Dry eye disease: the danger of using a computer, the most popular disease for working people

Dry eye disease: the danger of using a computer, the most popular disease for working people

Dry eye disease is another condition that many people suffer today, mainly due to computer use. This results in eye irritation, including dry eye syndrome, which can be more harmful than you think

Dry eye disease shows signs of irritation of the eyes like dust in the eyes, easy hurting sensation, especially when the wind blows into the eyes or when in the air-conditioned room, the eyes will feel dry and feel good when blinking, or reading a book, working on a computer screen at close range and after a while, the eyes will feel blurred. All of these are symptoms that indicate dry eye disease.

The cause of dry eye syndrome is the use of near vision. For example, looking at a computer screen for a long time or reading for hours. In addition, there are also internal factors such as gender, with females being more common than males.  In terms of age, it has been found that when entering 65 years of age, the incidence of dry eye disease is higher than other ages. Having a medical condition such as diabetes, systemic lupus erythematosus, hypertension requiring diuretics and have side effects causing dry eyes or depressive patients who are on certain medications that have side effects as well.