Have Dry Eyes at Night or When You Wake Up? Here’s Why Denise Mann, MS
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Dry eye 101
Dry eyes at night or in the morning can drive you to distraction. Instead focusing on your computer, a book, or the person you re talking to, you might end up squinting through blurry vision or rubbing itchy eyes.
Those are common reactions to a very common condition. Nearly 5 million Americans ages 50 and older experience dry eye symptoms, with tens of millions more living with less-severe symptoms, according to the National Eye Institute.
Pretty much anyone can develop dry eyes, but the condition is more common if you re female, older than 50, wear contact lenses, or have certain underlying autoimmune conditions, like lupus or Sjögren s syndrome, which can cause your body to misfire against the glands that make tears and saliva.