Dry Eye Care
Why treat your Dry Eyes?
You wouldn’t neglect other eye conditions like age-related macular degeneration or glaucoma. Your Dry Eye Disease deserves the same level of attention and treatment.
Dry eye is a chronic, progressive condition that can worsen over time if not properly treated. What may start as mild irritation can develop into more severe symptoms that affect your vision, comfort, and overall quality of life. Simple tasks like reading, working on a computer, or even driving can become increasingly difficult.
Dry Eye isn’t just a minor inconvenience—it’s a condition that needs proactive care. Don’t wait for it to worsen. Take action now and start your journey toward healthier, more comfortable eyes.
What We Do
Finding the Best Treatment for Your Dry Eyes
Achieving lasting relief for your dry eyes can be challenging, whether you're dealing with long hours of screen time, struggling to wear contact lenses, or are constantly tearing.
Many patients are told to use over-the-counter artificial tears, which may offer temporary comfort but don’t address the root cause of the issue. Properly diagnosing the underlying cause of your ocular surface disease is crucial for prescribing an effective, targeted treatment.
At Intown Dry Eye Care, we specialize in diagnosing and treating ocular surface conditions. This level of advanced, specialized dry eye care has been hard to find in Intown Atlanta. But not anymore!
We offer advanced services that go beyond your standard vision exam, including testing and treatments that are seldom found in your routine eye doctor’s office. Because of our specialized care format, we can take the time necessary to uncover your specific ocular surface needs. You will experience clearer vision and improved ocular health after treating your dry eyes (whether or not you wear glasses or contact lenses), both changes that your routine eye care provider will appreciate at your next annual visit! Collaborating as a team, our goal is to combine our expertise to deliver the best possible care and improve your eye health.
Lumenis Optilight IPL
Lumenis, the pioneer inventors behind Intense Pulsed Light technology, has designed the first and only FDA-approved IPL therapy for the management of Dry Eye Disease. Our practice utilizes this OptiLight device to deliver precise, intense, broad-spectrum light to relieve your dry eye symptoms
Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) is the leading cause of dry eye disease, and is responsible for over 85% of patient suffering. Treatment with the OptiLight IPL focuses on reducing inflammation, a key contributor to MGD. Designed with OPT™ technology, OptiLight safely and effectively treats the sensitive areas around the eyes with gentle precision.
Stop the Vicious Cycle of Dry Eye Inflammation
with OptiLight IPL treatments
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Reduce Inflammatory Mediators
Decrease the level of pro-inflammatory mediators to inhibit inflammation.
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Improve Tear Breakup Time
Significantly boost tear break up time and decrease osmolarity.
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Alleviate Abnormal Blood Vessels
Destroy the abnormal blood vessels that perpetuate inflammation.
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Restore Meibomian Glands
Improve meibomian gland morphology and functionality.
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Decrease Demodex
Decrease the population of Demodex mites, which stimulate infection and boost the bacterial load on eyelids.
More Treatments We Offer
Rinsada Optical Irrigation
When you do not produce enough tears, your eyelids trap inflammation, pollutants, and allergens on your eyeball. Rinsada uses high-pressure saline targeted underneath the eyelid and in the deep recess called the fornix, where normal rinsing cannot reach. With Rinsada, Dr. Udell can reset the ocular surface biofilm to a healthy, natural state.
Lid Cleansing
Many ocular surface issues, such as dry eye or red eye, stem from the eyelids. This is because dirt, bacteria, mites, and debris (also known as biofilm) build up on the lid margin over time. Most people don't clean their eyelids daily, and even with regular eyelid hygiene, removing the biofilm is challenging. The NuLidsPro cleaning device is a clinically proven procedure performed by eye care professionals. It's similar to a deep teeth cleaning done at your dentist’s office to remove tartar buildup, targeting and removing biofilm that can't be eliminated through regular cleaning. You can also take home a personal NuLids device for continued maintenance.
Punctal plugs
Punctal plugs are tiny devices inserted into the tear ducts, used to treat dry eyes by slowing or stopping the drainage of tears. They can relieve burning, itching, and redness by keeping tears on the eye surface.
Nutraceuticals
Omega-3 fatty acids, like those found in fish and some plants, help our bodies reduce inflammation. These nutrients also keep our meibum, the oily material that prevents our tears from evaporating too quickly, functioning properly. Unfortunately the typical US diet does include enough Omega-3s on its own. Taking doctor-recommended nutraceuticals can help keep your tears healthy in a more efficient way than those commercially available at the drug store.
