Advanced Dry Eye Treatments Restore Moisture. Reclaim Visual Comfort.
Dry, itchy or burning eyes are not just a nuisance. They can be signs of chronic dry eye disease that affects how you see, work and enjoy everyday life. At HARINA Optométristes in Mont-Royal, we offer comprehensive dry eye diagnostics and advanced in clinic treatments that target the root causes of ocular dryness, not only the symptoms. Your personalized Dry Eye Treatment Plan is built around your eyes, your lifestyle and the severity of your condition.
Comprehensive Dry Eye Care in Mont-Royal
Identify the cause of your dry eye, then treat it with a plan that goes beyond basic drops.
Dry eye disease happens when your tears cannot keep the surface of your eyes comfortably lubricated. This may result from unstable tear film, inflammation of the eyelids or meibomian glands, reduced tear production or environmental stressors such as screen use, air conditioning and heating systems.
At HARINA Optométristes, we start by understanding what is happening at the level of your ocular surface and tear film. Our dry eye evaluations include a detailed history, careful examination of your eyelids and meibomian glands and advanced testing when needed. From there, we design a personalized Dry Eye Treatment Plan that may include in clinic therapies, at home care and nutritional support to help restore balance and comfort.
Your plan can include:
- Light-based therapies that aim to reduce inflammation and support meibomian gland function.
- Low level light treatments that gently stimulate cellular activity around the eyelids and glands.
- Thermal gland expression that combines controlled heat with manual expression to clear blocked oil glands.
- Customized eyedrop protocols and lid hygiene programs using pharmaceutical grade lubricants, cleansers and omega 3 support.
Our dry eye services are guided by precision imaging and diagnostic tools so we can identify the exact contributors to your symptoms and address them in a structured, evidence informed way. Whether your symptoms are seasonal or chronic, the goal is to reduce irritation, improve tear quality and restore long lasting comfort.
What Is Dry Eye Disease and Why Does It Happen?
Dry eye is more than occasional irritation. It is often a chronic condition involving your tear film, eyelids and ocular surface.
A healthy tear film has three main layers: oil, water and mucus. When the oil layer from the meibomian glands is compromised, tears evaporate too quickly. When there is not enough watery component, or when inflammation is present, the surface of the eye can become exposed and irritated. These imbalances lead to symptoms such as burning, stinging, redness, tearing and fluctuating vision.
Many people with dry eye also describe fatigue with screens, discomfort in air conditioned environments and difficulty wearing contact lenses. Because dry eye can gradually worsen over time, early and proactive treatment is important to protect both comfort and ocular surface health.
YOUR EYES DESERVE RELIEF. Let us help treat the cause, not only the symptoms.
Why Advanced Dry Eye Care Matters
Occasional dryness can be bothersome. Chronic dry eye can affect work, sleep, driving and overall quality of life.
At HARINA Optométristes, our dry eye programs are designed to:
- Identify whether your dry eye is evaporative, aqueous deficient or mixed, then target the underlying cause.
- Reduce inflammation of the eyelids and ocular surface that often drives ongoing irritation.
- Improve the quality and stability of your tear film to support clearer, more consistent vision.
- Relieve burning, foreign body sensation and fluctuating vision that interfere with work and daily tasks.
- Provide clear guidance, at home routines and structured follow up so improvements are monitored over time.
Every eye is different. We consider your symptoms, clinical findings, medications, systemic health and lifestyle before recommending a personalized dry eye plan.
How Our Dry Eye Evaluation Works
Dry eye care is not a quick glance at the eye. It is a structured assessment that looks at your symptoms, tear quality and eyelid health in detail.
Every dry eye evaluation at HARINA Optométristes is overseen by Dr. Harina Thyriar, Optometrist, who is certified in ocular pathology. This advanced training supports a deeper understanding of ocular surface disease, meibomian gland dysfunction and how systemic health, medications and environment can contribute to your symptoms.
Your visit begins with a thorough review of your history, including when your symptoms began, what makes them better or worse, your work environment, digital device use and any systemic conditions such as autoimmune disease, rosacea, hormonal changes or previous eye surgery.
We then perform targeted testing, which may include slit lamp examination of the lids and conjunctiva, tear breakup time, staining of the ocular surface, meibomian gland evaluation and imaging. These findings allow us to classify the type and severity of your dry eye and select the most appropriate treatment options.
Throughout the process, we explain every step in clear language so you understand what is happening, why you feel the way you do and how each recommended treatment fits into your overall plan.
Dry eye management is a partnership built on precise diagnosis, realistic expectations and ongoing review of your progress.
- Detailed Symptom Review We discuss your symptoms, triggers, work environment and general health to understand how dry eye affects your day to day life.
- Comprehensive Ocular Surface Examination Using the slit lamp and additional tests, we evaluate your tear film, eyelids, meibomian glands and corneal surface.
- Diagnostic Imaging and Testing When Indicated Advanced imaging and targeted tests help us assess gland structure, tear stability and the presence of inflammation.
- Personalized Treatment Plan We review the findings with you and design a plan that may include in clinic treatments, at home care and nutritional support.
- Education and Demonstration We show you how to properly use warm compresses, lid cleansers, eyedrops and any at home tools that are part of your plan.
- Structured Follow Up Follow up visits allow us to monitor your progress, adjust your regimen and plan additional light-based or thermal treatments if needed.
