Can dry eye cause keratitis?

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• Kaylee

  04/10/2013

  Yes, it is true that dry eyes can cause keratitis. The dryness of the eyes may cause the damage at the cornea which may lack water inside. Then the eyes may get the coming invisible bacterium and get infection. If you want to solve this, you could use some eye drops with moisture role to make the eyes feel comfortable. Then the warm compress could also be helpful. You could also eat more food with vitamin C.

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• williams

  04/10/2013

  Well, dry eye syndrome is a major public health problem. Someone who get it may experience pain, burning, itchy and gitty in eyes, and redness of the eyes , blurred vision, foreign body sensation, and light sensitivity. It is true that dry eye can lead to keratitis. Keratitis is a condition in which the eye's cornea becomes inflamed. Causes of keratitis include that an infection of a present, bacterial infection of the cornea, dryness of the cornea, and severe allergic response. Urgent antibacterial, antifungal, or antiviral therapy can help with your condition.

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• eclipseracer01

  04/15/2013

  Well, yes, dry eyes can just lead to keratitis. Generally speaking, dry eyes can be a normal eye problem, which will occur to many people. On the other hand, if your eyes suffer dry eyes, keratitis can be possible too, for it is the inflammation of the cornea. At the same time, you need to know that when keratitis occurs, red eyes, blurred vision, or light sensitivity will accompany too. For other causes, infections, injury, and a large variety of underlying medical diseases are the common ones. To treat it, you can have some olive oil and that can be effective. Also, tea tree oil is a good way to treat dry eyes. And if dry eyes can be cured, keratitis can recover too. By the way, cold compresses can be used to treat the inflammation occurring to eyes.

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• Faith fergus

  04/18/2013

  As a matter of fact, dry eyes can lead to keratitis easily. Dry eyes happens when there is a chronic lack of sufficient lubrication and moisture on the surface of the eye. The sympotoms of dry eyes vary from subtle ailment to serious eye problems. It can cause scratchiness, red eyes and a burning sensation in your eyes. Keratitis is known as inflammation of the cornea. Apart from dry eyes, there are many other factors that can lead to keratitis. For example, infections can be the most common factor that may cause keratitis. Besides, a large variety of underlying medical diseases can also result in keratitis. In order to prevent keratitis, we had better pay more attention to our living habit. It is important to keep a sanitary life, and healthy diet. Drinking more water is helpful to avoid dry eyes. You should remember to keep away from infection and bacterium.

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