• Treatment

Chronic Eye Discomfort

She complains of:

• Gritty eyes
  
• Pain or discomfort in her eyes
  
• Redness in her eyes
  
• Feeling of something in her eyes
  
• Chronic symptoms

Her quality of life is lowered:

• She can't read for long hours
  
• Her eyes are continuously irritated
  
• She no longer enjoys her vision-dependent hobby
  
• She is not productive at her desk job

Her chronic eye discomfort is due to dry:

• Schirmer’s test result: Less than 10 mm of moisture in 5 minutes
  
• She is post-menopausal
  
• She suffers the symptoms of chronic eye discomfort

If left untreated, dry eye may:

• Damage the cornea epithelium¹
  
• Disturb vision²
  
• Restrict “open eye” activities³

Her needs

• Long lasting relief
  
• Soothing lubrication
  
• Day and night formulation
  
• No risk of long term preservative-induced damage

References:
1: Yeh S et al. Apoptosis of ocular surface cells in experimentally induced dry eye. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2003; 44: 124-9.
2:Rolando M et al. Low spatial-contrast sensitivity in dry eyes. Cornea 1998; 17(4): 376-9.
3: Begley CG et al. Use of dry eye questionnaire to measure symptoms of ocular irritation in patients with aqueous tear deficient dry eye. Cornea 2002; 21(7): 664-70