Who gets dry eyes?SAMER HAMADA DISCUSSES WHICH PATIENTS SUFFER FROM DRY EYESAlthough dry eye disease used to be the disease of middle-aged women, things have changed now, and we see patients with dry eye disease from any age. We see younger patients, and we see older patients.Yesterday I saw a patient who was 25 and an accountant. He spent long hours in front of computers as part of his job. He is very active and plays all varieties of sports. He starts to feel that by the end of the day, that he can’t keep his eyes open to carry on working. This is a patient who had digital eye strains contribute to his dry eye disease and make the dry eye manifest. He is someone who is suffering or struggling with dry eye disease..fusion-widget-area-2 {padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.fusion-widget-area-2 .widget h4 {color:#252525;}.fusion-widget-area-2 .widget .heading h4 {color:#252525;} Search for: Recent Posts What Is Blepharitis? Symptoms & Treatment What Is Astigmatism? PRK Vs LASIK: What’s The Difference? Categories About ECL Cataract Children Cornea diseases Dry eyes Events Glaucoma ICL Info Articles Keratoconus Lens Replacement Meibomian Gland Dyfunction Testimonials Uncategorized Vision Correction Book a consultation to see how to best tackle your eye condition. Call us or book a consultation online today.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-3{border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:25px 25px 25px 25px;background:rgba(92,92,98,0.8);}.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-3 .fusion-button-text,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-3 i,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-3:hover .fusion-button-text,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-3:hover i,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-3:focus .fusion-button-text,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-3:focus i,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-3:active .fusion-button-text,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-3:active i{color:#ffffff;}.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-3:hover,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-3:active,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-3:focus{border-color:#ffffff;background:#5c5c62;}CALL 0800 197 8808.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-4{border-radius:25px 25px 25px 25px;}Book a consultationOn the other side, we see older patients. I saw a lady who is 80. She’s still active. She enjoys dancing and attending yoga classes. She finds that now she’s struggling with keeping her eyes open. She feels her eyes are gritty, sore, very sensitive to light. She is struggling.I don’t think we used to see these types of examples 10 or 15 years ago. It’s just to do with, one, that we live longer, we’re more active; two, we have more digital devices. We spend longer hours in front of screens, and that is all contributing to dry eye disease.Share This Story, Choose Your Platform!.fusion-sharing-box-2 .tagline{margin-bottom:0 !important;}.fusion-sharing-box-2{flex-direction:row !important;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px){.fusion-sharing-box-2 .tagline{margin-right:0.5em !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;}.sharingbox-shortcode-icon-wrapper-2{width:auto !important;justify-content:flex-end !important;}.fusion-sharing-box-2{align-items:center !important;} }@media only screen and (max-width:640px){.fusion-sharing-box-2{flex-direction:row !important;align-items:center !important;}.fusion-sharing-box-2 .tagline{margin-right:0.5em !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;}.sharingbox-shortcode-icon-wrapper-2{width:auto !important;justify-content:space-between !important;} }