Potential benefits
- • Support the ocular surface in severe or persistent dry eye
- • Improve comfort and surface staining for some patients
- • Provide an option when standard lubricants are insufficient
Serum Tears for dry eye
Eye drops produced from a patient's blood serum and used for selected severe ocular-surface conditions.
What is Serum Tears?
Autologous serum tears are made from the liquid serum portion of a patient's blood. Their composition includes proteins and growth factors also found in natural tears.
How it works
A blood collection and compounding process produces diluted or undiluted eye drops. Patients follow strict frozen or refrigerated storage instructions.
Risks and limitations
- • Access, cost, blood draws, storage, and frequent dosing can be burdensome
- • Contamination and handling errors are possible
- • Preparation protocols and results vary
Questions to ask a clinic
Which concentration and preparation protocol do you use?
How should the drops be stored and discarded?
What findings from my eye examination support this treatment?
What alternatives should I consider first?
How will we measure whether it is helping?
What will the total treatment and follow-up cost be?
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References
- Autologous serum eye drops for dry eye — Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- TFOS DEWS II Management and Therapy Report — The Ocular Surface
Last reviewed June 11, 2026. This page is educational and does not provide medical advice. Discuss diagnosis, suitability, risks, and alternatives with a qualified eye-care professional.