Phone: 0141 943 3300
72 Drymen Road, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 2RH
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Dry Eye Treatments That Go Beyond Drops — Personalised Care For Chronic Symptoms

If you’ve tried “everything” — lubricating drops, gels, warm compresses, lid wipes — yet your eyes still feel dry, gritty, sore or watery, it’s often because dry eye isn’t one condition. It’s a spectrum of problems involving tear quality, tear quantity, eyelid inflammation, meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), and ocular surface damage.

At Peter Ivins Eye Care, we use the results of your 60–90 minute diagnostic assessment to build a personalised treatment plan that can combine in‑clinic procedures with targeted home care.

At‑Home Treatments (Your Daily Support Plan)

Your at‑home plan is chosen based on your diagnosis and may include:

Artificial Tears, Gels And Ointments

Used to improve comfort and protect the surface — with product selection matched to tear deficiency vs evaporation patterns.

Prescribed Medical Treatments (When Clinically Indicated)

In certain cases, prescribed interventions may be added (e.g., topical antibiotics, topical steroids, oral antibiotics), depending on the diagnosis, inflammation markers, and severity. Medical treatments can be used in some cases alongside in‑practice and at‑home plans.

Heat Treatments

Heat supports meibomian gland function and can soften secretions in MGD‑dominant cases.

Lid Hygiene

Targeted lid hygiene routines are often essential when blepharitis or MGD is present, and may be paired with in‑clinic lid cleaning procedures for faster improvement.  

A Clear Pathway (So You’re Not “Trying Random Things”)

We rarely recommend just one thing. Dry eye is typically managed with a staged plan:

  1. Stabilise the lids and tear film (hygiene, heat, suitable lubricants)
  2. Treat inflammation if present (guided by testing such as InflammaDry and clinical signs)
  3. Treat gland dysfunction when MGD is a driver (IPL + expression, or other targeted options) [
  4. Escalate for severe disease (punctal plugs, bandage lenses, scleral lenses, amniotic membrane)

Book A Dry Eye Assessment

You can make an appointment with our expert.

You can also use our online appointment system.  

Phone: 0141 943 3300
72 Drymen Road, Bearsden, Glasgow G61 2RH
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