Treatment for dry eyes

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Dry eyes cause irritation. The latest, revolutionary treatment can help you to get rid of the condition.

New and revolutionary treatment for dry eye syndrome
Painless and fast treatment
Complaints improve rapidly
The most efficient device to treat meibomitis.

What is dry eye syndrome?

Tear fluid is essential for the eye’s visual function. Dry eyes are caused by the fact that the lacrimal glands produce insufficient tears or tears of poor quality causing them to evaporate quickly.

Dry eyes: symptoms

Dryness of the eyes tends to be a chronic condition and the intensity of the symptoms can vary.

A patient suffering from dry eye syndrome will present with a combination of complaints:

stinging eyes
gritty feeling
red eyes
blurred vision
tired eyes
formation of goo
tearing eyes. Paradoxically, the lacrimal gland will start to produce more tears but the tear ducts are unable to cope with the quantity produced and the eye will start to tear.

Dry eye syndrome: causes

The most common causes are:

Insufficient tear production by the lacrimal gland
tear fluid of poor quality. The meibomian glands in the eyelids produce the tear film’s lipid layer. If these glands don’t function properly, an unstable tear film can develop, drying out the retina.
blinking insufficiently while watching TV or looking at a computer screen
menopause
medication such as antidepressants
an auto-immune disorder

Dry eye syndrome: treatment

Artificial tears:

Artificial tears are eye drops that lubricate the eye. The patient will have to apply the drops several times a day. Artificial tears do not cure dry eye syndrome but will alleviate the condition.
LipiScan

Focus Eye Clinic has the latest diagnostic and treatment equipment for dry eyes. Thanks to the LipiScan we are able to check the condition of your meibomian glands in minute detail. (FOTO). It allows us to establish whether these glands are still in good nick. If the glands are blocked or have become dysfunctional, they will secrete insufficient oil on the tear film, giving rise to dry eyes. LipiFlow treatment can provide relief. The LipiScan is a straightforward, quick diagnostic test that is performed in our consultation rooms.
LipiFlow

If the LipiScan shows up a dysfunction of your meibomian glands, LipiFlow treatment will be indicated. Focus Eye Clinic can now offer you this new, revolutionary treatment. LipiFlow treatment involves placing activators (tiny shells) on the eyelids which heat up to 42.5 °C, making the clogged up oil in the meibomian glands liquid again. The simultaneous therapeutic motion of the activators opens the meibomian glands and releases old gland content. The combination of heat and massage ensures that the meibomian glands are thoroughly cleaned and cleared. After the treatment they will function properly again and secrete their oil better. As a result, the unstable tear film and, hence, the dryness will disappear.

"At long last I am able to offer a different and better treatment than artificial tears."

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