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!

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

  • 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®

    IPL and LED, you know unblocks oil glands on the face. Meibomitis (blocked eyelid glands) is the cause of 70% of dry eyes. Now IPL and LED are used to create a healthy layer of oil on your tear film.

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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.

    Tixel®

We know that 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