Eye Drops do not cure dry eyes

Meibomitis is the commonest cause of dry eyes.

Eye drops do not cure meibomitis

What is meibomitis?

The tear film contains oil which is produced my the meibomian glands. When the eyes are dry, it leads to over production of eyelid oil which leads to blocked oil glands also called meibomitis or marginal gland disease. If left untreated, leads to styes!

Did you know that 70% of dry eye cases are caused by meibomitis — blocked oil glands in the eyelids? These glands normally produce the vital oily layer of your tear film, which prevents your tears from evaporating too quickly. When they are blocked, your eyes feel dry, gritty, and irritated.

White heads like on the face but this is marginal gland disease on the eyelid. Meibomitis has to be treated to cure the dry eyes.

Like white heads on the face, this is along the eye lid. The oil needs to be softened and unblocked so that your natural oil can flow onto the eye to form a healthy tear film.

White head on the eye lash margin, blockes the oil gland causing an eyelid lump.

This is my son,Mark’s, blocked oil gland on his eye lid which has led to his stye.

Meibomitis Treatment

By restoring the natural function of the meibomian glands, your tears regain a healthy oil layer, improving comfort and clarity.

Unlike eye drops, which only provide temporary relief, Eye-light and Tixel address the root cause of dry eyes — offering a longer-lasting, effective solution without dependency on drops.

  • Person Using Red light and intermittent pulse therapy to get rid rid of acne, ocular rosacea, blepharitis, styes , eczema and allergic eye disease. The Eye Doctor in Singapore us famous for dry eye syndromes linked to auto-immune diseases and lupus.

    Eye-Light®

    Eye-light uses Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) and LED therapy to gently unblock these oil glands.

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  • Heat adn warm compresses are home remedies for styes and chalazions. Tixel works better than warm compresses as it delivers heat efficiently to the stye and is good for styes in children, babies and adults.

    Tixel®

    Tixel has been used for wrinkle and acne and now it is used for improving oil quality of the tear film .Thermo-Mechanical Ablation TMA® – a non-laser treatment using heat.

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Lasik causes dry eyes and we see lots of patients with Post-Lasik Dry Eyes.

I would treat the meibomitis and blepharitis before embarking on other treatments