Dry Eye Wales

Dry Eye Wales A dedicated space for dry eye clinical excellence
www.dryeyewales.co.uk
Brought to you by The Optical People

09/05/2026

Just kidding, we’re mere optometrists 😅✨

…but we are now fully trained in Lacrifill treatments, which basically makes us magicians when it comes to managing dry eye 👁️🪄

This simple procedure helps keep your natural tears where they should be for longer - improving comfort, reducing irritation, and helping your eyes stay hydrated 💧

Think you could benefit? Book a dry eye diagnostic appointment today to see if you’re suitable, or if you’re already a Dry Eye Wales member, ask us at your next visit!

Huge thank you to Conor and Chloe from the Nordic Pharma team and dry eye optometrist extraordinaire Connor, for some incredible hands on training and lots of our obscure questions expertly answered!

Thank you so much for all the interest from our previous post via emails! We’re slowly working through all of the messages, so please bear with us while we get back to everyone. Thanks again for all the support 💫🤩

Register your interest: dryeyewales@theopticalpeople.co.uk

✨ BIG NEWS ✨Today we’re training in the long-awaited Lacrifill treatment- the breakthrough dry eye procedure that’s take...
07/05/2026

✨ BIG NEWS ✨

Today we’re training in the long-awaited Lacrifill treatment- the breakthrough dry eye procedure that’s taken America by storm, with over 100,000 treatments performed since launching in May 2024 🇺🇸

And now… it’s finally here in the UK 🇬🇧

We’re incredibly excited to announce that we are the first practice in Wales and one of only a handful of clinics in the UK to offer this innovative treatment.

📩 Interested in this treatment? Email us today and we’ll add you to the waiting list and send you more information.

Watch this space… exciting things are coming ✨

03/05/2026

Teamwork makes the dream work 👁️✨

Dry eye disease is complex, but with the right guidance, it doesn’t have to be. Our expert-led diagnostic appointments are designed to simplify things and get to the root of your symptoms.

Let us help you take control of your eye health. You deserve clear, comfortable vision.

📅 Book your dry eye assessment today and start your journey to relief. Request an appointment on our website or via your usual optometrist. www.dryeyewales.co.uk

28/04/2026

Struggling with daily dry eye? 👁️

Let us help. 🌊

At Dry Eye Wales, your journey starts with a thorough diagnostic appointment, carefully triaged by our specialists after a detailed chat with our friendly team.

Once we understand your eyes from your diagnostics appointment, we’ll create a treatment plan tailored to you!

Whether that’s at-home care or joining one of our membership programmes for ongoing in-clinic treatments- we’re confident can help.

Life doesn’t have to be hard with dry eyes- let us look after you. 👁️💙 We can’t wait to see you!

17/03/2026

📣 BACK IN STOCK

The looooonng awaited Blephasteam mask is back in stock! We have contacted everyone who was on our waiting list and one has already been posted to its new owner.

These are at home heat therapy masks for moderate to severe dry eye which have had incredible patient feedback including those with severe ocular surface disease from Sjögren's syndrome .

They have been incredibly popular (hence the nationwide sell out in 2025 🫣) and are now back in stock on our website shop, but in very short supply. Enjoy!

16/03/2026

🚀 A new era in dry eye diagnostics

This morning we received and completed training on our new Seinda i-ImmunDx tear biomarker analyser- an exciting step forward in how we diagnose and monitor dry eye disease.

Dry eye isn’t one single condition. Different underlying mechanisms can cause very similar symptoms, which is why advanced testing is so valuable.

With just a tiny tear sample (painlessly captured), this device measures three key biomarkers:

🔬 MMP-9 – a marker of ocular surface inflammation, helping us detect and monitor inflammatory dry eye.

🌿 IgE – a marker of allergy, allowing us to differentiate allergic eye disease from true dry eye, but also treat and monitor this condition more accurately.

🧬 LTA (Lymphotoxin-α)– linked to systemic diseases, immune balance and goblet cell function, giving insight into mucin health and tear film stability- something we have never been able to do before!

📊 An upgrade to our previous testing…

Our previous inflammatory marker testing gave us a positive/negative result. This new technology provides exact numerical values, allowing us to monitor inflammation and treatment response with far greater precision over time.

💡 What this means for patients

By analysing these biomarkers together we can better understand why your eyes look or feel a certain way - helping us create even more personalised and targeted treatment plan.

This advanced biomarker testing is now included in all initial dry eye diagnostic appointments, and is also available for patients on our Plus and Comprehensive Dry Eye Membership plans for ongoing monitoring.

Better diagnostics → better treatment decisions → better outcomes.

03/03/2026

STILL ON A DRY EYE HIGH ! 💫

Thank you for such an educational event… so much to think about and put into place to improve dry eye care even more.

Very excited about what we’ve bought - watch this space for more info!

New day, new week, and ready for a day of dry eye detective work and treatments 🔍 Today’s lineup includes some ongoing d...
09/02/2026

New day, new week, and ready for a day of dry eye detective work and treatments 🔍

Today’s lineup includes some ongoing diagnostics with MMP-9 inflammatory marker testing and ScoutPro osmolarity. For this patient, we already know what works as they’ve been attending regularly for sometime, so we’re following up with 15 minutes of the Activa mask (heat & massage mask… think sauna and massage chair for your eyes 😌), followed by IRPL treatment and meibomian gland expression.

We love what we do here at Dry Eye Wales 🤍

05/02/2026

January, you were BIG for Dry Eye Wales 👀✨

This month we:
- Launched a dedicated dry eye window so people know help is available (and what symptoms to watch for)
- ⁠Curated our first every dry eye care kit, complete with a branded bag from
- ⁠Completed 6 Initial diagnostic assements
- ⁠Carried out 58 routine dry eye appointments- including meibomian gland expression, lid exfoliation and personalised routine tweaks
- ⁠Delivered 4 patients IRPL treatments
- ⁠Completed 1 amniotic membrane treatment
- ⁠Performed 8 ZEST treatments
- ⁠Inserted 5 pairs of punctal plugs
- ⁠Hosted our second annual DrEye January Educational Event! It was so popular, and our special guests and goody bags exceeded all expectation!

We’re incredibly proud of everything achieved this January, but this is just the beginning.
Dry eye is serious and it deserves the time, expertise and attention we give it- every single day. For more information visit our website www.dryeyewales.co.uk

When the meibography sends you some subtle Monday love! ❤️
26/01/2026

When the meibography sends you some subtle Monday love! ❤️

23/01/2026

✨ Quarterly raffle prize draw ✨

This one feels extra special 💛 Since our last raffle, we’ve hit 100 reviews for The Optical People and 10 reviews for Dry Eye Wales and we are genuinely so thrilled. Thank you to everyone who’s taken the time to leave us a review on Facebook and/or Google… it really helps our small business grow and be found 🫶

Our quarterly raffle is simply our way of saying thank you, with a £200 prize to spend in our clinic any way you like 👀✨

We also love using each draw as an excuse to celebrate how brilliant our town is. Every time, we visit a completely independent local business and come up with a fun, creative way to draw the winner 🎉

Today we were at Paint On Me on St Mary’s Street — such a lovely space filled with beautiful gifts and clothes, plus a full paint-your-own pottery setup in the most gorgeous setting 🎨 If you haven’t been yet, it’s well worth a visit.

Thank you for supporting The Optical People and Dry Eye Wales, and for supporting local. It honestly means the world to us 💛

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