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Dry Eye

Dry eye disease

Modern life's chronic eye condition —
Shinsegae's precision diagnosis restores healthy tear flow.

The tear film protecting your eyes has three layers: oil, water and mucin
If any one is out of balance, tears evaporate too quickly or are insufficient, damaging  the ocular surface and causing pain
More than simply moistening the eyes, resolving the instability of the tear film is the core of treatment

Tear film cross-section diagram

  • Lipid layer

    Prevents tear evaporation

  • Aqueous layer

    Blocks debris and irritants

  • Mucin layer

    Anchors the tear film

Lipid layer

Prevents tear evaporation

Aqueous layer

Blocks debris and irritants

Mucin layer

Anchors the tear film

Types of Dry Eye

  • Aqueous-deficient dry eye

    Aqueous-deficient

    Insufficient tear production

  • Evaporative dry eye

    Evaporative

    Meibomian gland dysfunction causes rapid evaporation

  • Mixed dry eye

    Mixed

    Both aqueous deficiency and evaporation occur together

Dry Eye Symptoms

  • Foreign body sensation

  • Burning

  • Dryness

  • Stinging

  • Redness

  • Blurry vision

  • Itching

  • Light sensitivity

  • Eye fatigue

Main causes of dry eye

Meibomian gland dysfunction
Yellowed and hardened

Meibomian gland dysfunction

About 80% of dry-eye cases come from oil-film issues,
not tear volume itself
When the meibomian glands along the eyelid edge block up,
the oil layer of the tear film weakens and tears evaporate too quickly

Normal meibomian glands

Normal

Dysfunctional meibomian glands

MGD

Personalised dry-eye medication

Prescribing artificial tears and symptom-matched drops to replenish the tear film and ease ocular surface inflammation — the most basic line of treatment.

  • Artificial tears icon

    Artificial tears

    For mild symptoms
    → Apply preservative-free single-use artificial tears as needed
    Keeps the tear film stable, safe for long-term use
  • Anti-inflammatory icon

    Anti-inflammatory drops

    When conjunctivitis, keratitis or blepharitis is present
    → Combined with inflammation-reducing eye drops
    to stabilise the ocular surface and break the dry-eye cycle
  • Surgical treatment icon

    Surgical treatment

    For severe dry-eye symptoms
    → Punctal occlusion, laser therapy and more
    block the puncta to reduce tear drainage

Advanced laser & thermal treatment

After LipiView checks the tear-film and meibomian glands, LipiFlow and IPL treatment
help unblock the meibomian glands and restore their function.

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STEP 1 Diagnosis

LipiView

Precision diagnostic device for tear-film and meibomian glands

Assesses lipid-layer thickness, incomplete blinking and meibomian-gland structure
to pinpoint the exact cause of dry eye.

STEP 2 Thermal therapy

LipiFlow

Thermal treatment device that clears blocked meibomian glands

Delivers heat and gentle pressure (vibration) inside and outside the eyelids to melt and clear hardened oils,
helping the oil layer of the tear film recover.

STEP 3 Laser therapy

IPL M22

Laser device that calms eyelid inflammation and improves the tear-film environment

Applies laser light to the skin around the eyelids to address abnormal vessels of the meibomian glands
and melt hardened sebum, stabilising the tear-film environment.

Dry eye checklist

Tick the items that apply to check your dry-eye status

Discomfort & foreign-body sensation

Vision & visual symptoms

Situational symptoms

Morning & other symptoms

Level 1Calm

Relatively healthy

Avoid long screen time and dry environments to keep your current eye condition.