Patients with severe dry eye syndrome (DES), particularly that associated with Sjögren syndrome or other autoimmune disorders, require more advanced treatment. The oral secretagogues pilocarpine and ...

“Dry eye treatment has become one of the most important steps in achieving higher-quality vision,” says Dr. Benjamin. “Tixel is so safe and effective that it’s really an easy button for treating dry ...

Dry eye may happen when your eyes don’t make enough tears or the tears you do make do not work well. Aging, hormonal changes, certain health conditions, environmental factors, or prolonged screen time ...

Some signs that your current dry eye treatments aren’t working include chronic eye pain, light sensitivity, and blurriness, among others. Dry eye affects nearly 16 million people in the United States, ...

The Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (TFOS) released the comprehensive TFOS Dry Eye Workshop II (DEWS II) guidelines in 2017, which served as a landmark update to the understanding and management ...

Nicole Bajic, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist at the Cleveland Clinic, where she has been on staff since 2020. Kanwal Singh, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in ...

Individuals with type 2 diabetes and DED show more severe ocular surface abnormalities than those with DED alone. The study involved 151 patients, comparing ocular surface parameters between DED-DM ...

Dry eye syndrome occurs when tear regulation becomes disrupted, either through decreased production or excessive evaporation. This common ocular condition affects millions of people worldwide, ...

Last October, when Talia Rotenberg was traveling to Europe, her eyes became bloodshot, watery, and painful—the same feeling she would expect if she had a torn contact lens in her eye. She was baffled, ...