Dry Eyes

Nearly everyone has experienced the discomfort of dry eyes at one point in their lives and chronic dryness is a very common condition. Not only does dryness adversely affect how your eyes feel and look, it can actually affect your vision as well. In order to treat the dry eye, we’ll need to first identify any environmental factors as well as underlying medical conditions, possible drug side effects, and other known associations. Treating the dryness can sometimes be as easy as starting artificial tear eyedrops. For those patients who still have signs of dryness, we might suggest vitamin supplementation, moisture goggles, specially formulated tears, punctal plugs, or a prescription anti-inflammatory eyedrop. We cater our treatment plan to each individual patient’s unique needs.

We are extremely proud to be the only ophthalmology clinic in San Diego offering both the TearCare and OptiLight Dry Eye Treatments. These treatments are aimed to alleviate each of the 5 underlying root causes of dry eye and can allow for a drop-free treatment regimen.