Volume : 6, Issue : 8, August - 2017

Dry Eye Syndrome (Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca)

Dr. Puneet Dhingra, Dr. Anupama Tandon, Dr. Punita Garg

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);">Dry eye syndrome (DES), also known as dry eye disease (DED), keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), and keratitis sicca, is a multifactorial disease of the tears and the ocular surface that results in discomfort, visual disturbance, and tear film instability with potential damage to the ocular surface.^&nbsp;[</span><span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify;"><a>^{<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; color: rgb(0, 124, 176);">1</span>}</a></span><sup style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#2A2A2A;mso-fareast-language:&#10;EN-IN">]&nbsp;</span></sup><span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; color: rgb(42, 42, 42);">Dry eye syndrome is a common form of ocular surface disease (OSD) and may overlap with other causes of OSD, such as ocular allergy and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;color:#2A2A2A;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">The ocular surface is an integrated anatomical unit consisting of 7 key interactive and interdependent components: the tear film, the lacrimal and accessory lacrimal apparatus, the nasolacrimal drainage system, the eyelids, the bulbar and tarsal conjunctiva, cranial nerve V, and cranial nerve VII.^&nbsp;[</span><span lang="EN-IN"><a>^{<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; color: rgb(0, 124, 176);">2</span>}</a></span>^{<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#2A2A2A;mso-fareast-language:&#10;EN-IN">]&nbsp;</span>}<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#2A2A2A;&#10;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">Abnormalities or deficiencies in any of the 7 ocular surface components may worsen dry eye syndrome, yet they can be treated with therapeutic intervention.<o:p></o:p></span></p>