Eye Care

Although contact lenses do not directly cause dry eye disease, they are one of the leading causes of further irritation to your eyes after the disease has developed. They can, however, cause contact lens-induced dry eye, a condition that causes similar symptoms caused by the chronic disease. If you are a lense wearer who also suffers from dry eye symptoms, learning how to manage the irritation and pain that this combination may cause you should take top priority. If you experience dry eye symptoms (redness, itchiness, pain, increased blink rate, dryness, etc.) in conjunction with contact lense use, your first...

One of the primary causes of chronic dry eye disease is tear hyperosmolarity. The Definition and Classification Subcommittee of the 2007 International Dry Eye Workshop defines dry eye disease as “a multifactorial disease of the tears and ocular surface that results in symptoms of discomfort, visual disturbance, and tear film instability with potential damage to the ocular surface. It is accompanied by increased osmolarity of the tear film and inflammation of the ocular surface.” Given its mention in the official definition of dry eye, tear hyperosmolarity is clearly an underlying factor in the development of the disease. In basic terms,...

Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) is one of the most common diseases of the meibomian glands found on the eyelid. Unfortunately, its prevalence is only increasing. According to this article from the US National Library of Medicine, MGD is defined as “inflammation, hypersecretion, and abnormal excreta of the meibomian glands,” which are small, oil-secreting glands found on the eyelid. The oil from the meibomian glands help to retain normal levels of tear film stability on the eyelid. As these glands become obstructed, symptoms of MGD begin to compound and typically lead to the development of chronic dry eye disease. Because the...

Chronic Dry Eye Disease is a condition of the eye in which an insufficient amount of tears are produced, or the quality of the tears produced is poor and they evaporate too quickly. The result? Dry, itchy, burning eyes! Unfortunately, millions of people around the world suffer from chronic dry eye. And, given the nature and definition of a chronic disease, it is an incurable condition. However, with the right products and care, chronic dry eye disease can be easily managed and tolerated. Chronic Dry Eye can be caused by a number of different factors, which stem from two conditions:...