DIFFERENTIAL OF "SANDY FEELING" IN EYE

The Non-Dry �Dry Eye� Complex - Karger Publishers We always think dry eye when someone says they have a sensation of sandy or foreign body feeling in their eyes. This article suggested:

"A perception of dryness may be caused by non-dry conditions of which four are presented here: (1) lid margin touch, (2) conjunctival laxity, (3) cilia touch, and (4) fibrin accumulation in conjunctival inflammation".

Under lid margin touch I've seen inspissated meibomian glands where the hardened dome/s were probably the cause. Another cause may be anterior basement membrane dystropy.