Eyedrops produced from one's blood.

This is not a very common dry eye treatment but in clinical studies has shown promising benefits for some patients. Preparation methods vary, which will presumably also play a role in how well they work. For patients who have failed conventional dry eye treatments, autologous serum may be an option to explore.

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SIFI (Italian manufacturer) overview of autologous serum eye drops

NHS (UK national health system) overview of autologous serum eye drop treatment

ABSTRACT: Combination of transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy and autologous serum eyedrops for treatment of recurrent corneal erosions. M P Holzer MD, G U Auffarth MD, H Specht PhD, F E Kruse MD, Jour Cat Refract Surg 2005;31:1603-1606.

ABSTRACT: Comparison of autologous serum eye drops with conventional therapy in a randomised controlled crossover trial for ocular surface disease. B A Noble, R S K Loh, S MacLennan, K Pesudovs, A Reynolds, L R Bridges, J Burr, O Stewart and S Quereshi, British Journal of Ophthalmology 2004;88:647-652

ABSTRACT: Autologous serum eye drops for ocular surface disorders. G Geerling, S MacLennan and D Hartwig. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2004;88:1467-1474.

ABSTRACT: Autologous serum eye drops for the treatment of severe dry eye in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease. Ogawa Y, Okamoto S, Mori T, Yamada M, Mashima Y, Watanabe R, Kuwana M, Tsubota K, Ikeda Y, Oguchi Y. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2003 Apr;31(7):579-83.

ABSTRACT: Autologous serum eyedrops for dry eyes and epithelial defects: clinical and in vitro toxicity studies. Alexander C Poon, Gerd Geerling, John K G Darta, Graham E Fraenkel, Julie T Daniels. Br J Ophthalmol 2001;85:1188-1197 (October)

ABSTRACT: Treatment of dry eye by autologous serum application in Sjögren's syndrome. Tsubota K, Goto E, Fujita H, Ono M, Inoue H, Saito I, Shimmura S. Br J Ophthalmol 1999; 83(4):384-5.