India, July 21 -- The dry eye disease has surfaced as one of the most prevalent ocular conditions in today's digital era, affecting an estimated 20-50 per cent of adults worldwide. With an increasing trend of prolonged digital device use accompanied by the changing lifestyle and environmental patterns, dry eye is now an emerging condition which requires increased awareness amongst all. Dry eyes refer to a condition that affects the eyes those results from inadequate moisture or lubrication on their surface. This condition can arise from either a reduction in tear production (aqueous deficient type) or from tears evaporating too quickly (evaporative type), in turn leading to inflammation of the eye's surface.

Dry eyes can greatly impact o...