MANAGEMENT FOR DRY EYE

                           MANAGEMENT FOR DRY EYE

LEVELS OF SEVERITY OF DRY EYE------------

1. MILD DRY EYE

2. MODERATE DRY EYE

3. SEVERE DRY EYE

4. EXTREMELY DRY EYE

MANAGEMENT LEVEL OF DRY EYE-------

LEVEL 1:-

1. COUNSELING
2. DIETARY MODIFICATION
3. TEARS SUBSTITUTE
4. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
5. SYSTEMIC MEDICATION REVIEW
6. CONTROL OCULAR ALLERGY
7. ADDRESS CONTACT LENS PROBLEMS.

LEVEL 2:-

1. LEVEL 1
2. TEARS SUPPLEMENTS- PRESERVATIVE FREE(6-8) TIMES
3. ORAL TETRACYCLINE ANALOGS
4. TOPICAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS
5. TOPICAL CYCLOSPORINE (.05%) TWICE
6. REVERSIBLE LACRIMAL OCCLUSION
7. LID HYGIENE MAINTAIN
8. OMEGA3 AND VIT A

LEVEL 3:- 

1. LEVEL 1 & 2
2. TEAR SUBSTITUTE- HOURLY
3. AUTOLOGOUS SERUM EYE DROPS (20-50%)
4. PUNCTUAL OCCLUSION

LEVEL 4:-

1. LEVEL 1, 2 & 3
2. TEARS SUPPLEMENT- 1/2 HOURLY
3. ORAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICATIONS
4. ORAL CYCLOSPORINE
5. ACETYL CYSTEINE 20% EYE DROPS

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