Understanding Dry Eye Disease
Having dry eyes can be a painful and often irritating chronic condition. However, there are a variety of treatments available to treat dry eye disease. Dry eye disease is a condition marked by discomfort, irritation, itchiness, and if serious enough, pain in the eyes. It can be caused by your body not providing enough tears, or not producing tears of sufficient quality to properly lubricate and protect your eyes. Aside from providing lubrication, your tears also protect your eyes from infection, rinse away foreign matter, and keep the surface of your eye, or cornea, clear and smooth.
