Dry Eyes and Tear Dysfunction Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

[@Restless_Vibes27]

having dry eyes really kills your self esteem, everyday i have to walk out the door knowing i dont have healthy white eyes and will stay like that for most of the day people always think you are a drug addict or sick and strangers treat you very different and arent as friendly to you as they would be to somebody whos eyes look normal, even cashiers and staff at stores, ever since i got dry eyes, socially its destroyed my confidence i hope i can get it treated permenantly asap so i can be treated normal again like everybody else

[@musicalnostalgician4083]

Stay strong man, your eyes will get cured someday! :)

[@coburnic]

You just described my life, I feel the same way and it’s horrible. I’ve been avoiding people because I can’t stand to make eye contact because of how my eyes look and I have to constantly look away and am visibly in pain.

[@Dakappon]

How are you doing buddy?

[@333Eriana]

@@coburnic i have to use artificial tears all the time - one of my tear ducts does not work my vision is always crappy , but after i use boric-acid -eyewash i can see just fine - - until the dirt build s up on my eyeballs - I had my eyes exrayed and the doctor said i want you to go home and use drops for a week then come back - because i might give you the wrong prescriptions - my eyeballs were imbedded with dirt . When i went back - he examines and tested and i didn't need new glasses

[@ronipineda9847]

@@coburnic I feel the same way. I’m new to this. Less than a year

[@nfc598]

Can't even believe how helpful this turned out to be. I've grown to expect the bare minimum from conventional doctors but this woman has proven me wrong.

[@brucelee7782]

Kudos to this doctor. She went above and beyond what many doctors have not. Thank you.

[@elizabethmaxwell7053]

The most comprehensive lecture on dry eye I've ever seen--wonderful clear speaker-easy on the ear. Lots of valuable information here.

[@milels6917]

I’m 81 I want to say thank you for this I had pain in my eyes I know I have dry eye I happened to find this blog I have tears and yet I’m told I have dry eyes wishing you were my optical doctor

[@cate499]

Thank you for being so passionate about treating the people suffering from dry eye.

[@keeplearning102]

This is a very high quality presentation. It is detailed and at the same time simple for patients with non-medical background to understand. Its extremely practical and seemed exhaustive.

[@raraavis7782]

I‘ve actually considered wearing swimming googles at night, because my eyes get painfully dry during the night. Glad to hear, I‘m not crazy! Very useful presentation, learnt lots. Wish, regular doctors were half as passionate and helpful.

[@aravindram1480]

What kind of dry eyes you had ?

[@tamarapThenTheresTwo424]

Great information for us sufferers; wish all doctors were this informative. (sigh)

[@DrumMan423]

This professor is awesome!! I enjoyed this lecture very much.

[@Aesthetic_Weirdo]

this was so helpful and made me realise that I'm NOT crazy..... I need a more accurate diagnosis then I can determine the best treatment!!!

[@terencelamb1382]

I really appreciate those who made this video possible, and the great presentation that this ophthalmologist gave. It was easy to listen to and I didn't get bored out of my tree. I had been watching some short videos from others giving ideas on how they treated their dry and gritty eyes. My own doctor simply suggested drops and rinsing my eyes out with a saline solution. My dad had an enormous problem with his eyes in the last 20 years of his life: he died 10 years ago. The doctors of the time probably didn't know what you know. Unfortunately it appears your average GP should be passing patients on to those who do know. But is this knowledge specific to Penn Medicine or is it widely known among ophthalmologists?

[@marlo55]

Excellent presentation. I wish she was my doctor.

[@samward8154]

Can you discuss Isotretinoin and how it affects eyes

[@yilunguo9495]

suffered from dry eye for years and this is the most helpful explaination including all ophthalmologist I've ever visited. Thank you!

[@mrs.b.s.7212]

I cannot believe how much I am learning from this video! I cannot believe that 3 eye "doctors" just totally dismissed me & said there's nothing they can do without even trying.

[@medhikasingh6327]

do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?

