Dry eyes » What is dry eye syndrome?

Problem of dry eyes is when the eye does not produce tears correctly and in sufficient quantities, or when the tears do not have the correct consistency and evaporate very quickly. This is a problem with the tear film that keeps the eye moist. This problem manifests itself as a result of different conditions.

In addition, inflammation of the eye surface may occur with dry eye. If left untreated, this condition can lead to pain, ulcers, or scars on the cornea, and some loss of vision. However, permanent vision loss from dry eye is uncommon.

Problems with dry eye may have to carry out the Impact of certain activities, such as using a computer or reading for a long time, and it may decrease tolerance for dry environments, such as a room with strong air conditioning, or for example in car and plane. Problems can do also smoky environment

Dry eye syndrome may be called different, such as sicca, dysfunctional tear syndrome, lacrimal keratoconjunctivitis, evaporative tear deficiency of aqueous tear deficiency, and LASIK-induced neurotrophic epitheliopathy.