What causes dry eye disease?

Dry eye is caused by inadequate or unstable tears, often due to meibomian gland dysfunction, inflammation, screen use, age, hormones, or environmental factors.

How is dry eye treated?

Treatment is personalized — options include IPL therapy, BlephEx, Equinox low-level light therapy, punctal plugs, meibomian gland expression, and prescription drops.

Is dry eye permanent?

It's usually a chronic condition, but with the right treatment plan most patients get lasting relief from symptoms.

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Helping You Find Relief from Dry Eyes

Dealing with dry eyes is never a good time, and finding relief can often be the first thing on your mind. At Riz Eye Care, we're dedicated to helping you find relief from dry eye disease through a variety of treatment options.

Dry eye disease is a condition that can interfere with the comfort and health of your eyes and occurs when your eyes aren't producing quality tears, or something has gone wrong with the tear production process.

If left untreated, dry eyes can damage your eyes—get in touch with us today to schedule an appointment and find relief from dry eyes.

The Details of Dry Eye Disease

Your tears are comprised of 3 layers:

The oily outer layer
The watery middle layer
The inner mucus layer

Dry eyes can occur when the glands that produce these elements of your tears are not functioning properly or become inflamed.

Inflammation of these glands can also result in meibomian gland dysfunction. This process clogs the small glands in your eyelids that produce the oily layer of tears and cause instability in the tear film.

Common Signs & Symptoms

Eye redness

Stinging or burning sensations

Watery eyes

Blurry vision

Our Dry Eye Treatment Options

Our treatment options can help you regain your comfort and overcome dry eyes.

Punctal Plugs

Tiny devices placed into your tear ducts to slow down how fast tears leave the surface of your eyes. Available in temporary (dissolving) and semi-permanent options.

IPL Therapy

Intense pulsed light therapy uses gentle pulses of light around the skin of your eyes to reduce inflammation and improve tear break-up time.

BlephEx

An in-office procedure that cleans accumulated bacterial biofilm and plaque along the edge of your eyelids and eyelashes to treat inflammation.

Equinox LLLT

Low-level light therapy that gently heats the eyelids, stimulates collagen production, and promotes healthy meibomian gland function.

Meibomian Gland Expression

A procedure involving thermal heating and manually expressing the meibomian glands to allow secretions to flow, prevent clogging, and promote healthy tears.

Lid/Gland Debridement

Removes accumulated bacterial biofilm from the lid margin and eyelashes, cleaning up debris and skin cells that block the meibomian glands to stimulate tear flow.

Dedicated Dry Eye Management

At Riz Eye Care, our team is dedicated to your eye health. Dry eye disease can put a halt to your productivity, and we want to help you get past your dry eyes.

Dry eye disease got you down? Schedule an appointment with us to get to the bottom of your dry eye symptoms today.

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