular eye drop on the market that will give you relief for these watery burning eyes with short term use. Most over the counter eye drops can only be used for short periods of time this is due to the fact when topical decongestants are used for long periods of time as it can cause a medical condition called conjunctivitis medicamentosa. But for short term they can bring welcomed relief.

Zaditor

There is an advantage to Zaditor anti-histamine eye drops as it reduces the symptoms very quickly but do need to be reapplied more often than if you were using Mast Stabilizers. The best combination would be to use both of mast stabilizer and anti-histamine such as Zaditor/ Alaway (ketotifen). Zaditor works quickly and it also last longer. One drop of this medication will give relief for approximately twelve hours. Zaditor is available without prescription. This medication can be used on a long term bases. Always consult your doctor before using any eye drops.

Opcon/Naphcon

Opcon-A or Naphcon-A is an over the counter vasoconstrictor/antihistamine combination eye drop. These drops work two fold by containing an antihistamine to control the itching and a vasoconstrictor to shrink your swollen blood vessels. These drops were only available by prescription up to a few years ago but can now be purchased at your pharmacy over the counter. Unfortunately, extended use is not recommended but for short term relief they work wonderfully.

Prescription medications

There are times when over the counter products won't give you the relief you're looking for or maybe your eye allergy is not improving. This is the time you turn

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