[@BeachButterfly22]

Excellent Doctor and information. Thank you. Women are often told or treated like they are "crazy"and its 2022 (when it comes to health related issues esp as they age) This information you presented is priceless to me,regards.

[@philipturner5100]

Great presentation. Clear and easy for a non medical person to understand.

[@reyjasso5259]

I want to share that I had an appointment with my eye doctor about my dry 👀, I was glad to hear that the FDA has been approved the generic for Restasis, but is not in the stores yet. I wish you all of you the best with their treatments.

[@medhikasingh6327]

do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?

[@LensOfWander]

The best non-tech lecture i have heard in recent time,Thank you for so informative content, i wish my doc has this much information.

[@user-xv1kp6qf7h]

I wish all docs had her wholistic approach to finding root cause to then dx and treat based on type and cause. She’s amazing 😉

[@gordonalexander4016]

VERY Thorough talk!!! Thank you! You have a true gift. KEEP RISING!

[@ronipineda9847]

I feel the same way As a lot of you were mentioning I was recently diagnosed. It has been so difficult. Nothing works 100% and I never have complete relief. It’s affecting my personal life as well as my social life. It’s really affected everything. But this doctor is amazing I’m listening to her and she is describing everything to the t.

[@iiieagle926]

Hi, did you try re

[@iiieagle926]

Restasis

[@aravindram1480]

Hi how many months you suffered?

[@kingnole4237]

​@@aravindram1480 how are you aravind

[@kamilekapel]

Yes, it does affect one's personal life a great deal. Have you tried optimel Manuka honey gel? It gives me complete relief for a delicious period of time.

[@gillianstewart8442]

Excellent lecture. I suffer from dry eyes due to cornea abrasion and my doctor failed to diagnose it for years! I find it very difficult to open my eyes in the morning it can take up to 5 minutes and a lot of drops. I'm in my 50s and know this horrible disease can only be managed not cured. There's very little information out there even amongst professionals so thank you !

[@buckleupbuckeroo]

What a star this woman is. Well done. Great lecture.

[@hamthelad]

An excellent informative presentation from Dr Massaro-Giordano. She explains the condition and treatment options in a very concise and clear manner and has given me great ideas for when I next speak to my ophthalmologist about my dry eye issues.

[@lindahall3985]

I wish I had an appointment with her. My doctor did none of these tests.

[@joewalker76]

Very impressive presentation, this really helps me understand and hopefully resolve my dry eye problem. I cannot thank you enough.

[@medhikasingh6327]

do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?

[@warodomthamrongthanyawong691]

Very eloquent and persuasive. This is a first-rated presentation!

[@lillebrowning2231]

I Need an appointment with her! She’s amazing W

[@forgive70x70]

Excellent! Thank you for your full explanation of my dry eyes. Just received my punctual plugs and already feeling so much better 😍

[@medhikasingh6327]

do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?

[@creativesolutionstoart]

It can make you feel like you’re blind, because you can’t ever see a damn thing! Thank you so much for this it was a wealth of information :-)

[@114db]

where was this video all my life??? Thank you

[@mrs.b.s.7212]

You are an angel sent from God, lady! A LITERAL answer to my prayers!! I feel like there's going to be an end to my suffering some where in the near future.

[@mikejvevo3153]

am seventeen years now from The Gambia West Africa , but i began to get this symptoms when i was eight years old i went to many hospitals every year and all they could tell me was that i was allergic to dust smoke sunlight ray. i was given variety of medicines that didn't make any difference. so i began to make research for myself and after nine years i got unlimited access to the internet after i was bought a laptop and today i finally found the real reason for my years of suffering thank you doc i really am in your debt

[@arvindram951]

Hi man. How you doing. Now do you got over this?

[@aravindram1480]

Hi how did you get over this now??

[@aravindram1480]

Please can you tell me i am suffering now.

