Dry eye disease can make people depressed
the expert pointed out that eye, the dry eye disease affecting daily life activities of the patient, causing health or impairment and depression.
Dry eye syndrome (DES - Dry Eye Syndrome) is a common disorder of the tear film, affecting a significant proportion of the population, especially the elderly (over 40 years). An estimated 25-30 million people are affected in the United States. DES can affect any race and more common in women.
TFOS DEWS report II at the International Dry Eye Workshop II in 2017 pointed out, the dry eye disease affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide and is the most common cause makes everyone an ophthalmologist. In Vietnam, there are about 4-8 million people with dry eyes in the severity, different light.
Talking with PV electronic media messenger of dry eye syndrome, Dr. Nguyen Dang Dung, Director of the Hospital Eye International DND pointed out, dry eye syndrome with symptoms is the critical eye, redness, irritation enclosed eyesore, dry eye disease affects the daily life of the patient, causing health or impairment and depression.
These symptoms become worse in the dry climate, in windy conditions, higher temperatures, and lower humidity and focusing the eyes prolonged (eg Reading, watching TV ...) in the light and dark, that we are signs of dry eye.
Sometimes dry eye symptoms appear constantly excessive make our eyes become dry and slightly irritated. Eye reflexes can start flowing a large number of tears at the same time to try to moisten and comfortable to the eye.
But this will not improve dry eyes because the eyes cannot handle a lot of tears at one point. Part excess tears will pour on the eyelids and down your cheeks, causing wasted tears. A short time later, the eyes will feel dry and slightly irritated again. The whole process can be repeated as above.
Besides, Dr. Dung said, if untreated, severe dry eyes can lead to inflammation, infection, scarring of the corneal surface, decrease or loss of vision permanently.
Dr. Dung also have a deeper analysis of two common complications are conjunctivitis and keratitis of this syndrome:
Firstly conjunctivitis: Most cases of dry eye conjunctivitis very mild and may not require treatment. However, as the disease becomes more severe and can turn into chronic, you need to see an ophthalmologist.
Keratitis second is: serious complications due to dry eye disease is not treated or does not respond well to medication. Keratitis associated with dry eye can damage the surface of the cornea, causing corneal infection easily affect vision, corneal scarring, decrease or loss of vision permanently.
Dry eye is a phenomenon may encounter after surgical treatment of refractive errors (nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism) with more severity, different light. Therefore, the initial examination and evaluation of dry eye condition; Laser technology selection of modern, minimize the phenomenon of dry eyes; care and protection of the eye after surgery have a very important role in helping patients maintain a sustainable vision, dry eyes avoid prolonged lead to unpredictable complications.
Dry eye syndrome (DES - Dry Eye Syndrome) is a common disorder of the tear film, affecting a significant proportion of the population, especially the elderly (over 40 years). An estimated 25-30 million people are affected in the United States. DES can affect any race and more common in women.
TFOS DEWS report II at the International Dry Eye Workshop II in 2017 pointed out, the dry eye disease affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide and is the most common cause makes everyone an ophthalmologist. In Vietnam, there are about 4-8 million people with dry eyes in the severity, different light.
Talking with PV electronic media messenger of dry eye syndrome, Dr. Nguyen Dang Dung, Director of the Hospital Eye International DND pointed out, dry eye syndrome with symptoms is the critical eye, redness, irritation enclosed eyesore, dry eye disease affects the daily life of the patient, causing health or impairment and depression.
These symptoms become worse in the dry climate, in windy conditions, higher temperatures, and lower humidity and focusing the eyes prolonged (eg Reading, watching TV ...) in the light and dark, that we are signs of dry eye.
Sometimes dry eye symptoms appear constantly excessive make our eyes become dry and slightly irritated. Eye reflexes can start flowing a large number of tears at the same time to try to moisten and comfortable to the eye.
But this will not improve dry eyes because the eyes cannot handle a lot of tears at one point. Part excess tears will pour on the eyelids and down your cheeks, causing wasted tears. A short time later, the eyes will feel dry and slightly irritated again. The whole process can be repeated as above.
Besides, Dr. Dung said, if untreated, severe dry eyes can lead to inflammation, infection, scarring of the corneal surface, decrease or loss of vision permanently.
Dr. Dung also have a deeper analysis of two common complications are conjunctivitis and keratitis of this syndrome:
Firstly conjunctivitis: Most cases of dry eye conjunctivitis very mild and may not require treatment. However, as the disease becomes more severe and can turn into chronic, you need to see an ophthalmologist.
Keratitis second is: serious complications due to dry eye disease is not treated or does not respond well to medication. Keratitis associated with dry eye can damage the surface of the cornea, causing corneal infection easily affect vision, corneal scarring, decrease or loss of vision permanently.
Dry eye is a phenomenon may encounter after surgical treatment of refractive errors (nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism) with more severity, different light. Therefore, the initial examination and evaluation of dry eye condition; Laser technology selection of modern, minimize the phenomenon of dry eyes; care and protection of the eye after surgery have a very important role in helping patients maintain a sustainable vision, dry eyes avoid prolonged lead to unpredictable complications.
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