Q&A: Common visual habits that lead to dry eye

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Maria Sampalis, OD, shares the common habits her dry eye patients have that lead them to developing the disease.

Maria Sampalis, OD, of Sampalis Eye Care in Cranston/Providence, Rhode Island, speaks with Optometry Times®' Kassi Jackson on the common habits she typically sees her patients have that eventually lead to them developing dry eye symptoms.

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