New possibilities of tear replacement therapy in handling patients with the dry eye syndrome. Clinical cases.
Combination therapy of the dry eye syndrome includes wide use of tear substitutes, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and other symptomatic products as well as products targeting the syndrome pathogenesis. In case of undesired sequelae of the xerotic process, the treatment course may be extended to include surgical interventions. Preliminary results showed the effectiveness of the new tear substitute Visine® Pure Tears including its preservative-free formulation Visine® Pure Tears (based on tamarind seed polysaccharide) in patients with mild and very severe dry eye syndrome. These facts invite attention to the medication on the part of ophthalmology practitioners and validate its wide usage as part of combination therapy of dry eye syndrome in clinical practice. // Russian Ophthalmological Journal, 2012; 3:86-90.