Dry eye

Dry eye disease, also known as conjunctival xerosis, is a phenomenon of conjunctival dryness that occurs mainly due to the lesions of the conjunctival tissue itself, for a variety of reasons. Conjunctival desiccation can be divided into two types: 1. epithelial conjunctival desiccation; 2. substantial conjunctival desiccation.

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