Bottom Line: Dry eye disease is when tears can't adequately lubricate the eyes and patients may feel a stinging, burning or scratchy sensation. This study looked at whether there is association between dry eye disease and migraine headaches.
Author: Richard M. Davis, M.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and coauthors
(doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.0170)
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JAMA Ophthalmology