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Your eyes feel gritty by the end of the day. You blink repeatedly while working, your eyes water when you're outside, and sometimes they burn so much that you just want to close them.
So you use random eye drops and carry on.
If this sounds familiar, you may be dealing with dry eye—but persistent symptoms deserve more than trial and error.
What Is Dry Eye?
Dry eye happens when your eyes don't have enough healthy tears or when tears evaporate too quickly.
Tears keep the surface of your eyes comfortable and protected. When the tear film becomes unstable, you may experience irritation, burning or fluctuating vision.
Common symptoms include:
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Burning or stinging
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Gritty or sandy feeling
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Redness
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Excessive watering
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Sensitivity to light
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Blurred or fluctuating vision
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Eye fatigue
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Discomfort while using screens
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Feeling like something is stuck in the eye
Interestingly, watery eyes can also be a symptom of dry eye. Irritation can trigger the eyes to produce reflex tears that don't always provide lasting relief.
When Should You Consult an Eye Specialist?
Occasional dryness after a long day may settle with simple changes such as taking breaks and blinking more often.
But if symptoms are frequent, persistent, affecting your work, interfering with sleep, or requiring constant use of eye drops, it's worth getting an eye examination.
You should also seek professional advice if you have significant eye pain, marked redness, light sensitivity or changes in vision.
Why Does Dry Eye Happen?
There isn't always one cause.
Long periods of screen use can reduce how often you blink. Contact lenses, ageing, certain medications, environmental conditions and problems affecting the eyelids or tear glands can also contribute.
That is why simply buying another bottle of artificial tears may not solve the underlying issue.
The Advice We Would Challenge
A common piece of advice is: “Just use lubricating eye drops.”
Artificial tears can be useful, but they're not a complete answer for everyone.
If your symptoms keep returning, the important question is why your eyes are becoming dry. Treating the cause may involve changes to your environment, eyelid care, prescription treatment, or management of another underlying eye condition.
More eye drops aren't automatically better.
A Real-World Example
One of our clients complained that their eyes became extremely uncomfortable every afternoon while working on a computer. They had been using lubricating drops whenever the symptoms became annoying.
An eye assessment helped identify factors contributing to the problem, allowing the client to make targeted changes rather than simply increasing the number of drops used each day.
The lesson is simple: persistent symptoms deserve a proper assessment.
What Happens During a Dry Eye Examination?
Your eye specialist may ask about your symptoms, screen habits, contact-lens use and medications.
The eyes can be examined for tear-film stability, the surface of the eye and eyelid-related problems. Additional tests may be used when needed.
Treatment depends on the cause and severity. It may involve artificial tears, lifestyle changes, eyelid care, prescription medicines or other treatments.
A Statistic Worth Knowing
The Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society and other eye-care research groups have highlighted the growing clinical importance of dry eye disease in recent years, particularly as populations age and prolonged near-screen activities become more common.
The exact cause varies from person to person, which is why individual assessment matters.
About Focus Eye Centre
Focus Eye Centre helps patients understand persistent eye discomfort and dry-eye symptoms through appropriate examination and personalised care. Our clients can discuss screen-related strain, watering, burning, contact-lens discomfort and other symptoms before suitable treatment is recommended. The focus is on identifying contributing factors rather than simply masking symptoms.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can dry eyes cause watery eyes?
Yes. Irritation from dry eye can trigger reflex tearing, which may cause excessive watering even though the underlying eye surface is dry.
Is dry eye permanently curable?
It depends on the cause. Some cases can be controlled very effectively, while others require long-term management.
How can I reduce dry eye from screen use?
Take regular breaks, blink consciously, keep your screen at a comfortable distance and avoid excessive direct airflow from fans or air conditioners toward your eyes. Persistent symptoms should still be evaluated.
Stop Treating Your Eyes by Guesswork
If your eyes constantly burn, water, feel gritty or become uncomfortable during work, don't keep switching between random eye drops.
Book an eye examination, explain when your symptoms occur, and let an eye specialist identify the likely causes and recommend an appropriate treatment plan.
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