About this episode

Dr. Dawn Wattenhofer discusses the impact of modern lifestyle on eye health and new treatments for various eye conditions.

Send us Fan Mail This week, I’m joined by optometrist Dr. Dawn Wattenhofer for a conversation about dry eye, light sensitivity, and the surprising ways our modern lifestyle impacts eye health. We talk about how screen use, inflammation, and environmental stressors affect the eyes, why dry eye is becoming increasingly common, and what newer therapies are changing the way practitioners approach treatment. Dr. Dawn also shares how her perspective on sunlight and eye care has evolved over the yea...

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Host: Christa Biegler

Guest: Dawn Wattenhofer

Topics covered

• dry eye
• light sensitivity
• rosacea
• eye mites
• modern lifestyle
• eye health
• new therapies

Keywords

• dry eye
• light sensitivity
• rosacea
• eye mites
• screen use
• inflammation
• environmental stressors
• eye care
• new therapies

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