Lacritec, as a systemic approach to dry eye treatment, is well placed to augment other dry eye treatments to improve outcomes. Lacritec combines the benefits of concentrated fish oil, borage oil, and flaxseed oil.
The physiological and nutrigenomic benefits of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which is derived from flaxseed oil, result in a systemic lowering of inflammatory cytokines and prostaglandins that have been directly associated with dry eye symptoms. Specifically, a review on the effect ALA has on interleukin 6 and prostaglandin E2 highlights the unique benefit flaxseed oil provides in the treatment for dry eye disease.1
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Reference
- Rand AL, Asbell PA. Nutritional supplements for dry eye syndrome. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2011;22(4):279–282. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283477d23.
