Physician Recommended Nutriceuticals

New Proof that Dry Eye Omega Benefits Changes the Composition of the Meibum

11/01/2011

Dr. Gregory Smith

Dr. Gregory Smith, world-renowned ophthalmologist and Attending Surgeon at the famed Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, presented new study data at the Cornea Society/EBAA Fall Educational Symposium that could significantly enhance the way posterior blepharitis/Meibomian Gland Dysfunction is treated.  Smith’s abstract provided the first evidence that omega-3 can change the composition of the oil in the meibum, which contributes to the lipid layer of the tear.