Eyes Burn After Riding

[zoom-zoom]

This time of the year riding makes it feel like someone's tossing handfuls of sand into my face...and my tires are coated in yellow dust that flies up in my face as I roll along. Just a couple more weeks and a few good rains before this allergy madness dissipates.

[ny biker]

I need to use antihistamine eye drops in the spring. Without them, my eyes itch every day due to pollen. The drops help a lot in general. Although during a bike ride on a windy day, nothing stops my eyes from itching.

This year I'm using Alaway. Last year I used Zatidor, but the Alaway is cheaper and has the same ingredients.

About a month ago I did a long ride on a ridiculously windy day and was basically sandblasted by tree pollen for three hours. My eyes were in agony. I stopped at the store on the way home and bought a bottle of Blink eye drops, and I now keep it in my bike bag during spring rides so I can try to clear my eyes out when the pollen is really bad.

[Over50Newbie]

What great ideas - thank you!

So tomorrow I am calling my cataract eye surgeon to ask him if there are any drops/gels that I can't use.

If he gives his okay, then I am going to buy a dry eye gel to put in my eyes at night. I also looked up Alaway online and it sounds perfect for when I get home from riding and my eyes are red, itchy, and hurt. Or maybe I can even put a drop in before I ride to prevent the symptoms altogether?

I'll let you know if these help. And like zoom-zoom said, pretty soon the weather will change and the worst will be over.

Oh - and yes, I always wear sunglasses when riding.

Lynette

[Over50Newbie]

So I have been using both a dry eye gel at night and Alaway during the day and things are a bit better. Not 100% better, but definitely better.

Lynette