Dry Eye Therapy
30 Million Americans suffer with Dry-Eye Syndrome; the most common reason people visit their eye doctor. The most common symptoms of Dry Eye are REDNESS, BURNING, AND BLURRY VISION. Dry Eye is caused by a lack of tears on the surface of the eye. Tears are made up of a combination of oil and water. The tears provide nutrition, lubrication and immune protection for the eye. Proper lubrication is needed for a smooth ocular surface, without which clear vision is not possible. When there aren’t enough tears, the eye becomes irritated and that starts a cycle of inflammation that may even lead to infection, with permanent damage to the eye.
Dr. Kerry Assil was the first doctor west of the Mississippi to offer DELIT, a new, safe, effective, non-invasive and non-surgical treatment for Dry Eyes.
Dry Eye Light Impulse Therapy (DELIT) is a revolutionary treatment that dramatically improves the symptoms of Dry Eye. DELIT rejuvenates the inflamed and dormant glands that produce the oil component of tears through the application Intense Pulse Light (IPL) to the lower eyelids. Dr. Rolando Toyos, (formerly at the Assil Eye Institute) developed the DELIT protocol.
Dr. Assil’s goal is to help his patients achieve a major improvement in the quality of their tears. Typically this requires 4 DELIT treatments spaced one month apart, with most patients requiring a maintenance treatment once or twice a year.
A DELIT treatment takes 5 to 10 minutes and doesn’t hurt. Symptoms of Dry Eye may start to improve as early as following the very first treatment. DELIT patients may also notice improvement of their facial skin complexion and texture.
