Our dry eye blog — extreme heat warning
The extreme heat warning and what it means for your eyes
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Due to the heatwave in England, the Met Office has issued an extreme heat warning for the first time ever.
Exeter, where the Met Office is based and where I live and work, is today hotter than Delhi or Lagos.
Why do we seldom hear about the effect of extreme heat on our eyes?
Plenty of common sense advice is broadcast in hot weather, such as drinking plenty of fluids and wearing cool and loose clothing. But very little is said about how extreme hot weather affects our eyes and...