Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBLCA, ACC, shares that dry eye disease remains underdiagnosed and under-treated. Approximately 16 million Americans have been diagnosed with dry eye disease, yet an estimated 38 million people may be living with chronic symptoms but only 1.5 million are actively treated. Dry eye management offers many opportunities to improve patient outcomes while supporting practice growth.
Read Dr. Barnett’s debut installment of Insight Media’s new, 3-part series on Decoding Dry Eye Practice Success on how to effectively diagnose dry eye disease.