If your vision isn’t the way it used to be, there are things you can do to get your eye health back to normal. Dry eye syndrome is a chronic condition, generally caused by prolonged use of a computer, reading, natural aging process, problems that don’t allow your eyelids to close the way they should. Dry eyes could also be caused as a side effect of certain drugs like antihistamines, diseases that affect your ability to make tears like rheumatoid arthritis and collagen vascular diseases. There is a number of ways of treating dry eyes: Artificial tear drops and ointments: Artificial tear drops or ocular lubricants like Celluvisc, Clear Eyes CLR, Gen Teal, Hypotears, Lacri-lube, Liquitears, Refresh and Ultra fresh are used to moisturize the eyes and relieve burning, irritation, and discomfort caused by dry eyes. Temporary punctal occlusion: In this method, the doctor closed the punctum or the duct that drains tears from your eyes, by using a temporary plug designed to dissolve over time. Sharepoint, Ultra plug, Beaver Visitec are some of the punctal plugs available in the market. Non-dissolving punctal plugs or punctal occlusion by cautery: If temporary plugs work well, long lasting plugs may be used or a procedure called cautery could be performed.