Symptoms
- Redness
- Burning
- Blurry Vision
- Tearing
- Increased risk of eye infection, scarring of cornea, causes difficulty wearing contact lenses.
Causes of Dry Eye
- Age
- Medications
- Dry Climate
- Allergies
- Autoimmune Conditions
Treatments
- Artificial Tears
- Lubricating Ointments
- Use of humidifier in dry climates.
- Insertion of tiny plugs in tear duct to decrease drainage of tears from surface of eye.
- RESTASIS: helps increase your natural ability to produce tears; works by decreasing inflammation due to chronic dry eye