[@anniewhitmore7627]

What an interesting lecture - I agree wholeheartedly with what other people have said - if only our regular doctors understood this condition better. There are so many potential reasons why people have this condition and just packing us off with eye drops doesn't solve the problem. I believe my sudden dry eye is perhaps hormone related and this Prof. highlighted it for me. Thank you very much :)

[@gretaaarons4941]

A clean gut, thyroid issues ruled out and no deficiency of B12

[@katieshore5139]

I've had severe dry eye for a while now and now have ocular migraine..are they both connected? I love your video..so informative thankyou 😃🤗

[@mixytampa812]

I just had ocular migrane yesterday eye doctor wants to see me tomorrow I had lasik surgery 4 years ago Today I have small floaters but I been working too hard on the computer without blue light glasses I just ordered them today well see

[@sandravillecco3268]

I´m so so grateful to this wonderful doctor who made the video. Thank you so much!! No doctor has ever given me 5 % of this information.

[@Priyan0000]

how r u now... Please reply 🥺🥺 I m suffering 😭😭

[@shamimali2849]

Thank you for posting this video. It's really very clear and comprehensive information about dry eyes.

[@jcvideo1001]

I had dry eyes for years , tried various medicines wasn't much help. However ever since my husband adviced me to put on safety goggles to block wind, plus wearing a face mask, the combined effect was instantly felt. the loss of tear due to evaporation was gretly reduced

[@Cchheettaann]

How Face mask will help you

[@aravindram1480]

@@Cchheettaann bro you still face the dry eyes issue??

[@RetriGod]

Same. Everytime i wear face mask my eyes felt great

[@kamilekapel]

There are fashionable sunglasses you can get now with a goggle like attachment.

[@medhikasingh6327]

do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?

[@n.d8001]

Clear educational presentation. Easy to follow. Easy to understand. So helpful. This lecture is gold. Thank you so much

[@annieyahu676]

Excellent Lecture!!!! So well presented and very clear. Thank you for making this possible. Gives me new hope for the medical industry since I have been misdiagnosed twice.

[@gigieyre]

Wow! Thank you so much for making this video. I have an excellent doctor and he has talked about lots of things that I heard here. Before finding this doctor, I went to another doctor that was like the speaker described that her mother went to. They just didn't care . They were considered a dry eye specialist yet they only wanted to sell me a very expensive machine. Thankfully I found my new doctor and he has been patient and knowledgeable about all these things in the video. It was great being able to listen and pause the video. It's hard to take in all this information during a regular office visit.

[@nirmaladesai636]

Can you please let me know name of your doctor ? I would like to consult him for my dry eyes . Thank you

[@ruthie2222]

Why can my eye department in my local hospital here in the UK have this knowledge 😔

[@michellewan2dance]

I went to my hospital today, and I have just been subscribe some eye drops

[@kathym6603]

Dear Doctor, You have a spectacularly pleasing speaking voice!! My eyes are pretty valuable!! Thanks for your help. 👁 👁

[@RichardDowdell1981]

Very good talk on Tear Dysfunction Syndrome, thanks Dr Massaro-Giodano. Almost everyone I see over the age of 40 has meibomian dysfunction and often chlasis.

[@StevePhillips]

Good video. I have dry eyes it's very painful almost blind now in left eye, and light sensitive. I have preservative free eye drops. Pain every day agony most of the time. Pain goes down my neck. It started following left eye graft 1990-91. I wish I never had it.

[@davidsim4979]

Thanks! It is a great lecture! It has enabled to understand better the pathology and its different treatments!

[@lindsaywang4413]

15 years of telling all my doctors and eye specialists that my eyes are dry and irritated, all I got was prescriptions of freaking expensive artificial tear drops which does nothing than 10 mins relief. And here I am watching this video from 10 years ago feeling like a fool under the stupid medical system

[@erizabeth613]

Tear drops are waste of money we need permanent solution. F dry eyes

[@Drd3wq]

Till this moment is your eye ok? I have this shit for 4 years and it kill my life i am just 22 years old kid god why me 🥺

[@hnuda]

me to ...do you know any treatment for it ​@@Drd3wq

[@aliiozturkk]

@@Drd3wqI’m 18 and I’ve this bs for 2 years😭😭😭

[@Music.23.]

