Dry Eye Syndrome
Almost everybody has some form of Dry Eye Syndrome. Sometimes, it's a nuissance and nothing more. But other times, it can actually permanently damage your eye, causing excrutiating pain and long-term issues. For those with Dry Eye, we know how frustrating it can be. It seems like all anyone ever recommends are over the counter drops that don't seem to help past 5 minutes. Real treatment starts at the root.
Overview
Dry Eye Syndrome is actually a group of diseases that result in eye "dryness". Dry Eye is caused by not enough tear production, the tears evaporating too quickly, unhealthy tears, or a combination. Dryness can feel dry but it can also feel like burning, stinging, itchiness, fatigue, a foreign body sensation, and more. There are many different types of Dry Eye Syndrome, and knowing which you have is crucial to finding a treatment plan for you that treats the disease, not the symptoms.
Who's at Risk?
Dry Eye comes in many shapes and sizes and can affect anyone, young or old. It has become extremely more common with screen time. It can be associated with contact lens wear, especially if the contacts you wear are an older technology (more than 10 years old). Dry eye is also commonly associated with autoimmune conditions, infections, and medications.
Detection
We offer an in-depth Dry Eye Evaluation that utilizes meibography, fluorescein, tear break-up time, meniscus measuring, tear output measuring, and more to evaluate which type of Dry Eye you have. From there, we can create a custom treatment plan that will help your individual symptoms.
Treatment Options
Treatments vary from heat masks to amniotic membranes to serum tears to everything in between. Once we've evaluated you, we'll know which combination to recommend, and tailor a custom-made plan for you.