In-Depth Dry Eye Management
Dry eyes can leave your eyes feeling gritty and sensitive (and our Canadian winters don’t help, either). Dry eyes can make it difficult to tolerate contact lenses, and your productivity can also be affected due to blurry vision and watery eyes.
The good news is that you don’t have to deal with dry eyes alone. We offer specialty contact lenses and innovative treatments such as intense pulsed light therapy (IPL), Zest treatments, and the iLux device.
Dry eye can make focusing on your work a chore, and we want to help you find relief—contact us to schedule an appointment today.
Book AppointmentWhat Is Dry Eye?
Dry eyes can occur when your eyes don’t produce enough tears or those tears evaporate too quickly, causing your tear film to become unstable.
Inflammation caused by an interruption to the tear process can also result in meibomian gland dysfunction. When this happens, the small glands in your eyelids that produce the oily layer of tears become clogged and cause instability in the tear film.
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Understanding Your Dry Eye Symptoms
Our team can get to the bottom of your symptoms through a comprehensive dry eye evaluation and determine what treatment method is right for you. Your visit will include tests such as topography, meibography, and tear break-up time evaluations so we can closely examine your eyes.
Following comprehensive testing and imaging, we’ll be able to help find a treatment option that works for your specific needs. Our team will always schedule follow-up appointments so that we can track your progress and how you’re reacting to treatment.
Our Dry Eye Solutions & Treatments
We offer a variety of at-home treatments, in-clinic treatments, and specialty contact lenses to help you find relief from dry eye symptoms.
At-Home Treatments
Following your consultation and testing, our team can recommend treatment methods like eye drops, eyelid wipes, and even specialty contacts.
Punctal Plugs
Punctal plugs are tiny silicone, collagen, or acrylic devices that can be inserted into your tear ducts to reduce tear loss. Punctal plugs can keep tears from leaving the surface of your eyes too quickly.
Punctal plugs come in semi-permanent and temporary or dissolving designs.
iLux
The iLux handheld device is a treatment method that uses an LED-based heat source to gently warm the inner and outer surface of the eyelids to clean blockages in the oil glands of your eyelids. This treatment method addresses dry eye caused by meibomian gland dysfunction.
IPL/LLLT
Intense pulsed light therapy (IPL) and low-level light therapy (LLLT) are treatment methods that use gentle pulses of light to address meibomian gland dysfunction.
These treatment methods can also address ocular rosacea and blepharitis. The targeted light reduces inflammation and bacterial buildup in the eyes and eyelids while also increasing blood flow to your oil glands.
ZEST Eyelid Debridement
ZEST (Zocular Eyelid System Treatment) is designed to help with eyelid debridement and help relieve dry eye symptoms. ZEST works by helping to remove bacteria and debris from the eyelids with gentle exfoliation.
Our Dry Eye Clinic
Along with a wide range of treatment methods and dry eye solutions, our team is experienced in helping treat and manage dry eyes. You shouldn’t have to deal with dry eyes on your own, and we can help!
Contact us to schedule your appointment today and get to the bottom of your dry eye symptoms.
Book AppointmentVisit Our Location
You can find us on Shefford Rd., right next to the DriveTest Centre. There’s plenty of parking available on both sides and at the back of our building.
Our Address
- 879 Shefford Road
- Ottawa, ON K1J 8H9
Contact Information
- Phone: 613-842-9325
- Fax: 613-842-9324
- Email: info@medviewoptometry.com
Hours of Operation
- Monday: 8:30 AM – 4:45 PM
- Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 4:45 PM
- Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 4:45 PM
- Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:45 PM
- Friday: 8:30 AM – 11:45 AM
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
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It’s the start of the school year, a time both cherished and dreaded by parents and kids! No one wants their kids to be under-prepared! Paying attention in class all day can be difficult for the keenest of kids, but it can be even harder if kids can’t follow along because they can’t distinguish what’s […]
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Medview Optometry Clinic
- 879 Shefford Road
- Ottawa, ON K1J 8H9
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P: 613-842-9325
F: 613-842-9324
info@medviewoptometry.com