Dry eye happens when your eyes don’t make enough tears to stay wet,
or when your tears don’t work correctly.
- This can make your eyes feel uncomfortable,
- and in some cases it can also cause vision problems.
- Dry eye is common it affects millions of Americans every year.
Causes:
- Poor blinking habits while reading
- or looking at computer screen for long periods of time.
- A dry, indoor environment.
- Contact lenses.
- Certain medications (including tranquilizers, antihistamines, certain heart medications, diuretics, birth control pills and ulcer medications).
What does dry eye look like?
Dry eye looks like a combination of symptoms including burning, fatigued eyes, heavy eyelids, the feeling that something gritty is in the eye, stringy mucus, difficulty reading, light sensitivity and blurred vision.