SCENE + HEARD: Discover Review of Optometry: How—and Why—to Choose Dry Eye Drugs By Staff Tuesday, March 24, 2020 10:00 AM For patients with dry eye disease (DED), treatment options were once confined to artificial tears, warm compresses and the occasional off-label steroid. While some of these help soothe symptoms, they do little to truly manage the disease, especially as it worsens. Today, optometrists can treat these patients with prescription topical and oral anti-inflammatory medications, point-of-care treatments, heating and expression of glands and even advanced options such as amniotic membranes. While these advances are giving our patients a new lease on ocular comfort, optometrists have much more to navigate. Applying the most appropriate treatment still varies widely within optometric practices. Read More