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How to Know if Your Dry Eye Treatment Is Working
Some dry eye treatments take time to see the full results, so you may need to be patient.
Written by Lauren Smith, MA | Reviewed by Alexandra Schwarz, MD
Published on August 31, 2023If you’ve been struggling with symptoms of dry eye disease for a long time, you may be eager to start a treatment and find relief.
“There [are] some treatments [for dry eye] that take a little bit of time to peak in efficacy or to have an effect,” says Danielle Trief, MD, Ophthalmologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Additional Medical Contributors
- Danielle Trief, MDDanielle Trief, MD, is a board-certified ophthalmologist and associate professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
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