Dry Eye

Dry eye is a condition in which people do not produce enough tears or the appropriate quality of tears to keep their eyes healthy and comfortable. Symptoms include stinging or burning eyes, scratchiness, stringy mucus in or around the eyes, excessive eye irritation from smoke or wind, excess tearing (the eye’s response to irritation), and discomfort when wearing contact lenses. Dry eye is usually treated with eyedrops called artificial tears.