“Are dry eyes hereditary?”
My mother had dry eyes and I have a similar problem too. What are the chances that my child will also suffer from dry eyes? Is it a heriditary issue?
3 Answers
A study done four years ago linked the propensity to have dry eye after LASIK vision correction surgery to carriers of a specific gene. Although the association is not confirmed in the general population, it is certainly interesting and there is increasing interest in detecting if this is also true of dry eye patients who have not had refractive surgery. So, the verdict is still out, but evidence may, indeed, support a hereditary basis for dry eye. Stay tuned!!!
G. N. Pomerance, MD
G. N. Pomerance, MD
Dry eye is not hereditary, but people with the same diet, age, air conditioning or similar habits might have the same degree of dryness.
Dry eye is usually the problem of middle age and elderly. your kids might get it when they are older. If you have an autoimmune disease which runs in the family, you all might get the dry eye associated with that disease.
Dry eye is usually the problem of middle age and elderly. your kids might get it when they are older. If you have an autoimmune disease which runs in the family, you all might get the dry eye associated with that disease.
It is a common problem affected by environmental factors that may be common to both of you. It is not genetically determined.
