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Relieve Your Dry Eye Coding Discomfort

Published on Fri May 23, 2025

Find out what tests physicians use to make a diagnosis. Itchy? Stinging? Burning? Gritty? When the eyes do not produce enough natural tears, or when the tears evaporate too quickly, the condition is commonly known as dry eye. Sometimes called keratoconjunctivitis sicca, patients may experience a scratchy sensation, may feel like they have something in their eyes when they don’t, [...]
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