If your eyes are sensitive, dry, scratchy, tired, or excessively teary, you may be experiencing dry eye syndrome. If left untreated, it can cause permanent damage. Doctors say it’s one of the most prevalent conditions they see in their practice.
On average, we spend at least 6 hours a day online. This increased time can cause us to blink less often or only partially blink, and that's problematic. A healthy blink rate is essential to activating the oil-producing meibomian glands, which spread the needed tear oil across the surface of the eye to keep it hydrated.
While there are some great medications and treatments available, many focus on tear deficiency issues. However, in most cases, dry eye symptoms are caused by something else. In fact, the majority of patients experiencing dry eye symptoms have blocked meibomian glands, which is a condition commonly known as meibomian gland dysfunction, or MGD. For the 86% of dry eye patients that do have MGD, there are treatments that can help.
