Gritty Eyes: Symptoms, Causes & Treatments Guide
Do you often get the feeling of a flake of sand stuck in your eyes? This irritating condition is known as gritty eyes. Generally, you face these additional gritty eyes symptoms as well:-
- Dry eye syndrome
- Burning eyes
- Watery eyes
- Red eyes
- Itchy eyes
Anyone can feel a gritty sensation in the eyes once in a while. However, you need to be alert if this scratchy and rough sensation doesn’t disappear over time. It can mean that you might have an underlying eye disease, such as dry eye syndrome, corneal abrasion, sunburned eyes, etc.
This article talks about both prevention and treatment for gritty eyes. But let’s start with the gritty eyes causes.
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Dr. Azhar I. Salahuddin is an ophthalmologist and is fellowship-trained in cornea, external diseases, and refractive surgery. Dr. Salahuddin has been performing cataract surgery for over 19 years and specializes ocular reconstruction, corneal transplantation surgery as well as vision correction through a variety of intraocular lenses. Dr. Salahuddin is board-certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and was trained at Boston University.
