How to Know if Your Dry Eye Treatment Is Working

If 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.

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