Warm compress and lid cleaning
DailyA warm compress and a gentle lid wipe, taught at your visit and done each day.
Dry eye care in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
A careful look at eyes that feel dry, gritty or tired
Two optometrists test how your tears work, explain each treatment and what the FDA has said about it, and plan your care with you. Treatments can help people feel better, and results vary.
Treatment menu
What we offer for dry eye
Most plans start at home and add care in the office only when the tests point to it. Each option is named for what it is, with its FDA status where one applies.
At home
Daily care that comes first, before anything else.
Lubricating drops
As neededPreservative-free drops for the day. Your doctor picks the type and how often.
Screen and room habits
DailyBlink breaks, screen height, and the airflow and humidity where you work and sleep.
Contact lens review
At a visitA check of your lens type, wearing schedule and solution, with a change if the tests point to one.
Prescribed
Added after the tests, never before them.
Prescription anti-inflammatory drops
DailyEye drops that calm inflammation on the surface of the eye. Used every day, and often for weeks before the full effect shows.
FDA-approvedPunctal plugs
About 10 minutesTiny plugs placed in the tear drains to keep your own tears on the eye longer. They can be taken out.
FDA-cleared
In the office
Done in our treatment room, after your doctor explains the risks and what to expect.
Thermal pulsation of the eyelids
About 15 minutesGentle warmth and pressure on the lids to clear blocked oil glands.
FDA-clearedIntense pulsed light
About 20 minutesPulses of light around the eyes for dry eye from oil gland dysfunction. Your eyes are shielded.
FDA-clearedOil gland expression
About 10 minutesYour doctor presses the lids to release thickened oil, and explains the evidence for it.
Deep lash line cleaning
About 15 minutesA careful clean along the lash line to lift buildup. Your doctor explains the evidence for it.
Results vary. Which options fit you depends on your tests, and your doctor explains the risks and the evidence before you decide.
Your first visit
The tests, in the order we do them
About an hour and a quarter in all. You can ask us to pause at any point.
- 0110 min
Step 1: Your story and your habits
We ask about screens, contact lens wear, medicines and how your eyes feel by the end of the day.
- 0210 min
Step 2: Blink and tear film check
We watch you blink and time how soon your tear film breaks up afterward.
- 0310 min
Step 3: Tear volume
A thin paper strip or a gentle measurement shows how many tears you make.
- 0410 min
Step 4: Dye staining
A harmless yellow dye shows dry patches on the front of the eye under a blue light.
- 0515 min
Step 5: Oil glands
A light and a camera show the glands along your lids, and a gentle press shows what comes out.
- 0620 min
Step 6: Your plan
We go through what we found, choose a first step with you and set your next visit.
The office
A quiet room for tests and treatments
Where the tests happen and what the instruments look like, before you come.
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Sample photos.
Your doctors
Two optometrists, one plan
Each doctor's license is listed at the foot of every page.
Leads the dry eye evaluations and the treatments in the office. Goes through every test result with you before choosing a first step.
Fits and reviews contact lenses for people whose lenses have started to feel dry, and does the yearly eye health exam.
Questions
What people ask first
Why do my eyes water if they are dry?
Watering is often the eye's reaction to dryness. The tests show which problem you have, so the first step fits.
How long is the first visit?
About an hour and a quarter, with the tests in the order shown above. You leave with a first plan.
What do the tests feel like?
Most are a light, a thin strip or a drop of dye. Tell us at any point and we pause.
Does dry eye go away?
Dry eye is often a long-term condition, and care can help people feel better. Results vary, so we recheck your eyes and adjust the plan.
Will insurance cover it?
Often part of it. A dry eye visit is usually billed to medical insurance, and some treatments are not covered. See how fees work.
Can I keep wearing contact lenses?
Often yes. We review your lenses, schedule and solution first, and change them if the tests point to a cause there.
Book online
Book a dry eye evaluation
Choose a time in our booking system, or call and we will find one with you.
Phone(615) 555-0109
Hours
- Monday – TuesdayToday
- 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- WednesdayToday
- 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- ThursdayToday
- 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- FridayToday
- 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.