3 months and still it's the same condition

[@janiceewing2298]

I feel fortunate to have her as my doctor. She really is wonderful. I'm actually able to wear my hard contact lenses again!

[@sandranone1068]

Where is the centre located?

[@nirmaladesai636]

Where is the center located ?

[@Yash_Coool]

How and where can I meet this doctor ??? anyone ?? She is Amazing !!!

[@gretaaarons4941]

She gave a list of factors and treatment alongwith diet and nutrition. Keeping the gut clean is so important to avoid deficiencies of B vitamins that can cause dry eyes and inflammation too especially in people with hypothyroidism.

[@saudiaally8495]

Amazing is the Education she provided for dry eyes. I want to go to her clinic . I Am From New York

[@allisonhunt9222]

This is so informative. I have had eye issues for 6 months and still not sorted I am on another referral . I bet if I saw this specialist they would have it sorted in no time!

[@aravindram1480]

Hi. How you feeling now. Is it reversed

[@abig0007]

This video contains excellent information and helpful treatments

[@siervainutildecristo7102]

Excellent professional! my biggest difficulty with my eyesight is that my eyes itch a lot

[@Priyan0000]

how r u now... Please reply 🥺🥺 I m suffering 😭😭

[@Hong_Mei]

Thank you for sharing. Creating awareness and clarifing misunderstanding is fundamental. Your research work and that of your Department is indeed appreciated, Thank you!

[@drmms2001]

This is very helpful. I tried all the advice given in this video. It was helpful. I would also like to add that changing my diet to include lots of Vit A also helped me drastically.

[@qa4057]

Always a pleasure and a valuable tool to watch thorough explanations that our doctors never have close to the time to explain. Thank You! I am going in today for a OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) test.

[@athirameretty6611]

Good presentation. Difference between a good Doctor and a lousy one. Thank you.

[@mrringway1733]

A brilliantly informative lecture. The presentation is excellent and very easy to listen to. May I also say, what a very beautiful woman she is. She is very lucky and should thank her parents for her looks.

[@r.mercado9737]

This presentation is most helpful. I warmly thank you.

[@r.mercado9737]

Thank you.

[@amritshahzad1227]

Wonderful presentation, clear style, comprehensive information, passionate about the subject, and lots of useful information for patients. Loved the detail about warm, moist compresses for dry eye. Thanks for posting this video.

[@SBGames8]

Recently diagnosed with Blepharitis and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction at age 29. I've been doing a cleaning, scrub, warm compress, and hypochlorous acid regimen, but I still have itchy eyelids and blocked glands. Hopefully I can get it to a comfortable point and manage it.

[@aravindram1480]

Hi brother where do you stay. How did you found that you had meibomian gland dysfunction

[@Priyan0000]

Heyy How r u now... Please reply 😭😭 I m suffering... Please brother reply😭

[@bhaktideb6841]

Thank you...I learned a lot about dry eyes.

[@Simon_Hawkshaw]

Wonderful insights into this condition. Many thanks. We need more awareness globally.

[@prateekshachaturvedi5528]

Hi I totally lost hope that i would ever be treated with this disease as it's been a year since i am suffering. Firstly it was only in my right eye,but from past 4 5 months,i developed symptoms in my left eye as well. I was very afraid but this presentation and this video made me believe that I could be treated well and can recover from this disease. Thanks and Love from India.

[@እየሩሳሌም-ቀ6ለ]

Try MSM eye drops. It is a natural sulfur that makes membranes more open. I have been using it for a while and it is very nice.

[@arvindram951]

Hi. Did you got over your dry eye issue?

[@raviteja_nalluri]

Hi, Did you try any of the treatments? I have had barrage laser for both eyes(to heal tiny holes in my eyes) a year ago. Later I noticed a little strain in my eyes and so I was prescribed some tear drops to cure dryness.But, Those tear drops worsen the condition. My eyes now became sensitive to light, and I couldn't watch mobile phone/TV without a burning sensation. I can barely sit in an Air conditioned room comfortably for an hour.

