Julie Bowen of "Modern Family" fame speaks with Fox News Digital about how she found a solution for the common condition. Itchy, red, irritated eyes could be a symptom of many things, but chronic dry eye is a common culprit. Dry eye is a condition that occurs when the eyes do not produce enough quality tears, leading to burning, stinging and general ocular discomfort , according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Julie Bowen, best known for her role as Claire Dunphy on the sitcom "Modern Family," spoke with Fox News Digital in an on-camera interview about her recent diagnosis with the condition. BOY FACING BLINDNESS GETS LIFE-CHANGING EYE SURGERY: ‘SUCH A BLESSING’ While the actress was on set for the new comedic thriller "Hysteria!", she noticed that her contacts would dry out due to the "smoky" environment, she said. Julie Bowen speaks onstage during Variety's Power of Women at Mother Wolf on Oct.
24, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Kovac/Variety via Getty Images) During a break from shooting, Bowen went to visit her eye doctor , who told her she had dry eye, a progressive condition that’s mostly caused by inflammation. "You can’t just wet the top of your eyeball and treat the inflammation, which is what I had been trying to do [with eyedrops]," she said.
Bowen was prescribed an anti-inflammatory eye drop, Xiidra, and used it as prescribed twice a day for about nine months. VIRGINIA IS FIRST STATE TO MAKE LEAF-PEEING POSSIBLE FOR COLORBLIND GUESTS .