Dry Eye Therapy

Treating Your Dry Eye Symptoms

If you’re dealing with symptoms like red eyes, watery eyes, and general eye irritation, you may be dealing with dry eye. While dry eye is a common condition that can affect anyone, you don’t have to live with the challenging symptoms.

Dr. Nguyen and the rest of her team are in your corner to help you find relief from dry eyes through innovative treatment methods like OptiLIGHT by Lumenis, OptiPLUS radiofrequency, and more.

Our team is experienced in treating dry eyes, and we offer dry eye diagnostic services for all our patients. Contact us to schedule your appointment today and get personalized support for your dry eye symptoms.

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Causes & Symptoms of Dry Eye Disease

Dry eye can affect you when your eyes aren’t producing enough tears or your tears are evaporating too quickly, often as a result of meibomian gland dysfunction.

The common symptoms of dry eye disease include:

A stinging or gritty feeling in your eyes
Scratchy and uncomfortable eyes
Blurred vision
Watery eyes
A burning feeling or the feeling of something foreign in your eye
Difficulty wearing contact lenses

What Is Meibomian Gland Dysfunction?

Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is a condition that affects the function of the glands in your eyes responsible for producing the oil layer of your tear film.

Your tear film consists of 3 layers:

The oily outer layer
The watery middle layer
The inner mucus layer

When your meibomian glands become clogged or inflamed, they may not produce enough oil to support your tear film, causing your tears to evaporate more quickly and leading to dry eye symptoms like burning sensations.

What Else Can Cause Dry Eye?

Tear production issues can be the main cause of your dry eye symptoms—however, they’re not the only known cause. The other possible causes of dry eye symptoms include:

Blepharitis
Allergies
Long-term and frequent contact lens use
Certain medications, including glaucoma medications
Environmental factors like dry air, wind, and smoke

The causes of dry eyes can vary. When you visit our team at 20/20 Image Optometry for regular eye exams, we’ll help you get a clear diagnosis and provide recommendations for treatments that can address the cause of your symptoms.

Our Dry Eye Diagnostics

Before moving on to dry eye treatment, we must work through the diagnostic stage. By diagnosing and understanding your dry eye symptoms with thorough imaging and other testing methods, we can find the right treatment plan for your needs.

Our dry eye screenings are a part of our eye exams, and we work with you to find the right treatment for your unique situation.

Meibography

Meibography is a special imaging tool that takes pictures of your eyelids using infrared technology. It’s designed to be painless and gives us useful information to help determine the next steps of your treatment.

Subjective TBUT Testing

Subjective tear breakup time (TBUT) testing measures how long your tears stay in place before they break up. It helps us diagnose dry eye symptoms and understand what might be causing them.

Schirmer’s Test

We use Schirmer’s test to check how many tears your eyes produce. It can confirm the presence of dry eye disease and help us determine the severity of its effects on your eyes.

Schirmer’s test is meant to be a simple and gentle testing method that gives us important information about your tears.

Dyes & Staining

Our team may also use special dyes that help us understand what’s happening on the surface of your eyes. These dyes help highlight areas where your tears might not be protecting your eyes as they should.

These dyes are designed to be painless, and they help us get a better picture of your eye health so we can determine how to help you feel more comfortable.

Our Dry Eye Treatments

After identifying the likely cause of your dry eye symptoms, our team can work with you to find the treatment method for your needs. Whether with OptiLIGHT by Lumenis or other treatment methods, we can help manage your dry eye symptoms.

Certain risk factors, such as exposure to dry air or wind, long-term contact lens use, and digital eye strain, can increase your chances of developing dry eye symptoms, and we take that all into account when considering your treatment options.

OptiLIGHT by Lumenis

OptiLIGHT by Lumenis is a light-based, noninvasive treatment done in the area below the eyes to manage dry eye. The first and only IPL FDA-approved for dry eye management.

The treatment is safe, gentle, and is backed by more than 20 clinical studies.

OptiLIGHT uses precise pulses of light to reduce the inflammation that is typically associated with dry eye disease, improve tear breakup time, and increase meibomian gland functionality.

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OptiPLUS

OptiPLUS is a radiofrequency (RF) treatment that stands out as an innovative solution for managing dry eye disease. It’s designed to combat dry eye symptoms with dual-frequency RF energy. OptiPLUS can target 2 root causes of dry eyes—inflammation and meibomian gland dysfunction—to help you get lasting relief.

Eyelid Debridement

Eyelid debridement is a treatment that helps remove accumulated bacterial biofilm and restore meibomian gland function. This innovative approach to cleaning your eyes can offer promising relief for dry eye symptoms by targeting the root causes of inflammation.

Eyelid Sprays

Eyelid sprays can offer a convenient option for cleansing and protecting your eyelids and getting soothing relief from dry eye symptoms. With gentle yet effective ingredients, these sprays could be an essential part of your dry eye management strategy.

You Can Get Dry Eye Relief

We know how busy life can get, and a condition like dry eyes can definitely slow you down. With a multi-layered approach to dry eye management and treatment options like OptiLIGHT by Lumenis, we want to help you get relief.

Contact us to schedule your appointment today and start addressing your dry eye symptoms.

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