It’s exciting to step onto a plane and take off away from it all. However, while most travellers will board armed with a neck pillow, ear buds and a good book, there’s one travel essential that is often overlooked – eye drops. Now there’s a targeted 5-in-1 eye drop created by TheraTears and they have been put the test by those who know all about the effects of flying on the eyes
Booking a long haul red-eye flight does have its perks; it’s usually cheaper and travelling through the night makes the most of precious holiday time. The downside? Well, the clue is in the name – it is notoriously hard to sleep on a plane and many passengers arrive at their destination with tell-tale bloodshot eyes. A lack of sleep causes the tiny blood vessels on the eye’s surface to dilate* and this can cause them to look red and inflamed.
Planes are also notorious for their dry air and air conditioning. At 35,000ft, water vapour is non-existent and around 50% of the air circulating in the cabin is pulled in from outside. The lack of humidity in the circulated air can play havoc with all your senses, especially your eyes. Low humidity conditions found in plane cabins cause an increase in aqueous tear evaporation that intensifies the symptoms of dry eye including itchiness, watery eyes, soreness and redness.
TheraTears 5-in-1 Irritation & Redness eye drops are specially formulated to provide relief from environmental stresses like dry circulated air by soothing stinging eyes – the “one-stop drop” to refresh and hydrate red or irritated eyes. Developed with clinical experts, TheraTears Irritation & Redness eye drops contain naturally derived ingredients including Euphrasia to effectively reduce redness, allowing the eye to return to its natural whiteness.
