Say Goodbye to Dry, Irritated Eyes: St. Mary’s Eye Clinic Revolutionizes Treatment with State-of-the-Art Technology
Use of ‘Optilight IPL’, the first FDA-approved laser treatment device
10-15 minute treatment, 4 times every 2-4 weeks… Relieves inflammation and congestion after treatment
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Poster promoting dry eye syndrome treatment using ‘Optilight IPL’ at St. Mary’s Eye Clinic. [사진 성모안과]
St. Mary’s Eye Clinic (Director Daniel Kim), which has offices in Flushing, Manhattan, New York City, and Palisades Park, New Jersey, is attracting attention as it provides effective eye disease services to Koreans using state-of-the-art medical equipment.
St. Mary’s Eye Clinic is a general ophthalmology hospital that opened its first office in 1997. Seven ophthalmologists, including Director Daniel Kim, provide regular checkups, contact lens consultations, LASIK, LASEK, glaucoma treatment, multifocal cataract and presbyopia correction, customized lenses, etc. We provide total eye care services, including EVO ICL lens implantation.
Recently, many people are suffering from dry eye syndrome regardless of age due to the lifestyle of using electronic devices for a long time, and to help with this, St. Mary’s Eye Clinic has launched ‘Optilight IPL’, the only laser-based dry eye treatment device that was first approved by the FDA. Treatment using ‘ is producing excellent results.
Generally, the outermost layer of the ‘tear film’ in the human eye area is made of oil and acts to prevent the evaporation of tears. In particular, the meibomian glands located on the upper and lower inner lids of the eyes protect the eyes by releasing a little oil when we blink.
However, as we age, the oil ducts begin to become clogged, and when the oil cannot come out, inflammation of the eyelids occurs along with evaporative dryness. This causes dry eye syndrome, which causes symptoms of itching and bloodshot eyes.
St. Mary’s Eye Clinic said, “In the past, dry eye syndrome was treated only with eye drops, but with the advent of cutting-edge technology, ‘IPL (Intense pulse light’) is used to apply heat to the meibomian glands to melt hardened fat in the meibomian glands. “The procedure itself takes 10 to 15 minutes, and has the advantage of feeling almost no pain because it does not directly touch the eyes, is performed on the skin under the eyes, and is anesthetized with eye drops,” he explained.
In addition, St. Mary’s Eye Clinic said, “The procedure is recommended 4 times over 2 to 4 weeks, and some people see results from the first 1 to 2 times, but the maximum effect can be seen after receiving the procedure at least 2 to 4 times. “It can be repeated once every time,” he said. “After the procedure, inflammation disappears, so the eyes become less bloodshot, and the oils you make begin to come out, so the evaporation of the tears themselves slows down and less eye mucus forms.”
Meanwhile, St. Mary’s Eye Clinic emphasized that for the eye health of Korean-Americans, “early detection of all diseases is important, so regular eye examinations once a year are essential for those in their 40s or older.”
◆St. Mary’s Eye Clinic ▶New York/New Jersey official website
stmaryseye.com
◆New Jersey ▶Address: 540 Bergen Blvd, Palisades Park, NJ 07650 ▶Phone: 201-461-3970
◆Flushing ▶Address: 136-33 37th Ave, #4C, Flushing, NY 11354 ▶Phone: 718-661-3800
◆Manhattan ▶Address: 370 Lexington Ave, Suite 1102, New York, NY 10017 ▶Phone: 888-792-2020
Reporter Park Jong-won park.jongwon@koreadailyny.com