What Is the OptiLight by Lumenis & How Can It Manage Your Dry Eye?

Dry eye disease is a widespread and common issue for up to 49 million Americans. This chronic condition can have a significant impact on your quality of life, causing a foreign body sensation in your eyes, pain, blurry vision, and dry or watery eyes. If left untreated, dry eye disease can have potentially serious consequences such as pain, discomfort, blurry vision, and other problems. Dry eye disease can even damage to the surface of your eyes over time, making it incredibly important to find and treat as early as possible.

Detecting dry eye disease early is crucial to effectively manage the condition and prevent further complications. Here are some key signs and symptoms to look out for:

• Persistent Dryness and Irritation: If you frequently experience dryness, itchiness, or a gritty sensation in your eyes, you could suffer from dry eye disease. You might notice that your discomfort is worse in certain environments, such as air-conditioned rooms or windy outdoor conditions. 
• Excessive Tearing: While it might seem counter-intuitive, dry eye disease can cause your eyes to produce excessive tears; this is a protective response to the dryness. If you find yourself frequently wiping away tears, you might have underlying dry eye issues. 
• Redness and Inflammation: Dry eye disease can cause the blood vessels on the surface of the eyes to become inflamed, leading to redness and causing your eyes to look bloodshot. 
• Blurred or Fluctuating Vision: Persistently dry eyes can affect the quality of your vision, causing it to become blurry or fluctuate throughout the day. This can make it difficult for you to focus, especially during activities that require prolonged visual concentration such as reading or using a computer. 
• Sensitivity to Light: Do you notice discomfort or a stinging sensation when you’re exposed to bright lights or sunlight? This could be a sign of dry eye disease, as the condition causes your eyes to become more sensitive to light.

Despite these constant detrimental effects on quality of life, many dry eye sufferers are not aware that they’re suffering from dry eye disease or that real treatments exist. Instead, they just live with the discomfort.

We’re dedicated to providing innovative dry eye solutions to help you overcome your symptoms and get the relief you need. From diagnosis to your final appointment, we ensure your experience is high quality and personalized to your unique condition.

We’re proud to offer OptiLight by Lumenis to our patients, specially designed for dry eye management.

What Is OptiLight by Lumenis?

20/20 Optometry offers OptiLight IPL by Lumenis as well as a wide variety of other treatment options to suit your specific condition(s). OptiLight by Lumenis is a light-based, non-invasive treatment done in the area below the eyes to manage dry eye. The first and only IPL FDA-approved for dry eye management.Whether it’s intense pulsed light (IPL), Miboflo, Lipiflow, at-home treatments, or recommendations for diet and lifestyle adjustments, we’re dedicated to solving your dry eye and providing you with tools for lasting relief.

The treatment is safe, gentle, and is backed by more than 20 clinical studies.