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Longer days and more time outdoors can be a welcome change, but for many people, they also bring uncomfortable eye symptoms like dryness, burning, and irritation which can arise from dry air, wind, or smoke. While these issues are often dismissed as temporary or environmental, they may actually be indicative of dry eye, one of the most common eye conditions, with symptoms affecting over 35.5 million Americans.1
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