[@aravindram1480]

Hi prateeksha please can you tell me how did you cured this. I am suffering now.

[@Yash_Coool]

Hello prateeksha did you find any cure as of yet ???

[@trishbrown9442]

Fantastic presentation! Very informative and I have taken notes to present to my ophthalmologist to, at the least, receive a comprehensive examination to determine the cause of my tear dysfunction syndrome in my right eye. Strange that it isn't in my left eye, too.

[@medhikasingh6327]

do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?

[@ilovemiley345678]

I wish you were my doctor

[@speshedbigils]

IMPRESSIVE Presentation...Knowledge & such a Sweet lovely Doctor! Thank you🙏👏👏👏

[@mrs.b.s.7212]

So far I have been to 3 seperate O.D.s (in the past month) looking for help. 2 told me "Dry eye- nothing we can do. Use a lot of eye drops & get a humidifier ". 1 told me my corneas were burnt and gave me antibiotic drops (which she called steroids). My question is this : do I need an opthamologist instead? How do I find a Dr like you who will actually try to help me? This video has given me hope, but has also made me angry as heck knowing there was more that could have been done!

[@TrasheyeGym]

Thank u lady from 13 years ago. More information than my doc could ever give

[@lucywambui1576]

Wow, the best presentation ever. Very systematic

[@jennycadoret1768]

Excellent lecture. I'm applying some of your tips in my daily life and it works to have the humidifier on in the winter months. Wish I knew this earlier 😄

[@medhikasingh6327]

do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?

[@sophiadu102]

Painful, every time when I stay up late my eyes gets dry very easily

[@johnmitchell2741]

It's really nice to know you have all these ways of diagnosing why someone's eyes are dry. It's getting the proper medications that aren't available or to expensive for most people that the real issue

[@311rbb]

Love this!! A very integrative approach. Helping the causes vs just the symptoms!!

[@amalelchayeb7229]

I have seethrough balloons coming out from lower eye lid that No Doctor could tell me what is it or how to get rid of except suggestions for warm compressions...did no difference !!

[@amalelchayeb7229]

For about 5 years now, am over 60 yrs now.

[@SamY-nm6pn]

I just take my coffee ☕️ and enjoying the lecture

[@squelch9]

This woman KNOWS HER SHIT!

[@eileensteele9003]

What an awesome presentation !!!!

[@karlaagee-seldon5017]

Why don't doctors just tell us that we have a vitamin A deficiency? I had dry eyes for years until I found out that it was all due to malnourishment. I started eating eggs again after 18 years, but I made sure they were pastured grass-fed organic eggs with organic butter and everything that was organic that was high in Vitamin A and incorporating more organic carrots, dod liver oil liver, and cheese in my diet. The Kale and the collard greens although weren't a true vitamin A, they were at least a pre-vitamin A that converted to an active form in my body. The real culprit was that I was insulin resistant that affected my gallbladder which became sluggish because of all the bad foods I was eating and my gallbladder wasn't producing enough bile to breakdown the fat-soluble nutrients from the food I was eating regardless of the quality of food. Now my dry eyes are gone. I started really reading the back of the stevia to make sure it had no added ingredients with the worst culprit being maltodextrin. I didn't realize that not all stevia is true stevia and the kind I was consuming was worse than sugar. I would've been better off with pure cane sugar than the fake stevia I was buying. I had no idea that maltodextrin was in my large bag of stevia for baking. I really have to read the label because that extremely high level of sugar was pulling out my vitamins and minerals from my body. It's very refreshing to hear information from a doctor that talks about what may be lacking in the diet, you're a breath of fresh air. Thank you.

[@kirstymackenzie2437]

Karla Agee-Seldon. Thank you for pointing out the matter of maltodextrin! I’m pre-diabetic and it seems to be in a lot of foodstuffs which is not good for me, like sweeteners. I’m going to stop using them straight away. Again thank you.

