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Dry Eye Best Practices Must Surpass Standards of Care

In many ways, we are living in a golden age when it comes to all things dry eye. Indeed, there are few areas in medicine with more active research. Many millions of dollars have been invested in the search for better ways to treat dry eye disease (DED).

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  • Darrell E. White, MD

  • May 1, 2025

  • 9 min

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    Every eye care professional should diagnose and treat dry eye disease (DED) during examinations of the front of the eye.

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    Best practices (BP) for DED differ from the standard of care (SOC), focusing on the latest methods for diagnosis and treatment.

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    Utilizing a DED questionnaire is essential for assessing symptom severity and treatment efficacy in every patient encounter.

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    Tear osmolarity testing is crucial for identifying covert DED, especially in cataract patients who may show no symptoms.

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    Imaging of meibomian glands is necessary to evaluate evaporative DED, as 85% of DED patients have this underlying component.

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Dry Eye Best Practices Must Surpass Standards of Care

  • by Darrell E. White, MD

  • May 1, 2025

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