subject: Introduction On Dry Eye Syndrome [print this page] There are a large number of people worldwide who have been bothered by dry eye syndrome. For people with dry eye syndrome, their eyes are not able to produce enough tears they need, or the tears can evaporate easily and quickly after producing, so that they often feel their eyes dry, irritated or infected and often have the illusion that there is something in their eyes, but actually there is nothing else inside, and the illusion is caused by their dry eyes.
The following people have are more likely to be affected by dry eye syndrome: The majority are aged people more than 60 years old. But this does not mean young people will not have this eye disease. And women are more likely to suffer from dry eye syndrome especially after menopause as dry eye syndrome is considered to be a side effect of menopause. Moreover, people who have to wear contact lenses everyday are more likely to develop dry eye syndrome.
It is often the case before people know they develop the eye disease of dry eye syndrome, they dont pay attention to this problem though they feel uncomfortable or irritated in their eyes. But after they know this eye disease, they will worry about it and are afraid it may cause serious eye problems in the future. But as a matter of fact, in common cases, it is not serious problem for most people, but if left untreated, people are possible to get other eye problems. So after we get we have developed dry eye syndrome, it is wise to take some treatments for it, but dont worry too much about it.
You may wonder to know how to treat dry eye syndrome. In fact, there is no complete cure for dry eye syndrome, only some methods to make people relieve from it. The following will give you some tips: The common and effective way is to use eye drops which can be regarded as artificial tears to ensure there is enough moist in our eyes. When we are out under sunshine, it is necessary to wear sunglasses, while at home, it is advised to have home humidifiers which can enable the air to contain more moists, and also an air filter to reduce dust particles in the air so as to reduce the strain on our eyes. In addition, it is wise to have our eyes checked by our eye doctor or online at a regular time.
