"Dry Eye" is the Wrong Diagnosis for Millions

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The 3 layers of your tear film: 

  1) inner mucus layer       2) middle aqueous water layer wets the cornea &      3) outer oil layer to prevent tear evaporation 

DED: More than 90% of patients have Dry Eye Disease. Your eyes will feel tire, dry, gritty, burning, blurry or watery if any of these layers is abnormal. 

 Chronic DED causes tear sodium hyper osmolarity & tear film instability, leading to progressive chronic inflammation & damage of your cornea. 

Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD):  Blocked meibomian glands & abnormal oil secretion creates an unstable tear film with excessive evaporation. 

This eventually causes permanent functional & structural damage, including non-reversible MG loss. 

“Dry Eyes is the Wrong Diagnosis for Millions”  Multiple studies 1, 2   have shown that DED is NOT an aqueous (water) but oil layer deficiency. 

8 out of 10 patients, especially those involved in prolonged visual tasks, will have this condition due to lack of blinking and poor blinking patterns.