- Long Term Ocular Surface Management Dry eye is often chronic. We work with you to create a sustainable routine that keeps your eyes more comfortable over time.
Advanced In Clinic Dry Eye Treatments
We combine in clinic technology with structured at home care to treat both the symptoms and underlying drivers of dry eye disease.
Light-Based Therapies for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
- Use carefully controlled light energy applied around the eyes to target abnormal blood vessels and reduce inflammation that can affect your eyelids and meibomian glands.
- Help improve the quality of the oil layer in your tear film by supporting healthier gland function.
- Often recommended for patients with signs of meibomian gland dysfunction, rosacea or chronic lid margin disease.
- Performed as a series of sessions spaced over time, with each treatment completed in clinic by your care team.
Low Level Light Therapy
- Applies gentle light energy to the eyelids to support cellular activity, circulation and tissue recovery.
- Can complement other in clinic treatments or be used independently, depending on your diagnostic findings and sensitivity.
- Comfortable, non invasive sessions that many patients find relaxing.
- Aims to stabilize the ocular surface environment and contribute to better tear film quality over time.
Thermal Gland Expression
- Combines controlled heat with gentle manual expression to help liquefy and clear thickened oils from blocked meibomian glands.
- Supports the natural flow of healthy oils onto the tear film, which helps reduce evaporation.
- Often recommended for patients with significant gland obstruction or symptoms of burning and fluctuating vision.
- Performed in clinic with attention to comfort, hygiene and post treatment instructions.
Customized Eyedrop Protocols and Lid Hygiene Programs
- Selection of preservative free, pharmaceutical grade lubricating drops tailored to your specific dry eye pattern.
- Lid cleansers and foam washes designed to support healthy eyelid margins and reduce bacterial and debris buildup.
- Warm compress recommendations, including how often and how long to apply heat for meaningful benefit.
- Nutritional advice, including omega 3 support when appropriate, to complement your ocular surface regimen.
Your plan is designed to be realistic for your schedule while still providing the consistency needed to see improvement. We review and adjust your at home regimen at each follow up visit.
Additional Conditions These Therapies Can Help Address
A gentle, non invasive approach that supports both ocular surface health and the surrounding skin.
Our in clinic light-based treatments do more than improve dry eye symptoms. They deliver multi spectrum low level light energy to support cellular activity, reduce inflammation, improve oil gland performance and enhance tissue recovery around the eyes.
- Recurrent chalazion and styes: Helps reduce gland blockage, swelling and recurrence by supporting healthier oil flow.
- Swollen or inflamed eyelids: Can ease lid heaviness, tenderness and redness linked to gland dysfunction or irritation.
- Rosacea associated eyelid changes: Helps calm inflammation that often drives chronic meibomian gland dysfunction.
- Blepharitis and lid margin disease: Supports improved hygiene, comfort and gland performance over time.
- Moderate to severe dry eye: May benefit patients with more persistent ocular surface inflammation, including autoimmune related cases.
- Post surgical dryness: Can support recovery in patients who experience dryness or irritation following procedures like LASIK, PRK or cataract surgery.
- Periocular skin wellness: Multi spectrum light can help improve circulation and reduce redness or irritation around the eyelids.
- Follicle and tissue support: Light energy can promote healthier cellular activity in areas such as the eyelids and eyebrows.
These treatments are designed to complement your personalized dry eye plan for more comprehensive, long lasting relief.
Common Signs You May Have Dry Eye Disease
Some people feel constant irritation. Others notice fluctuating vision or fatigue but do not realize dry eye is the cause.
- Burning, stinging, itching or a gritty sensation in the eyes.
- Feeling like there is sand or a foreign body in the eye.
- Watery eyes that paradoxically indicate tear film instability.
- Fluctuating or blurred vision, especially with prolonged reading or screen use.
- Sensitivity to wind, air conditioning, fans or dry indoor environments.
- Difficulty wearing contact lenses comfortably for a full day.
- Redness, heaviness of the eyelids or crusting along the lash line.
- History of rosacea, autoimmune disease, hormonal changes or previous eye surgery.
Even if symptoms come and go, a comprehensive dry eye evaluation can identify early changes and help prevent progression. Addressing dry eye early often leads to better comfort and more stable vision in the long term.
Who Can Benefit From Advanced Dry Eye Treatments?
From mild irritation to long standing discomfort, we tailor treatment intensity to what your eyes need.
Advanced dry eye care can be considered for a wide range of patients, including those whose symptoms do not respond well to over the counter drops alone, individuals with meibomian gland dysfunction or blepharitis and patients whose work or hobbies involve extensive digital device use.
We also frequently see patients who have undergone eye surgery, wear contact lenses, live with autoimmune conditions or take medications that affect tear production. In each case, we balance symptom relief with protection of the ocular surface and long term comfort.
During your consultation, we discuss which options are suitable for your specific situation and outline a realistic timeline for improvement. Dry eye management often builds gradually over several weeks to months, and our goal is to support steady, meaningful change rather than short lived relief.
Your Eyes Deserve Relief
If you are living with burning, irritation or fluctuating vision, you do not have to simply tolerate it. We offer advanced diagnostics, light-based therapies, thermal gland expression and personalized at home care to help restore moisture and comfort to your eyes.
Let us treat the cause, not only the symptoms.