Tears are essential for your eye health as they lubricate the eye surface. Whenever you blink, a tear film sweeps over the surface of your eye. A thin layer of fatty compounds called lipids preserves the watery tear layer on your eyes.

If you are like many people, you’ll think there is a lot of mystery in an eye doctor's appointment. This is especially so if you have never been to an optometrist's office before. For starters, an appointment with an eye doctor is so the optometrist can run a series of procedures and tests on you in a comprehensive eye exam. 

Dry eye is a condition where your eyes produce a low quantity or low quality of tears. In cases where the eyes make low-quality tears, the likely culprit is blockage of the meibomian glands.

Experts say that 80 percent of a child’s learning before age 13 is visual. Milestones like walking, reading, and identifying colors depend on vision. This information underscores the need for eye exams.

Dry eye syndrome is a common eye condition that occurs when tears fail to provide enough lubrication for the eyes. Different reasons can cause the tears to be unstable and inadequate. Tear instability can result in inflammation and damage to the eye surface. 

One of the best things you can do to safeguard your vision is to go to an eye doctor for regular checkups. Most people get vision screenings and presume they are okay. The problem is that they do not know the difference between comprehensive eye exams and vision screenings.