We’ve all heard people shouting “Ho, Ho, Ha, Ha, Ha” in parks, and when we follow the sounds, we often discover it’s part of a laughter exercise. While these ex

A study reveals laughter exercise is as effective as artificial tears for dry eye disease, improving symptoms and tear film stability without adverse effects.

More than 360 million people around the world suffer from chronically red, scratchy or irritated eyes, a condition that can worsen with stress.

Laughter therapy may be just as good as drops for treating dry eyes, experts have said. Laughter exercise has been trialled for a number of conditions, so international researchers wanted to assess whether it could help patients with dry eye disease.

In a study into dry eye disease, Chinese and British researchers find that laughter therapy was as effective as eye drops.

Researchers suggest that this could be the first treatment for alleviating symptoms of dry eye disease. A clinical trial from China, published by The BMJ, finds that laughter may be as effective as eye drops in improving symptoms of dry eye disease.

A study has found that laughing is just as a effective as eye drops when it comes to treating dry eye disease.