#176: Thankful for Dry Eye Relief
I wanted to continue to review a few of the new innovations that I am thankful for in 2022. This one is a new prescription medication that was FDA approved almost exactly one year ago. It is used to treat both the signs and the symptoms of dry eye disease. And, that is super important.
Tyrvaya is the first and only nasal spray that's FDA approved to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. It's a nasal spray that we use to stimulate a nerve in the nose which sends a signal back to the eye to tell it to produce a full bodied robust tear. This is not just a reflex tear because something irritated you. The medication helps increase the volume of tears in your eyes. And, it increases the harmony on your eye because it is increasing all of the components of the tears not just add
...#171: Can you get Dry Eye Relief without using Drops?
Let's talk about treating your dry eyes when you hate taking eye drops. I have lots of patients in my office that just don't like taking drops. Or, perhaps it's hard for them to use drops because they have arthritis and can't squeeze the bottles, or their handshake too much. It turns out there are several alternatives to your dry eye treatment that don't require putting drops in your eyes.
If you have dry eyes, I always advocate taking 4-simple steps every day to treat your dry eyes. These steps are: hydrate, harmonize, heat, and heal.
- Hydrate: Using something to help produce more tears in your eyes to lubricate them.
- Harmonize: Removing bacteria and biofilm from your lids and lashes.
- Heat: Using a warm compress to heat up the meibomian gland that live in the eyelids and relea ...
