Lasting & Effective Dry Eye Treatment
Our dry eye program works like therapy, where we aren't simply prescribing a quick medication, but rather we want to create an individualized solution for each patient. Prior to administering any treatment, we need to get to the root cause in order to offer the most adequate treatment possible.
Because of the variety of treatments that can help relieve dry eye symptoms, a dry eye examination is essential to know what treatment to start. For example, prescription drops like Restasis or Xiidra may help relieve inflammatory tear deficiency, while mild cases of dry eye can benefit from non-prescription treatments including heat masks, lid scrubs, gland debridement, artificial tears, or punctal plugs among others.
We Address The Whole Dry Eye Picture
Many of our patients have already seen several other doctors and have tried a number of treatments but haven’t gotten results. Often doctors at other practices may have found effective treatments, but didn’t address the underlying cause, so the issue kept coming back. So, even if you address symptoms like chronic inflammation or a build-up of biofilm on your lid margin that’s always clogging the glands, you still won’t see success, since the underlying problem is still there.
What Is Dry Eye?
Dry eye is a general term that’s used to describe a number of different underlying conditions that cause symptoms such as grittiness, scratchiness, burning eyes, or red eyes, and that may affect the tear film. It can also cause episodes of blurred vision, especially while doing work on near tasks like computer work or visual tasks on devices such as smartphones or tablets.
Understanding Your Dry Eye Symptoms
At our dry eye spa, we specialize in understanding dry eye: the mechanics, the type of people who suffer from it, and so on. We commit to understanding all of the new technologies coming on the market to really have a customized process to treat each patient. We review a number of things about the patient’s history, taking a deep dive into underlying medical conditions or systemic conditions the patient may have, including autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, thyroid disorders, diabetes, rosacea, and so on. Many of these systemic conditions can contribute to dry eye symptoms.
Diagnostic Equipment And Tools For Dry Eye
Dry Eye Center at Premier Vision Clinic uses the latest diagnostic equipment and tools to quickly and accurately pinpoint the cause and type of dry eye problem you’re suffering from. We don’t just throw any old drops at you either.
Lumenis Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Technology for Dry Eye
IPL has become one of the most efficient and widely used technologies to treat dry eye. Able to heal inflammation, redness, and clear blocked meibomian glands through non-invasive, natural light, IPL treatments can reduce or completely cease severe dry eye symptoms. If you’ve tried various medicated eye drops or artificial tears with little success, consider a research backed and proven method: Intense Pulsed Light.
How Can I Improve My Lifestyle To Prevent and Treat Dry Eye Syndrome?
There are many ways to treat dry eyes. We recommend that you prevent dry eye symptoms before they begin and address lifestyle factors that may be aggravating an existing condition.
Blink a lot, drink plenty of fluids and avoid eye irritants. Maintain a healthy lifestyle with a focus on vitamins like Omega 3. Make sure to use lubricating eye drops if you are taking medication that puts you at risk for dry eyes. Over-the-counter eye drops for dry eye are widely available.
Contact Us to Receive Dry Eye Relief
- IPL
- RadioFrequency
- iLux thermal
- Mibo Thermoflow
- Debridement/Zest treatment
If you’re seeking relief for your dry eyes, Dr. Jennifer DenHartog can help. Dry Eye Center at Premier Vision Clinic services patients from West Des Moines, Clive, Waukee, Urbandale, and throughout Iowa .
