If you are experiencing eye dryness, irritation, light sensitivity, vision fluctuations, contact lens intolerance and eye fatigue, you may be a candidate for a new treatment called LipiFlow.
Of the millions of people in the U.S. that suffer from dry eye, a majority have evaporative dry eye, which stems from a deficiency in the oily lipid layer of the eye’s tear film. The lipid deficiency is due to blockages in the meibomian glands located in the eyelids. The lipids serve to protect the water (aqueous) layer of tears so that the tears do not evaporate too quickly.
Treat the cause of evaporative dry eye
LipiFlow is intended for the application of localized heat and pressure in adult patients with meibomian gland dysfunction, also known as evaporative dry eye or lipid-deficient dry eye.
Unlike traditional treatments (e.g., warm compresses, wetting drops and ointments) that address dry- eye symptoms, LipiFlow treats the root cause, the obstructed meibomian glands.