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Restasis is one of the most commonly prescribed medications for dry eye syndrome if you have dry eye it’s very likely that you’ll hear restasis mentioned as an option for your condition restasis is the brand name of a medication called cyclosporine topical cyclosporine a was developed to increase tear production in patients with dry eye disease who did not see an
Improvement with conservative treatments such as ocular lubricants like artificial tears lid hygiene things like that so cyclosporine is an immunosuppressive drug derived from the fungus talipocladium inflatum used orally it can prevent organ rejection after transplant it has also been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis and is considered in the drug
Class calcium urine inhibitor and it’s obviously used in chronic dry eye as well branded as restasis
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What is Cyclosporine (Restasis/Cequa) | #shorts By Eye School with Dr. D