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

Examples of dry eye in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Page also suggests that patients protect their eyes from UV rays, whether by limiting exposure or wearing sunglasses, and regularly see an eye specialist to monitor for issues like chronic dry eye, glaucoma and macular degeneration. —Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025

Photobiomodulation The red-light therapy devices that have exploded in the hair restoration market are also making waves in dry eye treatment. —Julie Loffredi, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

The most common issue is very dry eyes, often accompanied by dry mouth. —Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 8 Aug. 2025

Here’s What Actually Helps Advertisement Middle-age is commonly when people get chronic dry eye, but some autoimmune diseases like Sjögren’s syndrome cause it in younger people. —Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dry eye

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny

Medical Definition

dry eye

noun

: a condition associated with inadequate tear production and marked by redness of the conjunctiva, by itching and burning of the eye, and usually by filaments of desquamated epithelial cells adhering to the cornea

called also keratoconjunctivitis sicca