To understand why you’re experiencing dry eye, we’ll discuss your medical history and lifestyle before performing an eye exam.
Dry Eye Specialist in Marblehead
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High Level Overview
Struggling with Eye Moisture?
Dry eye occurs when your natural tears aren’t produced fast enough to keep your eye surface moist.
This condition can happen to anyone, but people over the age of 40 tend to experience it more frequently.
Burning or stinging sensation
Eye redness
Blurred vision
Mucus around eye
Feeling like something is in your eye
Light sensitivity
Treating Dry Eye
Diagnosing and Testing
Once we’ve uncovered the source of your dry eye, we can begin treatment to get your discomfort under control.
After your doctor prescribes your treatment, your dry eye should be relieved in about 2 to 4 weeks.
Caring For Your Eyes
Solution-Driven
Our main focus is providing patients with the necessary care, ranging from routine check-ups to advanced medical interventions.
Education-Focused
We aim to educate our patients about their health and empower them to be proactive in taking care of their eyes.
Patient-Centered
Dr. Orenberg gets to know every patient he sees, answering their questions with empathy and warmly addressing their concerns.
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Dr. Orenberg and his staff are wonderful! I would highly recommend them to all of my friends and family. Everyone at the office seems very happy, smart, and they see patients on time!
Alan L.
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Dr. Orenberg is knowledgeable, warm, and listens to the needs of patients. His staff is terrific. A great experience!
Dr. Orenberg is amazing! So kind, patient, and gentle, part of the reason I leftover my previous ophthalmologist. Felt totally at ease. Knows his stuff to boot. So glad he’s in town. I swear he had a fan club of patients in the waiting room!
Abbie L.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Not all kinds of dry eye are curable through artificial tears alone. Sometimes, your dry eye may be due to an imbalance in your tear film, which makes tears less effective in moisturizing your eye. If this is the case, our dry eye specialist in Marblehead may recommend tear duct plugs to prevent your eyes from overwhelming themselves with tears. If your dry eye is due to outside irritants, you might receive a prescription for specialized ointments or eye drops to combat them.
The artificial tear brand you’re using may be the true problem. Some artificial tears are formulated with preservatives that can irritate your eye further depending on what is causing your dry eye. We can recommend you a brand that is best suited for your unique eye condition.
Dry eye can be the result of both pathological and environmental influences. On the pathological side, chronic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, blepharitis, and lupus are known to cause more frequent cases of dye eye. Eyelid orientation issues like entropion and ectropion can also make it difficult for the eye to lubricate itself properly.
On the environmental side, smoking is one of the leading causes of dry eye due to the increased exposure to irritants in the air. Activities that reduce blinking for long periods of time (reading, computer usage, etc.) are additional culprits behind this condition.
This depends on the core causes of your dry eye. Certain chronic conditions may impact your eyes on a regular basis. This means that even if you treat your current dry eye, it may return later in your life. Others only experience dry eye once for a limited amount of time because they were able to alter their habits and put less strain on their eyes. After your exam, your dry eye specialist in Marblehead will let you know how long they estimate your dry eye will last with treatment.
Our bodies reset at night, and that includes your tear ducts. This means that your eyes may not get the moisture they need if they’re already irritated during the day. However, this may also be a sign that your eyelids are not closing all the way each night. If your eyes are bulging due to thyroid eye disease or a similar condition, your dry eye may get worse without proper eyelid closure while you sleep.
Along with our regular eye exams and other ophthalmological services, Marblehead Ophthalmology has added Emface and Exion devices to our practice. Patients can benefit greatly from these innovative aesthetic devices for their eye health.
To get rid of dryness, our dry eye specialist in Marblehead uses Exion RF’s radiofrequency energy for effective treatment. By resolving blockages in the meibomian glands, Exion restores their function to produce oil for tears, alleviating dry eye symptoms. It also reduces inflammation around the eyes.
When it comes to his patients, Dr. Andrew Orenberg stresses the importance of collaborative care. He builds solid connections between doctors and patients and collaborates with local providers for complete patient well-being.
Dr. Orenberg earned his degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry before completing his residency at SUNY Upstate in Syracuse, NY. Having grown up up on the North Shore, he returned after 16 years to establish his practice as a dry eye specialist in Marblehead. Currently living in the Salem area, he finds joy in Boston sports, music, and Disney with his family and two dogs.