Can dry eye affect eyesight

Dry eye disease is not affected vision needs to be analyzed according to the specific situation.

If dry eye patients are mild, active treatment after diagnosis, usually a good prognosis, generally will not affect vision. If dry eye patients are seriously ill, or not actively treated after diagnosis, it is easy to cause corneal ulcer, perforation, secondary infection, etc., which may cause corneal damage, thus affecting vision.

Dry eye patients can be prescribed to use polyvinyl alcohol eye drops, compound dextran 70 eye drops, sodium hyaluronate eye drops and other drug treatment, can alleviate uncomfortable symptoms.