What are the symptoms of chronic dry eyes?

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• walgreensunder

  11/09/2012

  Well, generally speaking, you should know that if you do not have the necessary balance of these three layers in your eyes, or if your eyes do not make enough tears to coat the eye, you may have a condition, which is known as dry eye. And then there are many symptom when someone have chronic dry eyes, they will often feel discomfort, including irritation, burning, grittiness, redness, tearing, and blurred vision. inflammation, or the feeling of something in the eye. Also, there is a decrease in the amount of tear creation due to obstruction or just a minimization in tears. For the causes of dry eyes, it includes hereditary, immune-mediated, drug-induced, surgically induced, or chronic allergic eyelid disease. To treat dry eyes like you, you can just take some foods which are rich in vitamin a. Vitamin a is good for the dry eyes.

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• Gabriella

  11/12/2012

  Chronic dry eye occurs when eyes do not produce the right quantity or quality of tears. It is often caused by hormonal changes due to aging and menopause or medical conditions and can be exacerbated by environmental conditions. Symptoms of dry eye can vary greatly from one person to the next, often fluctuating throughout the day, usually becoming worse later in the day, and may include itching, irritation, sensitivity to light, blurred vision, dryness and foreign body sensation. Dry eye can be a progressive disease that, if left untreated, can lead to increased risk of infection or visual impairment. Tears are a major protective agent for the eyes. Hence, you should start to use artificial tears as natural tears to moisture your eyes frequently. Or you can utilize the over-the-counter eye drops to relieve the symptoms of chronic dry eye. On the other hand, you can intake food that contains a large amount of vitamin A, which is a good nutrient like banana, or intake vitamin A as supplement directly in daily life.

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• Michelle

  11/12/2012

  Dry eye is a disease caused by abnormal function of conjunctiva and cornea epithelium due to the insufficient amount of tears. Those who get dry eyes are sensitive to the air, especially under the circumstance of blowing wind, they feel their cornea dry and such feeling is stronger at night or when they wake up in the morning. In daily life, pay attention to the health care of eyes, such as keeping your mental relaxed, taking a rest when your eyes feel strained. When watching TV or using computers, make sure that they are under the position of your eyes level and make sure that the time you spend on them is not long. You should intake more vitamin A, which plays an important role in keeping the eyes healthy. The most direct way of releasing dry eyes is to make eyes moist by dripping artificial tears. Wish you recover soon.

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