The Bottom Line. Dry eye affects millions of Americans, but the risk factors and progression of symptoms are not well-characterized. Patients with severe dry eye symptoms, sleep apnea, ocular pain ...

Dry eyes can happen to anyone, but severe dry eye, or even dry eye disease, is a more complex problem. Our eyes are coated with fluid — tears — that keep them hydrated, clean away debris, and ...

The symptoms of dry eye are multifactorial, says Mina Massaro-Giordano, MD, making identifying and treating dry eye important ...

Higher-order aberrations and other signs and symptoms of dry eye were significantly improved after as few as 7 days of ...

(HealthDay)—Severe dry eye symptoms and ocular pain at baseline are associated with persistent severe dry eye symptoms one year later, according to a study published online Dec. 22 in JAMA ...

Sometimes, over-the-counter remedies may be all you need to treat your chronic dry eye. But consider talking with your doctor about prescription treatments if your symptoms aren't improving, you ...

Sometimes patients can have these symptoms just very intermittently, not too frequently. And sometimes that those symptoms can actually turn into a chronic dry eye disease state that can become ...

When artificial tears don’t work for moderate to severe dry eye symptoms, tiny lubricating eye inserts that look like clear grains of rice are placed between the lower eyelids and eyeballs.

For example, it's easy to see how severe dry eye symptoms could affect people's mental well-being, said Yi Zhou, a medical student at Penn who also worked on the study.

Underlying inflammation is common in all types of dry eye and can make symptoms worse. When it comes to chronic dry eye, your eye doctor may decide to prescribe a prescription eye drop to treat ...

When artificial tears don’t work for moderate to severe dry eye symptoms, tiny lubricating eye inserts that look like clear grains of rice are placed between the lower eyelids and eyeballs.