Flying With TheraTears

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 - Britain’s cabin crew!

“Flying can greatly impact the eyes”, says flight attendant Harry Monaghan. “I particularly struggle on overnight flights when my eyes become irritated and bloodshot”.

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.

TheraTears® Irritation & Redness eye drops are the perfect travel companion - because choosing drops to relieve the symptoms of red or irritated eyes shouldn’t be difficult and dry eyes shouldn’t disrupt your holiday fun****.

“Using eye drops, in particular TheraTears® Irritation & Redness eyedrops, before my eyes become sore,” continues Harry, “prevents them from becoming uncomfortable and red. Eye drops are really beneficial and have had a positive impact on my job. I would always recommend packing eye drops to passengers and my fellow crew members”.

TheraTears® 5-in-1 Eyecare is available in Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Boots, Superdrug and Amazon

Irritation & Redness (10mls £5.99)

For more information, please visit www.theratears.co.uk

Editor’s notes:

*floridaeye.org

**Cleveland Clinic

***Optometry Times

****Always refer to product information and seek advice from a healthcare professional if symptoms persist.