| Now is the time between autumn and winter. Every | | | | suckling a baby and so on, are easy to catch the |
| year in this period, eyes are dry just like the weather. | | | | xerophthalmia, because the change of hormone in |
| Together with more and more people working with | | | | body. |
| computer in rooms with air-conditioning, more and more | | | | 3. People with some other diseases, like diabetes, |
| people catch the xerophthalmia, especially the youth. | | | | asthma, cataract and glaucoma, always have a pair of |
| Xerophthalmia is a kind of common eye diseases | | | | dry eyes. |
| among the old people. But nowadays, exceeding | | | | 4. The xerophthalmia is one of the side effects, |
| pressure and usage of eyes bring about a high rate of | | | | brought about by Some medicines. These medicines |
| xerophthalmia. Many young people with glasses, | | | | include the one resisting depression, anaesthetic, ulcer |
| especially contact lens are easy to get this disease in | | | | drug, the one for decreasing blood pressure, etc. |
| daily. The main reason for xerophthalmia is that the | | | | 5. People working in foggy, polluted or dry environment |
| quality and quantity of tears and then the abnormality | | | | are expected to have the xerophthalmia. More over, |
| of tear membrane on eye balls surfaces. | | | | the circumstance with high temperature and ultraviolet |
| | | | | rays exceeding also makes eyes turning dry soon. |
| Generally speaking, the following kinds of people are | | | | 6. The myopia people wearing contact lens have |
| inclined to catch the xerophthalmia. | | | | become the main part in people with the xerophthalmia. |
| 1. The old people over sixty-five years old. It is | | | | And the number is increasing sharply every year. |
| recorded that about seventy-five percents of the old | | | | 7. The White Collar and other people who have to |
| people have the xerophthalmia. With ages increasing, | | | | working in front of computer screen every day. Less |
| the amount of tears is decreasing and therefore | | | | time for winking eyes when watching computer |
| becomes less and less at the same time. By the way, | | | | screen changes the moist eyes into dry ones. |
| because of abnormally less tears, tears sometimes | | | | 8. Using the same brand of eye drops risks the eyes |
| overflow when eyes are affected by some stimulation | | | | and makes them dry, too. |
| outside. | | | | Sitting by personal computer for nearly all the day, and |
| 2. Women in some special period, such as pregnancy, | | | | how about your eyes? Are they dry? |