Sometimes, artificial tears aren’t enough and dry eye is long-lasting ... Your eye doctor may suggest blocking your tear ducts so your eyes stay moist longer. Tiny plugs are put into the ...

The team has also developed novel, shape-changing tear duct plugs to treat dry eye syndrome. The centre is a leading hub for research that has trained more than 15% of China’s cataract surgeons ...

Evaporative dry eye occurs when the tear film has an insufficient oily layer, leading to greater tear evaporation.