This article was written by Kerry Assil, MD and by wikiHow staff writer, Hannah Madden. Dr. Kerry Assil is a board certified Ophthalmologist and the Medical Director and CEO of Assil Eye Institute (AEI), an ophthalmology practice in Los Angeles, California. With over 25 years of experience and as one of the world's foremost experts in eye surgery, Dr. Assil has trained 14,000+ physicians in refractive and cataract surgery, performed 70,000+ eye surgeries, and authored over 100 textbooks, chapters, and articles on refractive and cataract surgery. He's served as the Distinguished Professor lecturer at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Duke, Baylor, Tokyo, and UCLA among others. He has served on the advisory boards of 20+ ophthalmic device, pharmaceutical, and scientific companies and has appeared in the media as an authority on advances in vision-restoring surgeries and refractive surgery. Dr. Assil continues to make significant advances in his field with numerous inventions and introductions of state-of-the-art technologies.
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Are your eyes feeling itchy, dry, or gritty? If so, you’re not alone—with the amount of scrolling, typing, and gaming we all do every day, tired eyes are becoming more and more common. Fortunately, there are many ways you can soothe your tired eyes in no time. Keep reading for a full list of ways to relieve irritation fast.
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