IPL Dry Eye Treatment in Derry, NH & Surrounding Areas
IPL Dry Eye Treatment
Dry eye syndrome causes uncomfortable symptoms that can keep you from enjoying your hobbies or living a full life. If your dry eye symptoms keep you from exercising, working, or spending time with friends, your ophthalmologist might recommend IPL dry eye treatment. Intense pulsed light dry eye treatment is a safe, minimally invasive solution that offers lasting relief. Spindel Eye Associates specializes in IPL for dry eyes in Derry, Windham, Raymond, and Londonderry, NH. We can help you get back to the life you love with a simple, quick treatment, and affordable intense pulsed light dry eye treatment cost.
Is IPL Dry Eye Treatment Safe?
Yes, IPL dry eye treatment is safe and minimally invasive. The outpatient procedure offers better relief of dry eye symptoms than other treatment methods. You may need to undergo several IPL treatments before you start to feel noticeable relief from symptoms, but the results are long-lasting once achieved.
IPL Dry Eye Treatment Side Effects
There are minor side effects associated with IPL dry eye treatment. Undergoing IPL for dry eyes doesn’t necessarily guarantee that you will experience negative or unwanted side effects. Many people undergo the procedure without any adverse effects at all. If you do experience any of these side effects, they will be mild and temporary:
- Mild discomfort
- Tingling sensations
- Mild mucus discharge
- Slight eye inflammation
- Redness of the skin around the eyes
How Does IPL Eye Treatment Work?
The light energy from the IPL device heats up the meibomian glands. These are the glands responsible for oil production. Warming these glands facilitates meibum expression. Over time, IPL eye treatments can restore the function of the meibomian glands, offering lasting or permanent relief of dry eye symptoms. IPL uses a specific wavelength of laser light selectively absorbed by the eye’s telangiectatic blood vessels and thickens the vessels, destroying the ones that cause inflammation. IPL dry eye treatment interrupts the inflammation cycle by returning the osmolarity of the tear film to normal levels.
What to Expect During a Dry Eye IPL Treatment
Before arriving at your appointment for IPL eye treatment, you should remove all makeup and other skin care products from your skin. Your eye doctor will use a laser-grade corneal shield to protect each eye and ensure laser light doesn’t penetrate your corneas. Your doctor may also use protective lash covers and apply a safe, conductive gel on your upper and lower eyelids and your upper face area. The doctor will use a small, handheld laser device to deliver pulsed light flashes to your eyelids and upper cheek area, and may make 2-3 full passes over these areas. The doctor will then remove the IPL gel before applying an anesthetic gel to your eyelids and expressing your meibomian glands.
Benefits of Dry Eye IPL Treatment
IPL dry eye treatment can significantly reduce or eliminate uncomfortable dry eye symptoms. The benefits of dry eye IPL treatment include:
- Lasting results
- Quick, painless treatment
- No recovery period or downtime
- Proven effect with low risk of side effects
- Minimal interference in your daily routine
- Decreased need for dry eye drops or other dry eye treatments.
- Treats the root cause of dry eye syndrome rather than just dry eye symptoms.
- Relieves symptoms like redness, watery or teary eyes, mucus, itching, light sensitivity, burning sensation, and grittiness.
Contact Us for IPL Treatment for Dry Eyes in Derry, NH
Call us today to schedule a consultation for IPL treatment for eyes in Derry, Windham, Raymond, or Londonderry, NH. If you are experiencing an emergent issue, call us and we will page our on-call doctor. Our experienced ophthalmologists can do an eye exam, take a health history, and assess your dry eye symptoms to determine if you are a good candidate for dry eye IPL treatment.