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What do dry eyes feel like?
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Scratchy: Often dry eye patients refer to irritation, scratchyness, and a feeling of sand paper in the eye. Symptoms can include light sensitivity, tearing and foreign body sensation in the eye. Initial treatment usually includes increasing lubrication in the eye.
Answered 9/17/2013
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Dry eye: Dry eye = irritation, scratchiness, foreign body sensation, blurred vision, eye strain or fatigue, eye pain, headache.
Answered 7/23/2014
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