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Written By: Shriya Sinha | Updated : November 19, 2018 4:42 PM IST
The condition affects the reading speed by considerably reducing it by 10% and thus makes it difficult to read for more than approximately 30 mins at a stretch. © Shutterstock
According to researchers, if you suffer from chronic dryeye disease possibility is you likely have a slow reading rate.
The chronic dry eye is a common condition in which natural tears fail to adequately lubricate the eyes, thus drastically affecting its functioning.
The condition affects the reading speed by considerably reducing it by 10% and thus makes it difficult to read for more than approximately 30 mins at a stretch.
People diagnosed with a clinically significant dry eye can read as many as 32 words per minute less in comparison with those without the condition, who are capable of reading at a rate of 272 words per minute.
Esen Akpek, from the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute in the US, has reportedly said, "We suspected that people with dry eye were mostly unable to sustain good reading performance because their tears cannot re-lubricate their eye surfaces fast enough,"
The study published in the journal - Optometry and Vision Science, tested a total of 186 adults aged 50 or older. 24 hours before the testing the participants refrained from using prescription or over the counter eye drops. Eventually, the study found the participants positively responded to eye discomfort vision quality and environmental contributors to eye complaints, such as wind or smoke.
According to Akpek people who experience frequent dry eye symptoms such as stinging, fluctuating vision and dryness can try over the counter eyedrops but will do best if they undergo professional testing and diagnosis.
