Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca

It is a Latin word whose literal translation is “Dry inflammation of cornea and conjunctiva”. Also known as ‘Dry eye syndrome’, it is an eye disease caused due to eye dryness. The causes of eye dryness may be less tear production or more tear film evaporation from the eye. Both humans and animals can be affected by this condition.Typical symptoms are dryness, burning and continuous eye itching.  So for a person facing this condition, prolonged use of the eye must be reduced in order to decrease the irritation in it. If not treated in mild irritation stage it may lead to eye damage.