{"podcast":{"title":"Doctor Eye Health Podcast","slug":"doctor-eye-health-podcast-7557833","podcast_index_feed_id":7557833,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/doctor-eye-health/","website_url":"https://doctor-eye-health.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/286d1b04-6897-441c-8105-5143d1b78aa9/FINAL-COVER-ART-Dr-Eye-Health.jpg","author":"Dr. Joseph Allen","episode_count":29,"summary":"Your eyes are talking. Learn to listen. The Doctor Eye Health Podcast keeps eye care simple and practical.. Rooted in timeless clinical wisdom with modern optometry research, Dr. Joseph Allen, a board-certified eye doctor and trusted educator, delivers vision care tips that help you protect your eyesight for life. This optometry podcast covers the topics people actually search for: dry eye routines that work, eye floater treatments, myopia control, cataracts, glaucoma, thyroid eye disease, and eye strain from screen time. You’ll also hear clear talk on blue light, contact lens hygiene, kids’ vision, nutrition for eye and brain health, red light therapy, smart eyewear, and when LASIK or other eye surgeries make sense. Whether you wear glasses or contacts, are preparing for an eye exam, study optometry, or just want daily eye health tips, you’ll find practical steps you can use at home and in the clinic. Dr. Allen brings in world-class experts to explain what works, what doesn’t, and what’s still being studied. New content drops reliably: one in-depth interview each month and at least one bite-size weekly lesson with usable checklists, myth busting, and vision advice you can trust.…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-eye-health-podcast-7557833"},"episode":{"title":"What Causes Dry Eyes","slug":"what-causes-dry-eyes","published_at":"2025-12-10T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-eye-health-podcast-7557833/what-causes-dry-eyes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-eye-health-podcast-7557833","url":"https://doctor-eye-health.captivate.fm/episode/what-causes-dry-eyes","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/fe726fb0-3da3-4610-82a3-1d6d4a405949.mp3","summary":"Dry eye syndrome is rising fast because of screen time, inflammation, autoimmune issues, and meibomian gland dysfunction and younger people are feeling it more than ever. In this episode of the Dr. Eye Health Podcast, Dr. Joseph Allen and Dr. Cecelia Koetting unpack the real reasons behind dry eye, why it’s not “just dryness,” and the simple lifestyle and clinical treatments that actually work. Dry eyes isn’t one thing. It’s a syndrome with multiple layers- oil, aqueous, mucin and when even one system breaks down, your tear film can’t stabilize. Dr. Allen and Dr. Koetting break down the science in an easily understandable way, from “dirty windshield” corneal staining to how blinking drops by two-thirds when you’re scrolling your phone. They also dive into inflammation cycles, autoimmune triggers, diabetes-related nerve damage, incomplete blinking, eyelid position, preservatives like BAK, lash serums, Accutane, Botox complications, sleep apnea, thyroid issues, and more. This one is packed with real answers and real-life strategies you can use to protect your vision long-term. What You’ll Learn ✅ The top causes of dry eye syndrome most people never hear about ✅ Why meibomian gland dysfunction is behind 60 percent of cases ✅ How hormones, autoimmune issues, meds, and screen time make symptoms worse ✅ Simple steps you can take today to reduce dryness and protect your ocular surface 👉 Want real relief from dry eye? Check out TheraTears’ Dry Eye Therapy lineup and find the right product for your eyes: https://www.theratears.com/ Timestamps (00:00) Intro: Why dry eye is misunderstood (00:20) How screen time lowers blink rate from 20 BPM to as low as 7 BPM (01:00) What tear film layers actually do (02:40) Dry eye vs dry eye disease vs syndrome (05:00) Keratoconjunctivitis sicc…","meta_description":"Dry eye syndrome is rising fast because of screen time, inflammation, autoimmune issues, and meibomian gland dysfunction and younger people are feeling it…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3126,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/doctor-eye-health-podcast-7557833/episodes/what-causes-dry-eyes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/doctor-eye-health-podcast-7557833/what-causes-dry-eyes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}