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. 2017 May 5;11:861–869. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S128939

Figure 4.

Figure 4

The mechanism of occurrence of dry eye symptoms. Image defocus due to tear instability represents visual impairment.

Note: Blurring may possibly cause ciliary muscle spasms, which eventually induce AMF and cause DE symptoms including ocular fatigue.

Abbreviations: AMF, accommodative microfluctuation; DE, dry eye.