Manifestations of dry eye

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Dry eye is one of the most common diseases in ophthalmology clinic. It mainly refers to dry eye caused by insufficient or uneven tear secretion or excessive evaporation of tears, which can not keep the eye surface moist. Normal people's eyes will continue to secrete tears, and then by blinking, make the tears evenly spread on the cornea and conjunctiva surface, forming a tear film, in order to keep the eyeball moist, not dry. Dry eye patients are due to the amount or quality of tears secreted by the eye problems, resulting in tear film instability and eye surface damage, leading to eye discomfort. I'd like to share with you.

Manifestations of dry eye

First: Generally speaking, dry eye is a common eye disease. The common symptoms include dry eyes, fatigue, sleepiness, itching, foreign body sensation, burning pain, heavy eyelids, sticky secretions, fear of wind, photophobia, sensitivity to external stimuli, and temporary blurred vision.

Second: sometimes the eyes are too dry and the basic tear is insufficient, but it stimulates the secretion of reflective tear and causes the symptoms of frequent tears; in more serious cases, the eyes will be red, swollen, congested, keratinized, corneal epithelial skin broken and filamentous adhesion, and long-term injury will cause keratoconjunctival lesions and affect vision.

Third: ophthalmic diseases can not be underestimated, which will seriously affect vision. People suffering from dry eye should go to the formal authoritative ophthalmic hospital for treatment in time, find out the cause, prescribe the right medicine, ensure early detection and treatment, and use medicine according to the doctor's advice, so as to ensure the recovery of fast reading.

matters needing attention

Remind patients that eye diseases should not be despised, should cause special attention, in addition to treatment according to the doctor's advice, should also maintain a healthy diet, keep eye health, pay attention to eye rest at any time, can't focus for a long time lead to eyestrain, do some eye exercises can eye health.