What is
Dry Eye Disease?
The understanding of dry eye will help you determine the best treatment option. Dry eye occurs when a person doesn't have enough quality tears to lubricate and nourish the eye. Tears reduce eye infections, wash away foreign matter, and keep the eye’s surface smooth and clear. People with dry eyes either do not produce enough tears or their tears are of poor quality. It’s a common and often chronic problem, especially in older adults.
Treatment Options
Contact Lenses
There are specialty contact lenses that deliver moisture to the surface of the eye. They’re called scleral lenses or bandage lenses.
Tear-stimulating drugs
Available as pills, gel or eyedrops, cholinergic (pilocarpine, cevimeline) help increase tear production.
Antibiotics
If your eyelids are inflamed, this can prevent oil glands from secreting oil into your tears. Your doctor may recommend antibiotics to reduce inflammation.
Autologous blood serum drops
For the serious dry eye that’s not responding to other treatments, these eyedrops are made with a sample of your blood. It’s processed to remove the red blood cells and then mixed with a salt solution.
Anti-inflammatory drugs
These are eye drops to control inflammation on the surface of your eyes (cornea) using the immune-suppressing medication cyclosporine (Restasis) or corticosteroids.
Lipiflow, or the Lipiflow Thermal Pulsation System
Is a highly successful treatment for dry eye disease. It is also the only electronic device cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Meibomian gland dysfunction – one of the most common causes of dry eye disease.
Eye Inserts
If artificial tears don't help, another option may be a tiny eye insert. Once a day, you place the hydroxypropyl cellulose (Lacrisert) insert between your lower eyelid and your eyeball. It dissolves slowly, releasing a substance to lubricate your eye.
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