for doctors
Welcome! To help you find what you need quickly, here is a list of some of our web pages, services and products doctors most frequently want to see:
Products, sales, and general support
- Set up an account with The Dry Eye Company: Call 1-877-693-7939 x2 (9am - 5pm Pacific time). Benefits:
- Automatic 10% discount on all products (more on eyedrops, call for details)
- Additional discounts for volume purchases
- Complimentary patient literature and brochure holders
- Complimentary NutraTear samples. If you are looking for Dwelle or Dakrina samples, we do not currently have sample size packaging available but we can send you a small quantity of complimentary 15mLs on request.
- Looking for an obscure product and can't remember the name, or the manufacturer? Call us and we'll help you track it down. Or, a special need? Moisture chamber eyewear for a hard-to-fit patient... Night protection for someone with floppy eyelid syndrome... Punctal plug for someone you can't fit with your regular brand... You name it, we can probably help. Give us a call.
- Check out our best-selling products, including:
Supplement your patient education efforts
- Complimentary patient literature for your practice: We have complimentary dry eye brochures and brochure holders. To order online, go to The Dry Eye Shop. Look for the "Current Category" label just below the tabs. In the drop-down menu, select "For Physicians". You'll see everything you need there. Or just call us at 1-877-6939x2 to place your order.
- For motivated patients: Refer your patients to www.dryeyezone.com for a broad education on dry eye, and/or suggest a book such as Dr. Latkany's The Dry Eye Remedy or Dr. Maskin's Reversing Dry Eye Syndrome.
- Support groups: Troubled patients? Encourage them to participate in Dry Eye Talk. Many dry eye patients suffer from severe depression and/or anxiety and it is important for them to understand that they are not alone and to get some support in getting beyond the worst of it.
Keep up with dry eye news
- Check our clinical trial roster for a complete listing of dry eye drugs in clinical trials as well as new drug developments.
- Check Rebecca's blog The Dry Eye Digest for abstracts of new dry eye related studies; general news items on dry eye; industry news; new product news; and more.
- Sign up for Rebecca's weekly Dry Eye Bulletins via email to get highlights of all the above plus new product news and news from The Dry Eye Zone. To get the bulletins, simply set up an account in The Dry Eye Shop with a current email address. No purchase necessary; can be done online or by phone at 1-877-693-7939 x2.
Boost your dry eye practice
- Submit a physician listing for The Dry Eye Yellow Pages, so patients can find you readily. Click here for information and to download an application.
- Participate on Dry Eye Talk in the Pro Corner. Just register for the forums (free, requires current email address), introduce yourself in this forum and you can get started.
Product reference lists and consumer guides
- Punctal & intracanalicular plugs: Reference list of all kinds of plugs including manufacturer links, plug descriptions and sizes available for each.
- Preservatives: Reference list of preservatives in common topical ophthalmic preparations including BAK concentrations in Rx drops. Please, be sensitive to your patients' ocular surface tradeoffs when prescribing BAK-containing drugs and discuss the risks and (where available) alternatives with them.
- Eye lubricants: Reference list of over-the-counter lubricants including drops, gels, ointments and more, with manufacturer links, active ingredients, and preservatives.
- Clinical trial roster: List of dry eye drugs in clinical trials and new drugs on the horizon.
- Companies with dry eye products: Handy list with location, phone numbers and websites for companies that sell plugs, lubricants, lid hygiene products, moisture chamber eyewear, dry eye dietary supplements and more.
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