Difference between dry eye and conjunctivitis

Dry eye and conjunctivitis are different in the causes, clinical symptoms and treatment principles.

1, the cause of

dry eye is insufficient tear secretion or tear components caused by abnormal ocular surface disease; conjunctivitis is caused by pathogen infection.

2, clinical symptoms of

dry eye symptoms are different, eye burning pain, blurred vision, etc. The main clinical symptoms of conjunctivitis are redness, eye pain, photophobia, increased secretions, etc.

3, treatment principles The

treatment principle of dry eye is to rebuild the complete tear film as much as possible, rebuild eye surface function; and the treatment principle of conjunctivitis is to control inflammation, restore or maintain normal visual function.