Can dehydration cause eyes to be dry?

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• ELAINE

  11/22/2012

  Yes, it is possible for you to get dry eyes because of dehydration. When your whole body lacks water, you may find that your eyes easily get the dryness. You could use the eye drops with anti-inflammation role to get rid of the dry symptom. In addition, you could eat more vegetables to moisture the eyes.

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• Chris L.

  11/22/2012

  The answer is absolutely yes. While the amount of water leaving our body is faster than the amount is entering, the dehydration happens. As we all know, about 75% of our body is made up of water. And scientific research shows that most of the water is found within the cells of our body, and the rest is found in the extracellular space, and water is cycling with oxygen and other nutritive substances that can make all our organs work, including eyes. Therefore, once there is a dehydration happens, the circulation of our body is slow down, meanwhile, we will feel dry in eyes obviously. It's useful to get some eye drops transiently, but the essence is supply our body's water. Drinking water daily as a habit, you will see changes.

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• Noah rupert

  11/22/2012

  That's right, dehydration may cause dry eyes, which can cause itching and burning in the eyes and inflamed skin tissue. But you have no need to worry; there are lots of methods to get rid of it. Firstly, you can use eye drops, which can be used at home and reduce or eliminate the symptoms of chronic dry eyes. Buy eye drops that contain artificial tears. These fight itching, burning and inflammation by increasing the amount of moisture in your eyes. However, you can not rely on it, the essential remedy for you is changing your life style. So, here comes to the next method, Dehydration can cause dry eyes, and drinking more water is one of the easiest and cheapest home remedies for chronic eye dryness. Contact lens use can also cause dry eyes. Remove your contacts before sleeping, even if you wear contacts that are designed to sleep in.

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