or dry eye: Corneal and conjunctival dryness due to deficient tear production, predominantly in older women. Can cause foreign body sensation, burning eyes, and erosion of conjunctival and corneal epithelium.
a condition in which the tear ducts do not supply sufficient moisture to the eyeball, resulting in sensations of pain and stinging.
Dry eye occurs when the eyes don't produce enough tears, which is more common with contact lens wearers.
Dry eye usually occurs when eyes don't produce enough tears or when tears evaporate too quickly because of environmental conditions. Contact lens wearers, computer operators, post-menopausal women, and people with allergies are most susceptible to chronic dry eye.
A fairly common complaint among contact lens wearers that is caused by insufficient tearing. Re-wetting solutions can be used throughout the day to relieve this discomfort.
is a condition in which there is an unusual dryness of the cornea. It is usually due to a deficiency in normal tear production. Dry eye syndrome can result in a sensation similar to that of having a foreign body in the eye, as well as burning and/or redness of the eye. It can also lead to decreased visual acuity.
A condition in which the eye does not produce enough tears. Symptoms of DES include itchiness, scratchiness, stinging, and blurred vision.
A very common and curable condition where they eye ducts do not produce enough tears and lubrication. It can be a very painful condition, which may take surgery to fix. Most of the time this syndrome is treated with a simple eye drop.
Continual dryness of the eyes and inability to produce a constant stream of tears. This is a very uncomfortable condition, but can be treated with eye drops and other medical treatments.
corneal and conjunctival dryness due to deficient tear production, predominately in menopausal women. Can cause foreign body sensation, burning eyes, filamentary keratitis, and erosion of conjunctival and corneal epithelium.
is a common condition that occurs when the eyes do not produce enough tears to keep the eye moist and comfortable. Common symptoms of dry eye include pain, stinging, burning, scratchiness and intermittent blurring of vision.
A deficiency in tear film components (tears, mucus).
Chronic dryness due to reduced quality or quantity of the eye's tear film, or due to increased evaporation of the existing tear film. Dry eye syndrome has many causes, including aging, certain systemic diseases and long-term contact lens wear. Additional symptoms include foreign body sensation, eye pain or discomfort, burning, grittiness, itching, light sensitivity, frequent blinking, a red or pink eye and tearing.