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Ground breaking research to end in tears

05-28-2007 · EurekAlert!

Winter heating, modern life and growing old are drying the tears in millions of eyes but it's no cause for celebration. When human tearsbreak-up too quickly eyes feel gritty, hot and scratchy -- even eyesight can become blurry. For many people the solution has been to useartificial tears, but they're expensive and they don't last as long the real thing.

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