A study has found that acupuncture can improve the actual composition of tears, to offer relief for sufferers of dry eye disease. This makes the Traditional Chinese Medicine technique a cost-effective way to manage the condition, one that affects 12% of Singaporean but one-third of adults. It costs from $4 to $80 per session depending on needs.

On Health Suites, the neverending exposure to digital screens have very real eye health consequences - among them, dry eye disease, which may sound rather mild, but can be a serious condition! Melissa Hyakspeaks to Professor Louis Tong, Principal Clinician Scientist & Head of the Ocular Surface Research Group, @ Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI), and Senior Consultant, Corneal & External Eye Disease Department, @ Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) and Dr Pat Lim is Head, TCM Ophthalmology Department, Chief Physician and Board Vice Chairman, Singapore Chung Hwa Medical Institution (SCHMI),to find out more.