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Tear Care

What is Dry Eye?

Dry Eye is a common disease affecting vision quality and eye comfort. Symptoms of Dry Eye can vary widely from patient to patient. People with Dry Eye may experience one or more of the following symptoms:
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• Dry, gritty, or itchy sensation
• Stinging
• Irritation
• Light sensitivity
• Visual fluctuation
• Watery eyes
At our clinic, we use a number of different technologies to determine whether you may be experiencing Dry Eye and to better understand your symptoms. Dry Eye is a serious condition that can dramatically affect your vision and your eye health.

Craig JP, Nichols KK, Akpek EK, et al. TFOS DEWS II Definition and Classification Report. Ocul Surf. 2017;15(3):276-283. doi:10.1016/j.jtos.2017.05.008
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What Causes Dry Eye?

Dry eye can be influenced by a number of factors related to environment and health that determine tear quality.

Tears have 3 layers:
• a mucus layer,
• an aqueous (watery) layer, and
• a lipid (oily) layer.

If there’s an imbalance in these layers, your vision and comfort of your eyes may be affected. For example, if not enough lipid layer is being produced, tears may evaporate too quickly and cause symptoms ranging from discomfort to extra tear production and poor quality of vision.

Poor tear quality is often caused by Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD), a condition that impacts the production of oils in your tears. The most common form of MGD is obstruction of the oil producing glands in the eyelids. At Golden Eyes Optometry, we will test your tear quality to determine whether MGD is contributing to or causing your dry eye symptoms and create a customized treatment plan to address it.

Craig JP, Nichols KK, Akpek EK, et al. TFOS DEWS II Definition and Classification Report. Ocul Surf. 2017;15(3):276-283. doi:10.1016/j.jtos.2017.05.008
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How do we treat Dry Eye?

Each case of Dry Eye is unique. We consider the factors causing your dry eye as well as your tear quality to develop a custom dry eye treatment plan.

Management considerations for Dry Eye include artificial tears/lubricant drops which provide short-term relief of symptoms. Other options include prescription anti-inflammatory drops and in-office obstruction removal with medical devices like The TearCare® System.

Craig JP, Nichols KK, Akpek EK, et al. TFOS DEWS II Definition and Classification Report. Ocul Surf. 2017;15(3):276-283. doi:10.1016/j.jtos.2017.05.008

Tear Care

What is TearCare?

TearCare® is an innovative Dry Eye procedure that targets the blocked meibomian glands in your eyelids that produce oils to keep your tears healthy. When these glands become blocked or have reduced function, your tears may evaporate more quickly. Unblocking these glands with The TearCare® System can help restore their function and stabilize the tear film. This may improve the quality of tears and reduce symptoms like dryness, gritty or scratchy sensations, blurry vision, and watery eyes.

​At your appointment, we will determine whether your dry eye symptoms are caused by Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) and would benefit from the use of The TearCare® System.

Find out if you suffer from dry eye

    Is Tear Care Right for Me?

    Please complete your name, cell number, and email address. As soon as we receive your survey, we will contact you. 

    For the Standardized Patient Evaluation of Eye Dryness (SPEED) Questionnaire, please answer the following questions by checking the box that best represents your answer. Select only one answer per question
    Report the type of SYMPTOMS you experience and when they occur?

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    ​Have problems with your eyes limited you in performing any of the following during a typical day of the last month?


    ​Have your eyes felt uncomfortable in any of the following situations during a typical day of the last month?
Submit

LOCATION: In Vons Plaza. Next to Wells Fargo.

OFFICE HOURS

Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 10AM -5PM
Wednesday: 10AM - 5PM
Thursday: 12PM - 5PM
Friday: 10AM - 5PM
Saturday: 10AM to 2PM 
Sunday: CLOSED
Staff fluent in: 
English, Vietnamese & Spanish

Closed for lunch during weekdays:
 1PM-2PM
 

CLOSED: Most holidays, including:
​Thanksgiving (Wed - Sun)
Christmas (12/24, 12/25, 12/26)
​New Years (12/31, 01/01)
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By Appointment Only.

​We do not fill outside Prescriptions.

CONTACT US

​25 E. Horizon Ridge Pkwy.  Suite 100
​Henderson, NV 89002


Phone & Text: 702.435.4301
Mail to: [email protected]
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