Don't let dry eyes make you see red

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Do your eyes often feel dry and scratchy, particularly in windy or air-conditioned areas? Do your eyes often turn red or feel itchy, and does your vision blur?

All of these are possible symptoms of dry eyes, a common condition that affects 10-30% of the general population.

Dr Louis Tong, a consultant at Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) and Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI), told AsiaOne Health in an e-mail interview that this eye disorder is more prevalent in the elderly, with almost all of them having some extent of mild dry eyes.

Surprisingly, watery eyes can also be a symptom of dry eye syndrome. "Reflex watering is very common," explained Dr Tong. "Other complaints include heaviness of the lids, grittiness, burning, feeling as if there's a foreign body in the eye, or just feeling 'tiredness in the eyes'," he added.

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