The train is a hot spot for dry eyes. It pays to be prepared.

Sep 10, 2017Michelle Sutton

Travelling recently by train from Banbury to Oxford, what struck me immediately was how over-heated it was inside the carriage.

For dry eye sufferers boarding a train, their dry eye symptoms must be hard to manage. With a small seating area and a high-backed seat, inserting eye drops isn't an easy option.

However, Ziena Kai moisture chamber glasses can really help, especially if most of the journey is spent looking at a phone or laptop - activities that are known as the worst culprits for exacerbating dry eye symptoms.

Despite screen-based journey experiences, dry eyes can remain symptom-free with these special glasses.

I feel for commuters having to put up with this on a daily basis

For many people with dry eye syndrome who haven't yet discovered Ziena glasses, travelling by train must be a miserable experience, especially if they are regular commuters. Train passengers have to contend with frequently overpowering heating or air conditioning depending on the season.

Travelling on London Underground is particularly bad for your eyes

The environment on the Tube is even worse for your eyes than that experienced on surface trains.

On the Tube, your eyes are subjected to onboard heating systems that always seem to be set on maximum in the winter months, air draughts associated with the movement of trains through the tunnels, and a level of particulate matter in the air that is eight times the level you experience when travelling by car.

All of this is too much for the dry eye sufferer to contend with - especially on the commute back from work when their eyes are tired and dry after working long hours in front of a PC in an an air-conditioned office.