While dry eye is often considered a disease of adults, it can also manifest in children.
Researchers estimate that around 344 million people across the globe have dry eye, which include symptoms of burning, stinging, redness, foreign body sensation, or feeling a general “grittiness” in the eyes. In children, unaddressed dry eye may worsen dry eye in the long-term.
Dry eye specialist Kaleb Abbott, OD, MS, FAAO, assistant professor of ophthalmology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, shares some of the risk factors, symptoms, and treatment options parents should be aware of with dry eye in children.