What symptom does dry eye disease patient have?

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The eye is a vulnerable part of the body, once the disease occurs, it should be treated as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. For eye diseases, dry eye is more so, once found sick should be treated as soon as possible. What are the symptoms of patients with dry eye?

What symptom does dry eye disease patient have?

Dry eye patients have dryness, foreign body sensation, pain, photophobia, burning sensation, itching, redness, asthenopia, blurred vision, vision fluctuation, pruritus, tingling, dryness, discomfort, foreign body sensation, easy asthenopia, eyelid heaviness, irritability, difficulty in concentration and other symptoms. Severe dry eye can cause vision loss, affect work and life, and even lead to blindness.

The edge of the eyelid forms a greasy area with seborrheic blepharitis or eschar. If you remove it, blood will seep from the surface. The thickness of tear film decreased and mucinous debris or fibrous secretions appeared. The conjunctiva will become dull, thickened, edematous, bleeding, and sometimes wrapped by secretions. In more serious cases, the conjunctiva may be keratinized. When using fluorescein to detect corneal staining, there will be dot like aggregation. As long as the above symptoms of dry eye, even if the objective examination is negative, still can diagnose dry eye.

Other symptoms: pain, photophobia, burning sensation, itching, redness, asthenopia, blurred vision, vision fluctuation, itching, tingling, dryness, discomfort, foreign body sensation, asthenopia, eyelid heaviness, irritability, difficulty in concentration, etc. Because the surface of the cornea is covered with sensory nerve endings, these discomfort are typically described as scratching, dryness, pain, grit, tingling or burning.

matters needing attention

Improve the nutritional status of patients and prevent secondary infection. Eat foods rich in vitamin A, such as milk, eggs and vegetables containing carotene; Oral cod liver oil, etc. To eliminate the inducement, we should avoid using the computer for a long time and contact less with the dry eye inducement such as air conditioning and smoke environment; The patients with meibomian gland dysfunction should pay attention to cleaning eyelids and applying antibiotics.