As a matter of fact, dry eye syndrome is a disorder of the tear film. Once the eyes drain insufficient liquid, the abnormality may result in many eye problems, such as disruption of the ocular hyperaemia, eye irritation, eye infections, blur vision and even episcleritis. Therefore, there is a great possibility of episcleritis caused by dry eyes. Episcleritis is a thin tissue between the conjunctiva and the white sclerais, because of your dry eye and infections, it may also cause an acute inflammatory disorder of the episclera. That's how you may suffer from episclera because of dry eyes. As for dry eyes, it is usually treated by fish oil, Lutein and Restasis and so on. To help reduce the risk of episcleritis caused by dry eye, you can use a humidifier to add more moisture into the air; or do some regular eyelid massage with baby shampoo to help by providing a thicker, more stable lipid layer. Besides, hot compress, artificial tears and lubricating eye drops may also provide more moisture and help for the dry eye meanwhile prevent episclera.
