Dry eye syndrome is becoming rampant today in our generation. One of the reasons is because currently there is an increased screen time amongst individuals today.
Almost everything today revolves around PCs , mobile phones, TVs and LED monitors.
Dry eye syndrome simply means insufficient tear quality on the surface of the eyeball either due to underproduction of tears or quick evaporation of the produced tears due to a depletion in the integrity of the lipid layer of the tear film.
Some of the predisposing factors includes:
- Increased screen time.
- Lack of adequate sleep
- Infection /or inflammation of the tear gland
- Dry weather.
- Allergies
- Regular use of systemic antihistamines and corticosteroids.
