Customer scenario 2
The next time a customer comes to your pharmacy with dry eye symptoms, remember:
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80% of customers with dry eye have evaporative dry eye8
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Artificial tears instantly replenish moisture but may not address the root cause of evaporative dry eye13
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Liposomal sprays address the root cause of evaporative dry eye14
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Optrex ACTiMIST repairs and restores the disrupted lipid layer for long-lasting symptom relief18
Now you have completed this module, proceed to the next screen to test your knowledge and record your learning. Pharmacists can use this as one of their revalidation activities.
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2. Mayo Clinic Dry Eyes https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dry-eyes/symptoms-causes/syc-20371863
3. NICE CKS Dry Eye Syndrome Clinical features https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/dry-eye-syndrome/diagnosis/clinical-features/
4. Stapleton F, et al. TFOS DEWS II Epidemiology Report. The Ocular Surface 2017; 15(3): 334-365
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6. NICE CKS Dry Eye Syndrome Causes https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/dry-eye-syndrome/background-information/causes/
7. NICE CKS Dry Eye Syndrome Diagnosis https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/dry-eye-syndrome/diagnosis/diagnosis/
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9. NICE CKS Dry Eye Syndrome Management https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/dry-eye-syndrome/management/management/
10. Optometry Today: 'GPs lack confidence in treating dry eye, finds research.' August 2015. Available at: https://www.aop.org.uk/ot/professional-support/health-services/2015/08/17/gps-lack-confidence-in-treating-dry-eye-finds-research
11. NICE CKS Dry Eye Syndrome Definition https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/dry-eye-syndrome/background-information/definition/
12. Craig JP et al. TFOS DEWS II Definition and Classification Report. The Ocular Surface 2017; 15: 276e283
13. Jones L et al. TFOS DEWS II Management and Therapy Report. The Ocular Surface 2017; 15: 575-628
14. Craig JP et al. Effect of a liposomal spray on the pre-ocular tear film. Contact Lens & Anterior Eye 2010; 33: 83-87
15. Dausch D, et al. Comparative study of treatment of the dry eye syndrome due to disturbances of the tear film lipid layer with lipid-containing tear substitutes. Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd 2006; 223: 974-983
16. Khaireddin R, Schmidt K. Comparative Investigation of Treatments for Evaporative Dry Eye. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2010; 227(2): 128-134
17. NHS Dry Eye https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dry-eyes/
18. Dausch, Craig & Khaireddin R, Schmidt K. Comparative Investigation of Treatments for Evaporative Dry Eye. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2010; 227(2): 128-134
All online references last accessed February 2021
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