Oral Supplements For Dry Eye

Symptoms from Dry Eye are the most frequent patient complaint to eye doctors. Approximately 20 percent of the adult population suffers from varying degrees of dry eye problems, and an even higher proportion of elderly adults are affected.  It is a common disorder of the tear film that results from the combined effects of decreased tear production and excessive tear evaporation. Dry Eye Syndrome is commonly associated with a systemic inflammatory process and like most eye diseases, it is often related to health conditions in the rest of the body. 

Methods to treat Dry Eye have been limited. Artificial tear eyedrops, while providing temporary relief, are rapidly blinked away off the surface of the eye, through the lacrimal duct into the nose. The active ingredient in a new prescription eyedrop, Restasis (cyclosporine), is the same powerful chemical used to prevent rejection in bone marrow and other organ transplants.  

Oral nutritional supplements for dry eye help both to replenish the deficient components of the tear film, as well as reduce tear gland inflammation, thereby allowing the glands to produce more tears. Relief from dry eye symptoms often lasts hours. Most people experience improvement in their symptoms after only two weeks of therapy.  

The ingredients work synergistically.

Secondly, they use a proprietary blend of DHA Omega 3 essential fatty acid from deep fish oil, GLA Omega 6 essential fatty acid from Black Current Seed Oil, Lactoferrin, Vitamin E gamma tocopherol oils, and the natural COX2 inhibitor Circumin, all of which work to reduce inflammation in the lacrimal glands, thereby improving their function, and resulting in increased tear output and reduced tear film surface tension.