Dry Eye Syndrome More Common In Major Cities

A few months ago, Huffington Post wrote about a study which reported that city-dwellers may be more likely to experience dry eye syndrome, a condition where not enough tears are produced to coat the eyes.

The study had been presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, shows that a diagnosis with dry eye syndrome results that dry eye syndrome is more common in the big cities due to pollution like (three to four times more common in residents of New York City and Chicago, than in less urban, less-polluted areas).

Study researcher Anat Galor, M.D., MPSH, of the Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center and an assistant professor of clinical ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, said in a statement that "Undoubtedly, many people living in arid and polluted cities would readily attest to the irritating effect air pollution has on dry eye,"

"Our research suggests that by taking the simple actions, such as maintaining the appropriate humidity indoors and using a high-quality air filter, should be considered as part of the overall management of patients suffering from dry eye syndrome."

Pollution is one the cause of dry eye syndrome. Dry Eye Syndrome is highest in the big cities including Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City because these cities all had high pollution levels.

According to the National Institutes of Health, dry eye typically becomes more common with age, and can be caused by smoking or smoke exposure.

To read the more information about dry eye syndrome you can read the original article published on huffingtonpost.

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