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EYE HEALTHDry Eyes and Treatments
What Is Dry Eye?
Causes of Dry Eye
Dry Eye Symptoms
Who Is at Risk for Dry Eye?
Dry Eye Diagnosis
Dry Eye Treatment
Our Recommended Treatment Approach
1. Tear drops - regularly on a daily basis
Link to information about recommended tear drops and ointments.
2. Tear ointment - every night at bedtime
3. Tear Spray
4. Increase humidity
5. Fish oil - 1000mg twice a day
6. Treat any blepharitis - at least twice a day with lid hygiene, warm compresses, and antibiotic drops or ointment.
7. Treat any rosacea of the lid margins - as with blepharitis, along with Azasite twice a day and oral antibiotics.
8. Punctal closure
9. Steroid eye drops
10. Restasis
11. Lacriserts
12. Other treatments may also be considered such as glasses to decrease exposure to wind, tarsorraphy, and humidity goggles.