Cequa Medication Drop for Dry Eye Disease

3 Things You Need to Know About CEQUA
CEQUA is the name of the 3rd and newest topical dry eye treatment drop to be approved by the FDA. If you’re interested, keep a sharp lookout for the scientific paper on it that was recently accepted for publication. Toyos Clinic is proud to be a research site for dry eye and other ocular disease and to have participated in the research for CEQUA as well as the writing of the paper.
Thing #1 to know about CEQUA: the medication is cyclosporine which is the same medication that has been used for dry eye treatment for the past 13 years in Restasis. CEQUA is different than Restasis in that it has a higher concentration of medication - 0.09% versus 0.05% with Restasis. The higher concentration of medication may be helpful in the treatment of dry eye signs and symptoms.
Thing #2 to know about CEQUA: it’s delivered to the ocular surface via a handy little chemical tool called a micelle. A micelle, simply put, is chemical structure that literally organizes itself into round spheres that point their water-loving ends outside and their water hating ends towards the middle of the sphere. This is important because cyclosporine is notoriously water-hating (it was originally mixed in peanut oil in the early days to help patients not reject their new corneas) with the major problem being that the surface of the eye is mostly water. Cyclosporine has been generic for a few years now, but no other formulations have appeared on the market despite dry eye being a BILLION dollar industry. This tells me that cyclosporine delivery to the eye may be harder chemically than you might imagine and this novel system has found a way around the problem while delivering a clear, consistent dose of medication to the surface of the eye: voila, the magic of the micelles.
The last thing to know about CEQUA was that in the clinical trials, it demonstrated a statistically notable ability to clear the central cornea of dry spots within 28 days. Why is this important? No other dry eye medication to date - not Restasis, not Xiidra - has been able to demonstrate the same. This can be the difference between having to wait a few extra weeks to undergo LASIK or cataract surgery in order to get better measurements or being able to tolerate or not tolerate contact lenses. There is more work to be done and Toyos Clinic is glad to be a part of it. If you have questions about CEQUA or dry eye, call Toyos Clinic today at 615.327.4015 for a free consultation.

[@CMoney007]

I just started my Cequa trial, it's going on 3 weeks now and I do see some improvements. I have a 3 months supply so hopefully this is the answer I've been looking for. Will give update in near future.

[@magdnuh9295]

Im out of us can i have sppuly if u have idea

[@ArmandoGarcia-if5qf]

B. Tenz, question for you, I am on my second day of Cequa and when I put the drop in my eye burns for hours, just about when its time for the next drop. Did you experience the burn when you began using the drops?

[@CMoney007]

@@ArmandoGarcia-if5qf Yes the same thing happens to me. I always make sure to avoid any light source because you become very light sensitive and it makes the burning worse. Always apply in a dark room. Something that helps is when you feel the burn is use a cold compress or pull your top eyelids down and away from your eyeball.

[@ArmandoGarcia-if5qf]

@@CMoney007 Thanks for the response. Thought it was just me.

[@SushantParab]

How are you guys doing now?