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Tear Clinic

Tear Clinic

Your tears play a vital role in protecting the surface of the eye, keeping it comfortable and your vision clear. A number of conditions affect the quality and quantity of our tears. These conditions lead to symptoms ranging from mild irritation to severe pain, all of which can impact on our daily life. Managing these symptoms hinges on the correct diagnosis which is where our expert optometrists, supported by the latest technology, can help.
Our team has unrivalled experience in treating dry eye, as well as specialist qualifications and equipment, with patients travelling from across Scotland and beyond to access their expertise. We also have specialist equipment such as low-level light therapy which has yielded impressive results.

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Symptoms

Symptoms vary for everyone but include:

Dryness, grittiness, burning, itching, pain

Foreign body sensation and contact lens discomfort

Irritation and swelling of eyelids and surrounding skin

Watering eyes, sticky eyes, redness

Light sensitivity and fluctuation in vision

Causes and associated conditions

Dry eye has numerous possible causes, including advancing age, hormonal changes, in particular changes during peri menopause and menopause, refractive eye surgery, certain medications and general health conditions such as connective tissue disease and Sjögren's syndrome. Contact lens wear, dry environments and computer use can also lead to dry eye.
Eye conditions such as abnormal eyelid position, meibomian gland dysfunction, anterior blepharitis, demodex blepharitis, rosecea and ocular allergy also have an impact.
We will work to identify the root cause which will also assist in your treatment plan.

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