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Dry Eye Syndrome
Dry Eye Syndrome
Influencing Factors
Examination & Treatment
Tear structure
 

If you're suffering from dry eye syndrome it may help if you understand how your
eye works.

Tears are formed in glands located around each eye and collect in a tear meniscus or reservoir on the upper and lower lid. Each time you blink, they are spread by the lids to bathe and lubricate the eye, and finally pumped away through the drainage holes called puncta.

A healthy tear film consists of a delicate balance of three layers:

Outer Lipid (Oily) Layer - Acts like a lid and reduces evaporation of the watery layer of tears.

Middle Aqueous (Watery) Layer - 98% water, absorbs the oxygen needed for the eye to breathe, helps fight infection and cleanses the front surface of the eye.

Inner Mucin (Mucus) Layer - Sticks the tears to the eye and stabilises the tear film.
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