What is Dry Eye?
Dry eye disease is a chronic condition where the quantity or quality of tears is insufficient to maintain a healthy ocular surface, leading to discomfort, visual disturbance, and inflammation.
What are the Common Symptoms of Dry Eye?
As one of the most common eye conditions, it significantly impacts the quality of life of approximately 700 million people globally. Early assessment and tailored management can significantly improve comfort and help prevent progression of dry eye symptoms, and it begins with timely diagnosis.
Take A Quick Dry Eye Assessment
Take a quick dry eye self-assessment to better understand your symptoms. Consult an optometrist or ophthalmologist for personalised advice.
Dry Eye Management
Dry eye disease is a condition with multiple causes, meaning symptoms can arise from a combination of an unstable tear film, changes on the surface of the eyes, environmental influences, and lifestyle factors. If you are experiencing dry eye symptoms, you should seek the advice of an eye-care professional to assess underlying contributors and they can recommend an evidence-based management plan tailored to your needs. In addition to professional care, the following supportive measures may help improve comfort and support the layer of your tears, known as your tear film, to make it more stable and reduce your dry eye symptoms:
If you are experiencing ongoing symptoms of dry eye, a comprehensive eye examination with an optometrist or ophthalmologist is recommended. This allows the contributing factors to be identified and an appropriate management strategy to be established.
Lubricating eye drops or gels can help supplement the tear film and relieve symptoms. Your eye-care professional may recommend specific formulations depending on symptom severity, tear-film characteristics, and ocular surface needs.
Prolonged screen use can reduce blink rate and contribute to your tear film being unstable. Taking regular breaks—such as following the 20-20-20 rule, where every 20 minutes you look at something at least 20 feet away (6 metres) for 20 seconds—can help support better eye comfort.
Applying hot compresses designed for dry eye, such as a heated eye mask, for 5 minutes a day helps improve oil flow from the oil glands in the eyes, supporting improvement in the quality of your tears in your tear film and comfort on the surface of your eyes.
Dry, sunny or air-conditioned environments can increase tear evaporation. Using more lubricating drops, particularly in heated or air-conditioned spaces, may help maintain moisture and reduce symptoms.
Wearing sunglasses outdoors can help protect the eyes from wind, dust, and excessive light, which may otherwise exacerbate dry eye symptoms.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Find clear answers to some of the most common questions about dry eye.
Dry eye disease is a chronic condition in which the eyes are unable to maintain a healthy, stable tear film. This may be due to reduced tear production, increased tear evaporation, or changes in tear quality.
A healthy tear film is made up of multiple layers and is produced by different glands around the eye. It plays an essential role in keeping the ocular surface comfortable, protected, and vision clear. When this balance is disrupted, symptoms such as irritation, fluctuating vision, and discomfort can occur.
Dry eye is a long-term condition, but with appropriate management and guidance from an eye-care professional, symptoms can usually be well controlled.
If you are experiencing ongoing symptoms of dry eye, it is recommended that you consult an optometrist or ophthalmologist. Dry eye can have multiple contributing factors, and a comprehensive eye examination is important to determine the underlying causes and guide an appropriate management plan.
OptiChoice 2 mg/mL lubricating eye drops are designed to support tear-film comfort and stability. Key features include:
- Relief from dry eye symptoms
- Suitable for use with contact lenses
- Sterile and phosphate-free formulation
- 100% preservative-free
- Carefully selected ingredients for ocular comfort
- Suitable for mild to moderate dry eye symptoms
Yes. OptiChoice lubricating eye drops are suitable for use with contact lenses and can help improve comfort during lens wear.