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To Your Health: Smoke and Eyes

May 24, 2023 | 8:57 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — With wildfire smoke coming to our region a bit earlier than normal, it is easier for our eyes to get irritated from it, we learn more about how to keep your eyes protected in this week’s to your health.

Well, smoke has been in the air already from early season wildfires in the Peace Region and Alberta, and if you’ve been outside at all while the smoke is in the air, you’ve no doubt noticed how the smoke has affected your eyes.

Now, when you’ve been outside and your eyes have been affected by the smoke, leaving them feeling irritated, scratchy, itchy, one of the best ways to help relieve some of the irritation, is just by using a warm compress