Dry Eye Diagnostic and Treatment Clinic
Don't let dry eyes ruin your day. Our Dry Eye Therapy treatments are here to help. Our experienced team at Dixon Hempenstall Opticians offer personalised treatment plans to alleviate discomfort and improve your quality of life. Book a consultation with us today to start your journey towards relief.
Expert Dry Eye Care.
What Is Dry Eye Disease?
Dry eye occurs when your eyes don’t produce enough tears, or when the tears evaporate off the surface of your eye too quickly. This can lead to an unstable tear film, resulting in inflammation and damage to the eye’s surface. Over time this can leave your eyes dry, gritty, red and sensitive to light. If this happens, you could benefit from dry eye management.
Dry Eye Diagnostic and Treatment Clinic
Dry eye treatment at Dixon Hempenstall Opticians is not a one-size-fits-all issue; it encompasses various coexisting disease states, including meibomian gland disease, aqueous deficiency, and inflammation. In recent years, new advanced diagnostic and treatment devices have been developed and can make a substantial difference in treating this condition.
Dry Eye Treatments
There’s much more to dry eye management than using eye drops. Our team will help you to create a plan to manage your dry eyes with targeted in-clinic treatments, a discussion about nutrition and tailored home care including warm compresses, lid hygiene and artificial tears. In practice treatments such as Intense Pulsed Light Therapy, Blephex & warm compress Therapy can treat severe symptoms of dry eye including burning, itching, redness and irritation.
Blephex: Efficient Eyelid Cleaning
Blepharitis is a common eyelid condition that can lead to symptoms such as burning, itching, flaking, eyelid discharge, eyelid redness, and frequent pink eye-like flare-ups. Blephex,is an
in-clinic treatment performed by our expert Optometrists.
This efficient and thorough cleaning of the eyelid margin provides lasting relief, typically repeated every three to four months for sustained benefits. Combining Blephex with your at home personalised schedule is a common approach for enhanced outcomes.
Dry-Eye Diagnostics
Your first dry eye consult visit with us will be unlike any other you've had. We've invested in the latest generation of testing technology.
Our commitment to providing the best care starts with precise diagnostics, including evaluating meibomian glands for meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). We utilize cutting-edge technology to evaluate your condition thoroughly:
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Corneal Topography
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Fluorescein and Vital Dye Staining
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Lipid Layer Thickness Measurement
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Meibography
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Meibomian Gland Evaluation and Expression Score
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Tear Break-Up Time
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Tear Osmolarity
Intensed Pulsed Light (IPL): Transformative Relief for Dry Eye and MGD
IPL is the latest treatment available for dry eye and MGD. IPL has been used for two decades by dermatologists to treat age spots and vascular (blood vessel-related) conditions such as rosacea. Many of those patients experienced an improvement in their dry eye.
IPL has been optimized specifically for long-lasting dry eye relief and has emerged as one of the most successful treatments for dry eye and MGD. Performed in our clinic without pain or downtime, IPL (often combined with LipiFlow) is one of the most effective in-clinic treatments for long-term dry eye control.
Trust The Experts
Trust us with your Dry Eye Treatment and experience the difference in care. At Dixon Hempenstall Opticians, our expert team is dedicated to providing personalised solutions to keep your eyes healthy and comfortable.
Say goodbye to dry eye discomfort and hello to clear, bright vision.
Visit us today and see the difference for yourself.