What is Dry Eye Management?
Dry eye is a common, multifactorial condition that develops when the exposed surfaces of the eyes lack adequate tears either due to poor tear quality or low levels of tear production. Dry eye management includes therapies aimed to restore your tears and alleviate uncomfortable symptoms such as redness, swelling, and pain.
What to expect
Dry eye requires a thorough evaluation to determine the cause and the best treatment options. During your appointment, we will evaluate your eyes to see if there are any structural issues or abnormalities affecting your tear production. We will also ask questions about your general health, medications, habits, occupation, and lifestyle to see if they are also contributing to your dry eyes.
Treatments for Dry Eye Management
Treatments that our Optometrist in Oakland will recommend for you depends on what is causing your dry eyes. Factors such as increased digital device use, age, gender, medications, medical conditions, environmental factors, poor compliance and improper contact lens wear, makeup, and laser eye surgeries can contribute to increased dryness. If your eyes do not have adequate tears, treatments can range from using over-the-counter (OTC) eye drops to prescription medications and in-office treatments to reduce advanced ocular surface inflammation. Our approach is to start with simple treatments and then add other options to give you relief from your symptoms.
How does Dry Eye Management improve your visual health?
While dry eyes may seem like an inconvenience, they actually pose a bigger risk to your eye health. Adequate tears provide lubrication and nourishment, reduce vulnerability to eye infections and ulcers, wash away foreign debris in the eye, and keep the surface of the eyes smooth and clear. If left unmanaged, chronic dry eyes can cause corneal damage and reduce your quality of vision.
What are the benefits of Dry Eye Management?
There are multiple benefits associated with dry eye management:
Alleviate unsightly and uncomfortable symptoms.
Dry eyes are associated with a host of uncomfortable symptoms like redness, sensitivity to light, problems wearing contact lenses, blurry vision, and tired, fatigued eyes. Managing your dry eyes can improve the frequency or severity of these symptoms.
Improve the quality of your vision.
Blink more frequently. Tears are necessary for maintaining the health of the front surface of the eye and for providing clear vision. Many people with dry eyes struggle to see at night or find that their vision is occasionally blurry, even with corrective lenses or contacts.
Have more successful outcomes with contact lens wear and eye surgery.
A healthy ocular surface often results in a more predictable and successful visual outcome.
Maintain healthier eyes.
Eyes with sufficient tears are more likely to remain free of disease or injury.
We encourage our patients to address cases of dry eye by getting a thorough evaluation. Contact us today to schedule an appointment to learn more.
Dry Eye Management
If you experience dry eyes, your go-to treatment is likely a bottle of artificial tears from the drugstore. Unfortunately, artificial tears may not be sufficient for some individuals and may even worsen some cases of dry eye. Get your dry eyes evaluated by your Oakland Optometrist so you can work towards effective dry eye relief.
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