Why do my eyes water so much if they’re supposedly dry?

2026-07-17T12:11:33-07:00

It sounds backwards, but watery eyes are one of the most common dry eye complaints we hear. When the surface of your eye is irritated from dryness, it triggers reflex tearing — the eye’s emergency response to irritation. The problem is that these flood tears are mostly water, without the oily layer produced by healthy [...]

Why do my eyes water so much if they’re supposedly dry?2026-07-17T12:11:33-07:00

Can dry eye be cured?

2026-07-17T12:11:12-07:00

Dry eye is a chronic condition, so “managed” is the honest word rather than “cured” — but managed well, it can fade into the background of your life instead of dominating it. The goal of treatment is to restore a stable, healthy tear film and keep it that way. For many patients, that means an [...]

Can dry eye be cured?2026-07-17T12:11:12-07:00

How are Forma-I and Lumecca-I different from just using eye drops?

2026-07-17T12:10:57-07:00

Eye drops add moisture to the surface of the eye — helpful for temporary relief, but they don’t change why your eyes are dry in the first place. If your meibomian glands are blocked or inflamed, drops are a bucket under a leak. Forma-I and Lumecca-I work upstream of the symptom: radiofrequency warmth helps unblock [...]

How are Forma-I and Lumecca-I different from just using eye drops?2026-07-17T12:10:57-07:00

What is treatment like? Does it hurt?

2026-07-17T12:10:39-07:00

Both therapies are non-invasive and performed right in our Prescott office. Nothing touches the eye itself — the energy is applied to the skin of the eyelids and the area around the eyes. Forma-I feels like gentle, controlled warmth; Lumecca-I involves brief pulses of light to the treated skin. There are no incisions, no injections, [...]

What is treatment like? Does it hurt?2026-07-17T12:10:39-07:00
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