Treating Ocular Diseases in Winston-Salem

Dry eye is caused by improper tear function or production — either insufficient or low-quality tears — and lead to irritating, chronic symptoms like itchy, dry, painful, and watery eyes. 16 million Americans are diagnosed with dry eye, with an estimated 6 million more suffering without being undiagnosed. That’s a lot of people who are living with a level of discomfort that they shouldn’t have to be. If our eye doctors determine you have the condition during a dry eye test, we’ll scale our treatment to your needs; for some, artificial tears to soothe the symptoms and some smart lifestyle changes to address underlying causes are enough, but for others, we may prescribe medicated drops or punctal plugs to get to the root of the problem.