Could you help me understand the "dry eye" disease??

Question

I am worried about it because the doctor told me it may be an advence syntom of future "artrosis"

Answer 1

In rudimentary terms, our tears are made up of three layers: water, oil and mucous. If you are deficient in one or all you'll have a form of dry eye syndrome. The type you have will determine which treatment is right for you. The conundrum with this condition that I face as an eye doctor is that some people complain mightily and show very few clinical signs....and others display terrible dryness and have not a complaint. Unfortunately, we cannot "cure" the problem, but we can manage the symptoms. The most basic treatments are warm water lid scrubs twice a day and artificial tears a minimum of four times per day. Other options can include prescriptive measures. I'm not certain what your doctor meant by "artrosis", but dry eye can certainly involve an inflammatory component...maybe he meant arthritis as suggested above, but there are many other reasons a person can have dry eye...too many to list, in fact. As a fellow dry-eye sufferer...I feel your pain.

Answer 2

Your doctor talks too much, lol. Dry eye is a syndrome, an occurence if you will, NOT a disease as we normally understand illness. Use natural tears and perhaps a stronger eye lubricant purchased over the counter. They will control all but the most extreme cases of true dry eye. As for what it may be an advance symptom of, can said future disease be prevented by action you take now? Did you ask? If it can, make changes. If it can't (and I suspect that is the case) than what is the point in worrying NOW about a disease that you may never even get and couldn't have prevented anyways? If you develop it, worry then.

Follow this link and you can read all kinds of interesting facts about how really common dry eye syndrome is and that, I hope, will stop your worrying!
http://www.stlukeseye.com/Conditions/DryEyeSyndrome.asp

Answer 3

He meant arthritis I think. Dry eyes are caused by lack of tear production. In some cases, it indicates autoimmune disorders. If the problem is only dry eyes now, artificial tears can be helpful.