Dry Eye Clinic

Our dry eye clinic offers comprehensive, evidence-based care to relieve dry eye disease.

What is dry eye disease?

Dry eye disease is a complex multifactorial condition that significantly impacts visual functions and the quality of life of one in two Australians. The risk factors for dry eye disease include:

Symptoms of dry eye disease

Scratchy, sore, itchy eyes
Recurrent red eyes
Burning or stinging feeling
Burning or stinging
Light sensitivity
Light and glare sensitivity
something in your eye
Pressure sensations
Eye strain or fatigue, worse end of the day
Watery eyes
Watering, worse in low humidity and windy environments
Blurred Vision
Intermittent blurred vision
Damaged corneas
Foreign body sensation (sand or glass)
Eyes Sticking Together
Eyelids sticking together on waking
Burning or stinging feeling
Scratchy, gritty, sore and itchy

Treating dry eye disease at Best Practice Eyecare

Treating dry eye disease requires a multipronged approach including Intense Pulsed Light (IPL), BlephEx, and FORMA-I (radiofrequency) lid treatments.

At Best Practice Eyecare, we individualise your treatment after determining the underlying causes of your dry eye disease. We follow current best practice care for dry eye syndrome utilising the most advanced treatments available. We continue to update as new options are developed.

With the full range of evidence-based treatments available through our dry eyecare clinic, we methodically move through treatment options until we have controlled your symptoms.

We offer:

  • IPL
  • BlephEx
  • Forma-I
moisture drops
eye drops
Depending on your dry eye disease your treatment may include:

Ongoing care

Dry eye disease can have a significant impact on your quality of life. We provide ongoing support and care and do our utmost to help every patient, including people with complex or advanced dry eye disease.