5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Interventional treatments for dry eye disease (DED) enhance patient care and reduce staff workload in ophthalmology practices.

• 2

  Adopting an interventional approach allows for team-based care, improving efficiency and patient access to effective treatments.

• 3

  Lacrimal occlusion with hyaluronic acid gel is a first-line therapy for DED, providing immediate symptomatic relief and improving compliance.

• 4

  Thermal-activated restorative gland expression therapy (TARGET) effectively treats meibomian gland dysfunction and evaporative disease.

• 5

  Interventional treatments like TARGET and Lacrifill are supported by data showing better outcomes compared to traditional therapies.