Dry eye disease is a condition that occurs when the eyes cannot produce enough amount of tears. This condition makes the eye dry that even leads to irritation and redness. The dry eye syndrome is normally termed as keratoconjunctivitis sicca. The symptoms may vary from mild and periodically to severe and continuous and are as follows,

• Makes eye red with a burning sensation
• Feeling of dryness or soreness throughout the day
• Temporary blueness
• Discomfort and itching

Dry eye surgery/treatment

The treatment involved in dry eye syndrome can help in reducing the symptoms.

• Less amount of tear production
• Quick evaporation of tears
• An underlying condition

Dry eye surgery

If in case the eyes do not respond to the treatments mentioned above, then surgery is the best alternative. The dry eye surgery involves two different types,

• Punctal occlusion

In this procedure, the surgeons use small punctal plugs that feel the eye tear ducts. Therefore, it provides the required amount of moisture to the eyes, thereby keeping them safe. The punctal plugs used in the surgery are made of silicon and to seal the tear ducts surgeons prefer using heat known as cauterized. This eventually makes a permanent solution that tends to increase the number of tears on the surface of the eye.

• Salivary gland autotransplantation

It is an uncommon method that is preferred by the surgeons if all the recommended treatment for do not solve the issue. Salivary gland autotransplantation requires the process of extracting some of the saliva glands from the upper lip and placed under the skin around the eyes. Hence the attached saliva glands will help in supplying a required amount of tears to the eyes.

Best Eye Hospitals In The US:

• Boston Foundation of Sight
• Angeles Vision Clinic
• The Eye Center for Colorado
• Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
• Cleveland Clinic
• Stein and Doheny Eye Institute, UCLA Medical Center
• Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Bascom Palmer Eye Institute—Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital.
• TLC Laser Eye Centers