dry eye
noun
: a condition associated with inadequate tear production and marked by redness, itching, and burning of the eye
called also dry eye syndrome
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As guests rose to their feet that day at the church in Pittsburgh, there was hardly a dry eye.
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Millions of Americans deal with corneal injuries, dry eye disease and other surface eye conditions every year, and most treatments share a frustrating flaw.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
The technology could eventually treat corneal injuries, severe dry eye disease and other inflammatory disorders of the ocular surface, though it has not yet been tested in humans.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Adequate vitamin A also helps with night vision and dry eye, both of which worsen with age.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
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Staff, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Millions of Americans deal with corneal injuries, dry eye disease and other surface eye conditions every year, and most treatments share a frustrating flaw.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
The technology could eventually treat corneal injuries, severe dry eye disease and other inflammatory disorders of the ocular surface, though it has not yet been tested in humans.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Adequate vitamin A also helps with night vision and dry eye, both of which worsen with age.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
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“Dry eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20eye. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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