What are the Symptoms and Signs of Dry Eye Syndrome?
Dry eye syndrome may exhibit many symptoms. Some of the major ones are highlighted below:
- Itchy and dry eyes
- Burning or stinging or scratchy sensation in the eyes
- Episodes of excessive tearing followed by dryness
- Aching or fatigued eyes
- Heavy eyelids
- Sore eyes
- Pain and redness in the eyes
- Aversion to light (photophobia)
- Blurred vision
What are the Consequences of Dry Eye Syndrome?
The major consequences of dry eye syndrome include the following:
- Chronic irritation of the eye
- Inflammation of the eye
- Scarring of the front surface of the eye
- Permanent damage to the surface of the eye (rare)

References:
- Facts about Dry Eye - National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA - (https://nei.nih.gov/health/dryeye/dryeye)
- Dry Eye Syndrome - Medline Plus, U.S. National Library of Medicine - (https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000426.htm)
- What is Dry Eye? - American Academy of Ophthalmology - (https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/what-is-dry-eye)
- Dry Eye - American Optometric Association - (https://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/eye-and-vision-problems/glossary-of-eye-and-vision-conditions/dry-eye)
- Dry Eye Syndrome - Kellogg Eye Center, Michigan Medicine - (https://www.umkelloggeye.org/conditions-treatments/dry-eye-syndrome)
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