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Dry Eye Syndrome itself cannot be prevented, notably because most of the cases are due to the aging process. However, there are some things that can be done to reduce the prevalence and to ease the discomfort. 1.Stop smoking and avoid smoke:If you smoke, stop. Ask your doctor for help devising a quit-smoking strategy that’s [...]

A variety of approaches can be taken to treatment. These can be summarised as: avoidance of exacerbating factors, tear stimulation and supplementation, increasing tear retention, and eyelid cleansing and treatment of eye inflammation. Dry eyes can be exacerbated by smokey environments, dust and air conditioning and by our natural tendency to reduce our blink rate [...]

Dry eyes can usually be diagnosed by the symptoms alone. Tests can determine both the quantity and the quality of the tears. A slit lamp examination can be performed to diagnose dry eyes and to document any damage to the eye. A Schirmer’s test can measure the amount of moisture bathing the eye. This test [...]

Typical symptoms of keratoconjunctivitis are dryness, burning and a sandy-gritty eye irritation that gets worse as the day goes on Symptoms may also be described as itchy, scratchy, stingy or tired eyes. Other symptoms are pain, redness, a pulling sensation, and pressure behind the eye. There may be a feeling that something, such as a [...]

Often dry eye symptoms can result from inflammation of the eye lid margins, which may be caused by a bacterial infection (Staphylococci). This condition is called blepharitis and can compromise the quality of the tear film causing tears to evaporate more quickly. The bacteria produce waste material which can cause a mild toxic reaction leading [...]

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, also called keratitis sicca, sicca syndrome, xerophthalmia, dry eye syndrome, or simply dry eyes, is an eye disease caused by decreased tear production or increased tear film evaporation commonly found in humans and some animals. The phrase “keratoconjunctivitis sicca” is Latin, and its literal translation is “dryness of the cornea and conjunctiva”. Dry [...]