How many times do you blink in 10 seconds? | Dry Eye Syndrome

👁 Dry eye syndrome is related less to the quantity of tears and more to the quality of the tear film: dysfunction of the meibomian glands destabilizes the lipid layer, accelerating tear evaporation even when aqueous tear secretion is normal.

💧 Hence the paradox of the “dry” eye that tears excessively.

In chronic forms, a neurosensory component develops: the ocular surface changes its sensitivity, so the symptoms no longer correlate with the clinical signs. 📋

Against this background, low-grade inflammation becomes a central mechanism, sustained in part by modern factors such as incomplete blinking while using digital screens, which perpetuates tear film instability.

Appointments with an ophthalmologist within the Invitro Diagnostics Health Network can be scheduled ↓

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