[@Christine-zu7fi]

Seriously thank you. God I wish you were my dr. I’ve had this for 2 weeks and going crazy. Thank you for the discussion on importance of identifying cause, Omega 3 discussion and Doxycycline comments. I have rosacea. Bless you.

[@medhikasingh6327]

do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?

[@luzangelavalencia8857]

Thank you very much for explaining everything soo well. Finally I understand my condition. Thank you.

[@laurabul1974]

Thank you so very much for this information. This condition was starting to drive me crazy. It affects my daily life and is very frustrating. Ill be sure to see an opthamologist to get to the bottom of whats causing this.

[@RamKumar-ju2vs]

This lecture is full of knowledge.

[@2047helen]

Thank you for caring for people with dry eyes!!❤ I have huge problem with dry eyes, for many years. I have to take drops all the time (Hylo-Gel, Oftagel) I live in Sweden and the is no help to get here…. they orten just shaking there head ”there is nothing to do…) Many hugs /Helen

[@garufia]

Very competent and informative Doctor.

[@denisepearson9552]

this was an excellent lecture!

[@danielcunningham5940]

The doctor talked about using Tea Tree Oil about 21:37. I want to point out this is very dangerous to use around the eyes and you must take great care. I for one got a very serious abrassion on my eye from it.

[@kathym6603]

Correct you are. I like Dr. Sircus recommendation to use magnesium chloride drops but diluted with clean and sterilized water 15 to 1. The Ancient Minerals brand of Magnesium Oil (aka magnesium chloride as magnesium chloride is a bit slippery) is a good option. I use non-Tea-Tree Oil options. I like to use a boric acid eye wash (instructions can be found on the internet although a pharmacist will probably tell you never to do this).

[@Nonotkidding]

Excellent ! I feel well informed now, thank you, Jon

[@GK-qt6vh]

Great video, thank you very much for such great and educational material.

[@benjaminfowler2457]

Thank you SO much. You know everything about the eye!!!

[@1xSuperman]

why can't I find a doctor in Canada to help me with this? Even ophthalmologists here are not sure how to treat this.

[@vidhyavs7378]

True

[@sicosismusic]

Brilliant , thank you so much for the information as I suffer with anterior blepharitis & it sucks Big Time !

[@thomaspurvey]

Excellent delivery and I've learned so much, Put my name down for your clinic or send this clip to Doctors in Scotland, Thank's for posting : )

[@wendyaleman4615]

Great video! Thanks for posting. So much good information!

[@marylombardi6224]

This has been so very helpful! Thank you

[@businessoffice4964]

I was told people who have had Lasix in the past may have had nerves in the eyes severed by the laser. Specifically the nerves that send signals to your brain to produce tears when the nerves sense your eye is dry.

[@deborahsimonson5844]

Wow I have heard of half of this stuff, since I have suffered with dry for years, but no one has told me there were different kinds of dry eye or told me there were different ways to treat it. I so hope my eye doctor can talk more to me about all of this.

[@seahorse251]

How did it go with your doctor? Did you find any good solutions?

[@aravindram1480]

@@seahorse251 hi you still suffer in dry eyes?

[@medhikasingh6327]

do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?

[@medhikasingh6327]

​@@aravindram1480do you get any tears while crying or cutting onion?

[@shurakronos3219]

It would amazingly helpful if this doctor or someone could recommend a good brand of fish oil/omega 3 supplement, as well as the towelettes used to clean the eyes after the warm compress. Otherwise this is extremely informative, thank you very much.

[@Priyan0000]

Heyy how r u now... Please reply 🥺🥺 I m suffering 😭😭

[@advancedcentreforeyes4809]

Inflammation along the edge of your eyelids can keep oil glands from secreting oil into your tears. Your doctor may recommend antibiotics to reduce inflammation. Antibiotics for dry eyes are usually taken by mouth, though some are used as eyedrops or ointments.

[@kordaling]

Any new traitement for dryness caused by Lasik ? thank you.