Archive for March 2022

In an old Friends episode, Jennifer Aniston’s character, Rachel Green, was afraid to go to the eye doctor. More truth than fiction, over a decade later, Aniston came out about her addiction to eye drops. Spotted in a public restroom hiding away from co-workers, Aniston secretly used artificial tears. At the time, she didn’t know…

Anyone who has experienced the itchy scratchiness of dry eyes knows how incredibly uncomfortable it can be. The sensations associated with the condition can vary, but they are all unpleasant. Some people experience stinging, burning, or a gritty feeling. Others find they have excessive mucus around the eyes, or they develop a sensitivity to light.…

When your eyes are dry, itchy or tired, you want dry eye relief fast. For many, that means reaching for eye drops or artificial tears marketed as effective dry eye relief. This approach, however, doesn’t address the most common cause of dry eyes: a condition called meibomian gland disorder, or “MGD.” In fact, there are…

Millions of Americans every year deal with dry eyes, and almost half of Americans have what is known as dry eye syndrome (DES). DES is more common in those over 40, and is characterized by a dry, itchy, or gritty feeling in the eyes that creates discomfort for most people, but without proper treatment could…

Most of us associate tears with intense emotion. The truth is that they play a vital role in keeping the eye healthy. Tears have three components: mucus, water and oil. When eyes become dry, the problem must be that the eyes are not producing enough tear fluid, right? It turns out that it’s actually the…

You are waking up with dry, irritated, crusty eyes, and it doesn’t get better throughout the day. As you reach for your “artificial tears” eye drops several times a day, you look into the future. You were never promised the drops would be a cure, but it would be nice to at least get some…

Why wait months to restore your NATURAL tears to address Chronic Dry Eyes? While there is no dry eye cure, there are several options to help relieve dry eye symptoms.  One potential dry eye treatment comes in the form of prescription eyedrops such as Restasis® or Xiidra®, both of which claim to help dry eye…