Am I going blind?

[onm2323]

i have dry eye...waht are the symptoms of going blind. please let me know..thanks...
Omali M,
NY, NY

[Sandy Feldman, MD, MS]

Dear onm2323,

Impairment of sight can occur from many causes.  One usually thinks of blindness as irreversible loss of sight with vision less than 20/200.  Dryness may cause one’s vision to blur but can be managed with many therapies such as drinking more water, use of nonpreserved lubricating eye drops, use of ointments at bedtime, use of steroid or anti-inflammatory eye drops, insertion of plugs to diminish outflow of tears, oral flax seed oil and/or oral omega three vitamins.  

Dr. Feldman

Sandy T. Feldman, M.D., M.S.
ClearView Eye and Laser Medical Center
San Diego, California

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