New Dry Eye Drop: Anakinra. Rarely used due to cost and compounding issue.

Below is a relatively new option for dry eye patients. Anakinra (brank name Kineret) is a biopharmaceutical drug used as in pill form to treat rheumatoid arthritis. It is a recombinant and slightly modified version of the human interleukin 1 receptor antagonist protein.  When used as a drop, Anakinra effectively suppresses IL-1-mediated inflammation at the level of the […]

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