Dry eye comes in many different forms and often sneaks in the door. For many, it starts as a slight irritant that decreases comfortable lens wearing time. In many cases, the disease progresses to a serious problem that affects our patients’ quality of life. As our practices have grown, we have seen this patient base become a substantial sector of those that we see everyday. And, many of these patients are “silent sufferers,” thinking this is a condition that is normal or usual. Instead of bringing it up to us, consumers are spending millions of dollars each year on eye drops. In fact, the economics indicate that average moderate dry eye patients spend around $2,800 on dry eye treatments yearly (Yu et al, 2011).
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