Dry eye syndrome
It is a quite known pathological state. It is a disorder of the layer that covers the eye. It is due to insufficient production or extreme evaporation of the tears having as a result superficial deterioration of the conjunctivitis and the cornea, and symptoms of eye disturbance.
Symptoms are:
- Feeling of burning, foreign object, itchy, dryness
- The disturbances are altered in the day duration and depending on the living place or the patient’s occupation (e.g. they intensify when watching TV)
- Pathological Schirmer test (tear counting test that shows their reduced production)
The etiology of dry eye syndrome varies, it is multifactorial, and it is related e.g. to the sex, the age and environmental factors such as the exposition to air-conditioners and dust. The Sjogren syndrome is a special case that is being characterized by significantly reduced tear secretion as well as decrease in saliva secretion. It has autoimmune etiology.
The treatment is personalized and mainly conventional.
Symptoms are:
- Feeling of burning, foreign object, itchy, dryness
- The disturbances are altered in the day duration and depending on the living place or the patient’s occupation (e.g. they intensify when watching TV)
- Pathological Schirmer test (tear counting test that shows their reduced production)
The etiology of dry eye syndrome varies, it is multifactorial, and it is related e.g. to the sex, the age and environmental factors such as the exposition to air-conditioners and dust. The Sjogren syndrome is a special case that is being characterized by significantly reduced tear secretion as well as decrease in saliva secretion. It has autoimmune etiology.
The treatment is personalized and mainly conventional.
