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Fake or counterfeit eye-related products such as eye drops and vitamins are a relatively new phenomenon.  This is dangerous not only because the content is now unknown but patients that are not receiving a proper supplement will have increased risk of vision loss.  Imitation product creeps into the market though three channels...   Read more

I have been seeing patients for eye care for 25 years.  Over that time there has been much more formal definition and diagnostics for dry eye... there have been many new innovative products to treat dry eye...

So what is the #1 reason why many dry eye treatments fail?  

A recent patient of mine came up with this perfect description for the way her eyelids felt... Gritchy.

What did she mean and what causes this?

You dig an eye drop bottle from deep in your travel bag.   Expiration date on the worn label is next month .. is this drop still ok to put in your eye?

I suggest that clinically I see many patients mis-attribute transient screen blur to their glasses.  This is most likely dry eye and counseling on drop use is usually met with some skepticism!

What are my recommendations?

There are definite camps and opinions on the blue light question.  It is less universally accepted than all of the other reasons for digital eye strain.   What's Dr. Morris' opinion?

If you use a CPAP machine then you likely have experienced 'CPAP dry eye'.  The common symptomology is patients with scratchy, irritated eyes on waking if mask fit is not perfect or a nighttime shift occurs.

CPAP dry eye is not a real 'diagnosis'... but certainly is a common clinical observation.   Find out more...

As a 30 year primary care optometry veteran, my vote for the Swiss Army knife of eye lid care is the Bruder mask.