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Surprising Facts about Dry Eye
Did you know that contrary to its name, Dry Eye Syndrome may actually make your eyes weepy and cause excessive tearing? Here are some more surprising facts about Dry Eye and how to treat it!
Why Honey Eye Drops?
Honey has been used as food and medicine for thousands of years. So why are we only hearing about the wonders of honey eye drops now?
Effect of a formulated eye drop with Leptospermum spp honey on tear film properties
Find out how manuka honey impacts tear film properties - from the British Journal of Ophthalmology (January 2020)
Jacqueline Tan, Tianni Jia, Roslyn Liao, Fiona Stapleton
Honey gel and drops useful for dry eye
Optometry Australia (June 2017)
Helen Carter
Treatment of contact lens related dry eye with antibacterial honey
Research on the treatment of contact lens related dry eye syndrome with antibacterial honey from Contact Lens & Anterior Eye Journal (October 2017)
Daniel Wong, Julie M. Albietz, Huan Tran, Cimonette Du Toit, Anita Hui Li, Tina Yun, Jee Han, Katrina L. Schmid
Randomised controlled trial of topical antibacterial Manuka (Leptospermum species) honey for evaporative dry eye due to meibomian gland dysfunction
Evidence to support the use of antibacterial honey, from Clinical and Experiential Optometry (June 2017)
Julie M Albietz, Katrina L Schmid