Dry Eye Disease is extremely common, particularly among contact lens wearers. The international Dry Eye Work Shop reported that approximately 50% of contact lens wearers reported symptoms related to dry eye – 12 times more than people with normal vision and 5 times more than eyeglass wearers.

Why? The main causes of dry eye are related to the tear secretion mechanism. Use of contact lenses might result in increased evaporation of tears, impair the tear secretion mechanism and cause unbalanced dispersal of tears on the eye. The result: increased dryness for contact lens wearers.