can chronic dry eye cause blindness ?

[Greybull]

I get chronic dry eye. Sometimes they are itching. I heard that dry eye will lead to blindness. Really? Anyone can give me an answer? But I don't know what caused my dry eye. Can you tell me how to cure them?

[Grey Forest]

Hi, guy, I don't think dry eye will lead to blindness though it is chronic dry eye, because we can learn how to prevent this from happening. We know that lots of researches are being done at this moment. They can help us cure many diseases such as cancers. I think the most important thing is to recognize what caused your dry eye. If it is caused by eye surgeries, you will need artificial to help moisten your eyeballs. If you are a hardworking worker and often spent too much time on your computer screen, you need to take a rest every half an hour and use some eye drops to relieve the discomfort. I also heard that there is some operation that can take out a salvia gland from your mouth then use it as a lacrimal gland to help produce more tears to moisten your eyeballs. You can consult your doctor about this.

[Grey Eagle]

Dear friend, I believe you won't go blind from dry eye because my uncle has the same symptoms as you have. And his situation is a little worse than this. He had some vision problems. He had the lasik eye surgery in the last year. it is a really successful surgery. Now I heard that he has sharp eyesight. You may have the sjogrens syndrome. Your dry eye may be caused by lack of tears. You can drink a lot of water every day and use artificial tears to moisten your eyeballs too. I still suggest you to consult your eye doctor.