On average, the humidity drops in the winter with the colder weather [and] most people turn on the heat in their homes or offices to combat the cold,” said Dr. Marissa Locy, who’s with the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s department of ophthalmology.
“What you end up having is lower humidity outside, and even lower humidity inside — making for warm, dry conditions where moisture can evaporate from the eye faster than normal,” she explained in a university news release.
That can leave your eyes feeling dry, gritty, stuck and irritated.
[“Source-timesofindia”]