Natural Therapy Offers Hope for Dry-Eye Disease

University of Auckland

Researchers at the University of Auckland are running a trial of castor oil as a potential safe and natural treatment for dry-eye disease following a successful pilot study.

While exact figures aren't available for New Zealand, in Australia, it is estimated dry-eye disease affects around 58 percent of the population aged over 50.

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