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What Is The Treatment For Acute Dry Eye Syndrome?

hi, my wife who is 39 years old. she is suffering from accute dry eye syndrom. she is applying lubricants for last 5-6 years. is it safe to apply lubricant (like Gen Teal) regularly and will not effect the eye.



My second question is that if there is some type of surgery for the same is available in India?



thanks.



sukhdev Singh

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Mon, 30 Jun 2014
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Hello Sukhdev Singh,

Yes, she can use the lubricating eye drops safely until and unless she develops side effects from its preservatives ( such as redness or irritation of eyes). Try to find the underlying cause of dry eyes. Look out for causes for reduced blinking as can occur with long hours of reading or writing ( computers/laptop/reading books), long hours in AC rooms, associated acne or scalp dandruff and so on. Treating the underlying problem can help.

For very severe dry eyes, punctal plugs are given ( surgical) temporarily for 2 weeks and the last resort is to permanently block the puncta. However these are reserved for very severe cases only.

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What Is The Treatment For Acute Dry Eye Syndrome?

Hello Sukhdev Singh, Yes, she can use the lubricating eye drops safely until and unless she develops side effects from its preservatives ( such as redness or irritation of eyes). Try to find the underlying cause of dry eyes. Look out for causes for reduced blinking as can occur with long hours of reading or writing ( computers/laptop/reading books), long hours in AC rooms, associated acne or scalp dandruff and so on. Treating the underlying problem can help. For very severe dry eyes, punctal plugs are given ( surgical) temporarily for 2 weeks and the last resort is to permanently block the puncta. However these are reserved for very severe cases only. Dr.Anupama