According to data released by the Ophthalmology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, the current incidence of dry eye in the world ranges from 5.5% to 33.7%, while the incidence in my country is as high as 21% to 35%. This trend has become more and more common and is developing at a younger age. The incidence of dry eye is rapidly sweeping, and it has become a phenomenon-level national eye disease with very high attention.

According to statistics from relevant experts, the number of dry eye consultations accounts for 20-30% of the number of outpatients in ophthalmology clinics. According to the actual growth data of dry eye in China from 2008 to 2013, the annual growth rate of dry eye is 114.37% of the previous year. Statistics for 2019 show that there are about 360 million people suffering from dry eye.

If you have dry eyes, congestion, or vision fluctuations; or if you have a strong foreign body sensation in your eyes due to long-term wearing of soft contact lenses; or if you are in a dry environment for a long time (or use a computer or mobile phone for a long time), your eyes will appear sore, dry and itchy, etc. Circumstance, it means you have dry eye problem.

The appearance of dry eye has little effect on patients in the initial stage. In the later stage, the damage of dry eye to the cornea will gradually appear. The common symptoms of dry eye include dry eyes, tearing, foreign body sensation, burning sensation, itching, photophobia, red jelly, blurred vision, fluctuations in vision, and 70 More than% of dry eye patients cannot read for a long time.

This shows that dry eye is a by-product of human civilization and technological progress.