Dry Eye
Treatment
What is Dry Eye?
Do you have burning or itchiness around your eyelids? Excessive tearing?
If any of the symptoms below are familiar to you, you may be suffering from dry eye syndrome.
Dry eye is a chronic and progressive condition that not only diminishes your quality of life but also makes daily activities such as reading, driving, or exercise difficult. 85% of dry eye disease is caused by meibomium gland dysfunction (MGD). These glands are responsible for producing the oily layer of tears, which helps prevent tears from evaporating too quickly. Because symptoms and treatment options vary between individuals, a dry eye evaluation is essential to develop an individualized treatment plan for each patient. Our office provides a variety of treatments and products to manage dry eye depending on the cause and severity of symptoms.
In-Office Dry Eye Treatments:
- Intense Pulse Light Treatment (IPL)
- TempSure Envi Radiofrequency Treatment
- Low-Level Light Therapy (LLLT)
- Amniotic Tissue Treatment
- Regener-Eyes Ophthalmic Solution
How do tears work?
When you blink, a film of tears spreads over your eyes to keep the eye surface smooth and clear. This tear film is made up of three key components that are important for good vision and hydration: oil, water, and mucus. The watery layer moisturizes and cleans the eye surface, while the mucus and oil layer help tears stick to the eye and prevent them from evaporating quickly.
What causes dry eye?
As people get older, they tend to produce fewer tears. Besides aging, many factors such as the use of certain medications or underlying medical conditions, LASIK, and frequent contact lens or computer use can also lead to dry eye. Fortunately, there are some procedures that help relieve the signs and symptoms of dry eye by dealing with the root cause.
If you are suffering from dry eye, contact us to find out how we can help you find relief, today.
Not sure if you have Dry Eye Syndrome? Fill out the Dry Eye Questionnaire!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Scratchy sensations, itching and burning, redness, watery eyes, blurry vision.
The two major types of DED are aqueous tear deficiency (ATD) and evaporative dry eye. The latter, which is linked to meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), is the most common form and results in your tears evaporating too quickly.
Your tears play an important part of protecting your eyes and your vision. Untreated dry eye can lead to corneal scarring or increased eye infections. Additionally, discomfort or pain from dry eye can lead to poor sleep quality and mood disorders.
Dry eye results from a variety of causes, but aging is the single highest factor. Women suffer from dry about twice as frequently as men, often because of hormonal changes, certain medications, wearing contact lenses and using eye makeup.
The first task in evaluating dry eye is to determine which type of dry eye you have. Solutions may include artifical tears and warm compresses for mild cases of dry eye, sometimes medications can be used to increase tear production, other treatments are designed to unblock meibomian glands so they may increase meibum secretion. Underlying causes of dry eye like inflammation or rosacea are treated using intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy. We offer a variety of treatments to best address your particular needs.