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Dry Eye

Dry eye disease is becoming increasingly common, affecting millions of people worldwide. This chronic condition can significantly impact your life, sometimes making even the smallest of tasks seem difficult.  Eye Care of Denton now offers advanced solutions for dry eye treatment with cutting edge technologies from Inmode - Forma-I Radiofrequency (RF) and Lumecca Intense Pulsed Light (IPL). These energy-based systems are specifically designed to address dry eye conditions caused by various factors such as aging, hormonal changes, environmental conditions, UV exposure and excessive screen usage. With quick and safe procedures customized to your individual needs, you can now find relief without the inconvenience of medications or long recovery times.

Signs and Symptoms of Dry Eye

Dry eye syndrome is a chronic lack of sufficient lubrication and moisture on the surface of the eye. This is caused when tear glands that moisturize the eye don't produce enough tears, or the tears evaporate too quickly off of the eye.

Its consequences range from minor irritation to the inability to wear contact lenses and an increased risk of corneal inflammation and eye infections. Persistent dryness, scratchiness, burning, watering and a foreign body sensation on your eyes are common symptoms of dry eye syndrome.

Treatment for Dry Eye

Dry eye syndrome is an ongoing condition, but the symptoms of dry eye can usually be successfully managed.

Our doctors may recommend artificial tears if your eyes are not producing an adequate amount of tears. Prescription eye drops for dry eye go one step further and can help increase your tear production.  Wrap around sunglasses can reduce the effects of sun, wind and dust on dry eyes. Indoors, an air cleaner can filter out dust and other particles from the air, while a humidifier adds moisture to air that's too dry because of air conditioning or heating. Punctal plugs are small devices are inserted in ducts in your lids to slow the drainage of tears away from your eyes, thereby keeping your eyes more moist.

Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is the most prevalent type of dry eye, which occurs when the Meibomian glands responsible for producing oil become blocked or the quality of the oil becomes compromised. This leads to rapid tear evaporation and dryness. Our doctors may recommend warm compresses and suggest Intense pulsed light (IPL) and/or Radiofrequency (RF) to clear the blocked oil glands and restore normal function. This results in decreasing inflammation, breaking up any blockages, allowing oils to reach your tears which prevents them from evaporating off your eyes as quickly.

WHAT IS RADIOFREQUENCY (RF) TREAMTMENT?

RF

Benefits of Forma-I RF:

  • Improvement in dry eye symptoms
  • Safe, comfortable, and painless
  • Quick procedure with no downtime
  • Customized treatment tailored to your specific needs
  • Bonus aesthetic benefits including reduced wrinkles, crow's feet, fine lines, and tightened skin

Forma-I RF is an innovative and safe approach to dry eye treatment. It utilizes radiofrequency energy to deliver a non-invasive heat treatment to your eyelids. By stimulating the oil glands in the lids, this treatment improves the quality of the tear film, alleviating dry eye symptoms. The application of heat also promotes collagen formation, attracting white blood cells and stem cells to the skin surrounding the yes, effectively reducing inflammation. This treatment can be performed on its own, or combined with Lumecca IPL for enhanced effectiveness.

 

WHAT IS INTENSE PULSED LIGHT (IPL) TREATMENT?

IPLBenefits of Lumecca IPL:

  • Reduction of dry eye symptoms and ocular rosacea
  • Diminished abnormal blood vessels, alleviating inflammation
  • Safe and quick in-office procedure
  • Aesthetic benefits also include reducing fine lines and wrinkles by tightening skin, improves skin tone by reducing appearance of sun damage and age spots, reduces facial redness and flushing

Lumecca Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) uses non-invasive pulses of light to reduce inflammation in and around the eyelids. It is also known as a "photofacial" and has long been in use by dermatologists to treat various skin conditions, such as rosacea, sun damage and acne.  In eye care, it works by heating the Meibomian glands and liquifying the oils, reducing inflammation and redness, and eliminating harmful bacteria and mites that often live on the eyelids and eyelashes.