Dry Eye Treatment

DRY EYE DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT AT OUR CLINIC

We take dry eye disease very seriously at Smart Eye Care.

This chronic and frequently progressive condition usually encompasses a number of disease states that co-exist such as meibomian gland disease, aqueous deficiency, allergies and inflammation. Fortunately in recent years, new advanced diagnostic and treatment devices have been developed and can make a substantial difference in the treatment of this condition.

Dr. Clare Tao is a dedicated dry eye specialist. She is constantly updating herself with the latest cutting edge treatments and implementing new technology to help improving her dry eye patient's quality of life. She offers personalized comprehensive dry eye workup to tackle the root cause and address your symptoms of dry eye. She utilizes Optilight, the first and only IPL FDA approved for dry eye management.

Dry Eye diagnostics (includes evaluation of meibomian glands for MGD)

• Meibography

• Lipid Layer Thickness by interferometry

• Meibomian Gland Evaluation and Expression score

• MMP-9 Tear Assay

• Tear Osmolarity

• Fluorescein and Vital Dye staining

• Tear Break Up Time

• Omega 3 Index – blood test

• Corneal Topography
  
  

Dry Eye and MGD Treatments

• Artificial Tear Substitutes, drops, gels

• Lid warming eye masks

• Tea Tree Oil based lid cleanser

• Omega 3 – triglyceride form

• Prescription Cyclosporine drops (Restasis, Cequa, and Klarity-C)

• Prescription Xiidra drops

• Regener-Eyes drops

• Debridement of lid margin

• Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)

• Blephex

• Punctal Occlusion with punctal plugs

• Autologous Serum Eye Drops (ASED)

• Protopic ointment

• Oral Course of Doxycycline
  
  

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