Dry Eye Therapy
in Richmond Hill

Find Relief From Your Dry Eye Symptoms

Few things are more distracting than dry, red, irritated eyes. It’s hard to focus when it feels like something is caught in your eye—especially when there’s nothing there!

These symptoms are more than just a simple annoyance. They’re trademarked signs of dry eye disease. And without treatment, they could develop into something much more serious like corneal ulcers or severe infections.

You can avoid the potentially devastating long-term effects of dry eyes with a diagnosis and a customized treatment plan from an optometrist at Optical Eyeworks.

Book your appointment today with an optometrist to give your eyes the relief they crave.

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Types of Dry Eye Disease

There are several different types of dry eyes. The most common are evaporative dry eye and aqueous deficiency dry eye. Some patients may have one or the other, although it’s not uncommon for a patient to have a combination of both.

Risk Factors

You are more likely to develop dry eye disease if you:

• Are a woman
• Are over 40
• Have had laser eye surgery
• Are on hormone replacement therapy
• Have had radiation
• Have a connective tissue disease
• Have hepatitis C
• Have an androgen deficiency
• Have a vitamin A deficiency