title: [Current treatment for dry eye syndrome].
abstract: The therapy of dry eye disease as a chronic problem necessitates a long-term therapeutic association between patient and ophthalmologist. The aim of therapy is to relieve symptoms and improve vision as far as possible with an acceptable level of effort on the part of the patient. Therapy of dry eye follows a staged concept including tear replacement, serum eye drops, punctum plugs, novel anti-inflammatory drugs (cyclosporin A), and surgical procedures. Interdisciplinary care, especially of patients with autoimmune disease, is recommended and is best provided in a specialized dry eye outpatient clinic with quality control.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik mit Poliklinik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen. ccursiefen@yahoo.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cursiefen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jacobi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Kruse
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000601:surgery*; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001798:Blood Proteins; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions