(415)474-3333
Dry eye disease is a widespread and common issue for up to 49 million Americans. This chronic condition can have a significant impact on your quality of life, causing a foreign body sensation in your eyes, pain, blurry vision, and dry or watery eyes. Untreated, it can even lead to further eye-health complications.
Despite these constant detrimental effects on quality of life, many dry eye sufferers are not aware that they’re suffering from dry eye disease or that real treatments exist. Instead, they just live with the discomfort.
At Goodman Eye Center, our team has the knowledge and expertise to help you find relief from dry eye disease.
To evaluate and diagnose dry eye disease, we use advanced diagnostic tools including Schirmer’s testing and osmolarity testing. These tests help us to quantify, monitor, and measure your tear film quality and tear production. Once we have this information we can build a custom dry eye treatment plan so you can get back to seeing clearly and comfortably.
We’re proud to offer OptiLight by Lumenis to our patients, specially designed for dry eye management.
OptiLight by Lumenis is a light-based, non-invasive treatment done in the area around the eyes to manage dry eye. The first and only IPL FDA-approved for dry eye management.
The treatment is safe, gentle, and backed by more than 20 clinical studies.
OptiLight uses precise pulses of light to reduce the inflammation that is typically associated with dry eye disease, improve tear break-up time, and increase meibomian gland functionality.
This application can significantly relieve dry eye indicators and has a multi-factorial effect, including:
If your ophthalmologist or optometrist has recommended IPL treatment, they will go over everything you can expect before, during, and after your appointment.
To protect your skin and promote good results, we ask that you abide by the following recommendations:
When you arrive at Goodman Eye Center for your treatment, we’ll ask you to remove all facial and eye makeup. Then, you can leave the rest up to us!
This treatment is fast and simple. During the treatment, your doctor will apply a cool gel to the treatment area and cover your eyes with shields.
As light is applied to the skin, you may experience a warm sensation. The treatment is gentle with minimum discomfort. Some patients describe a warm yet mild tapping sensation. The treatment itself will only take 10–15 minutes.
OptiLight is sometimes followed by meibomian gland expression.
After your treatment, your doctor will remove the remaining gel and apply sunscreen to the treatment area.
When performed by one of our specially trained eye providers, IPL is an extremely safe procedure. While side effects are uncommon, your eyes may feel slightly more dry or gritty for the first 24 hours. If you do experience dry eyes following your procedure, you can use preservative-free artificial tears to alleviate your symptoms.
Following IPL treatment, your skin will continue to be photosensitive for a few days, so we recommend protecting your skin by avoiding sun exposure and wearing sunscreen.
A course of treatment typically includes 4 sessions spaced 3 to 4 weeks apart.
In addition to IPL, we offer a range of dry eye treatment options to ensure your eyes get the care they need.
At Goodman Eye Center we offer:
If you’re interested in what dry eye therapy can do for you, please schedule an appointment with our dry eye specialist, Dr. Elizabeth Shen. Dr. Shen can help create a treatment plan completely tailored to you.
While OptiLight by Lumenis is an effective dry eye management solution, we want to make sure it’s right for you. We do not recommend this treatment if you:
Ultimately, your doctor is the only person who can determine whether this option is right for you. During your next appointment, ask us if you are a good candidate for OptiLight by Lumenis.
2211 Bush St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
