DRY EYE Early DeTECTION IS IMPORTANT

DISEASE Early TREATMENT IS BEST

What is Dry Eye Disease (DED)?
DED most commonly appears as eye dryness and overall
eye discomfor t but patients may also feel (1, 2 , 27 ) :

OCCASIONAL ALTERED VISION BURNING FOREIGN BODY SENSATION

EYE REDNESS ITCHING DISCOMFORT AT THE END OF THE DAY

What are Risk factors for DED?

Computer or
smartphone
use may cause
less blinking, which may CATARACT, PRK or Office environments Use of contact Hormonal changes,
contribute to symptoms LASIK surgery (low humidity, lenses menopause
of DED (4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ,9 ,10 ,11, air conditioning)
( 3, 19, 20, 21) 12 , 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18) (22) (23) (1, 2)

300
MILLIONS
Certain drugs or Abuse of Over 300 million persons
glaucoma eye cosmetics Air pollution Diseases such as have DED symptoms
medications Sjögren’s syndrome and this number
is expected to increase
(24) (1, 2) (1, 2) (1, 2) (25, 26)

Ask Your Eye Doctor

The only way to know if you have DED is ask your Eye
Doctor for a comprehensive exam.
It’s important to talk to your Eye Doctor because the
DED inflammation can be progressive.
(Bibliography 1 - 27 )