Early morning dry eyes can not open, usually due to dry eye, exposure keratitis, overuse of the eyes and so on.
1. Dry eye: it occurs in elderly and middle-aged patients, usually because with age, the function of the glands that secrete tears in the eye degenerates, resulting in insufficient tear secretion, which can be diagnosed through the tear film rupture time and other tests, and the treatment can be ordered artificial tears to relieve, for example, commonly used with sodium vitrate eye drops.
2. Exposure keratitis: It is usually caused by the eyelids not closing completely when sleeping, which leads to the drying of the exposed part of the cornea and the formation of damage, and can be diagnosed by doing slit lamp microscopy. Treatment can point to promote corneal repair drugs, such as recombinant human epidermal growth factor eye drops.
3. Excessive eye use: excessive eye use caused by staying up late or playing with cell phones for a long time before going to bed can also cause dry eyes in the morning, which need to improve eye habits.
It is difficult for patients to determine which condition is caused by the symptoms themselves, and if the symptoms cannot be relieved for a long time, they should go to the ophthalmology department of the hospital for examination to confirm the diagnosis and treatment under the guidance of the doctor.