# Dry eye syndrome slows reading rate, study suggests

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**Created:** [November 20, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/dry-eye-syndrome-slows-reading-rate-study-suggests/1042 "2018-11-20T21:31:05Z")\
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> **[Dry eye syndrome slows reading rate, study suggests: Slow reading rate and...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181115083021.htm)**
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> Researchers report that chronic dry eye, a condition in which natural tears fail to adequately lubricate the eyes, can slow reading rate and significantly disrupt day to day tasks that require visual concentration for long periods of time.

  
Researchers report that chronic dry eye, a condition in which natural tears fail to adequately lubricate the eyes, can slow reading rate and significantly disrupt day to day tasks that require visual concentration for long periods of time.