Ocular Surface & Dry Eye
Lasting relief from Medi Eslani, MD, FAAO (a fellowship-trained surgeon and published ocular surface researcher), using the most advanced therapies available, from autologous serum and amniotic membrane to LipiFlow and IPL.
Understanding the Problem
Ocular surface disease affects how comfortable you feel and how clearly you see, and it's far more common than most people realize.
Your tears aren't just water. They're a finely balanced film of water, oil, and mucus that keeps your eye smooth, clear, and comfortable. When that film breaks down (too few tears, poor-quality tears, or blocked oil glands known as meibomian gland dysfunction), the surface becomes inflamed and unstable. That's ocular surface disease (OSD); dry eye disease is its most common form.
For Glaucoma Patients
Most patients on glaucoma drops develop ocular surface disease. Years of daily drops (especially preserved ones containing BAK) inflame and damage the surface, causing burning, redness, and fluctuating vision. It can even make your glaucoma harder to monitor and your drops harder to tolerate.
As both a fellowship-trained glaucoma specialist and a published ocular surface expert, Dr. Eslani treats the whole picture. He can reduce, or even eliminate, your drop burden with SLT laser, sustained-release implants (Durysta, iDose), and MIGS, while simultaneously healing your ocular surface with advanced therapy. Very few surgeons offer this combined expertise.
Advanced Treatment
When over-the-counter drops aren't enough, Dr. Eslani offers the full range of modern, evidence-based dry eye treatment.
Anti-inflammatory drops and prescription treatment to calm the surface and restore your natural tears.
Gentle thermal pulsation that clears blocked oil (meibomian) glands, treating the most common cause of dry eye at its source.
In-office light therapy that reduces inflammation and restores oil-gland function for lasting relief from evaporative dry eye.
Custom drops made from your own blood, rich in natural healing factors, for moderate-to-severe dry eye that resists standard drops.
A regenerative graft that rapidly heals a damaged ocular surface, reducing inflammation and scarring.
Tiny plugs that preserve your natural tears, and specialty lenses that bathe the eye in moisture for severe cases.
A Foundation in the Science
Long before he was your surgeon, Dr. Eslani helped advance the science of the ocular surface. He trained under two of the world's leading cornea and ocular surface experts, Dr. Edward Holland and Dr. Ali Djalilian, and built an internationally recognized research career in stem-cell therapy and ocular surface reconstruction.
His work on limbal stem cells, corneal healing, and amniotic membrane transplantation appears in 70+ peer-reviewed publications and the field's leading textbook. Your dry eye and ocular surface care is guided by someone at the very forefront of the field.
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