Chronic dry eye symptoms

Long-term dry eye disease hazards include secondary infection, corneal ulcer, vision changes, etc.

1. Secondary infection

If the cornea long-term lack of tear moisture and protection, it will lead to tear film instability, long-term easy to cause secondary infection, such as keratitis, conjunctivitis, etc.

2. Corneal ulcer

Long-term lack of tear secretion leads to corneal dryness, easy to cause corneal inflammation, damage to corneal epithelium, severe cases may occur corneal ulcer, perforation, etc.

3. Vision changes

Eye surface long-term inflammatory infiltration, corneal damage, etc., may affect vision, leading to blurred vision, severe cases may lead to blindness.