What We Do
Commitment to Innovation
We are a specialist clinic dedicated to treating dry eye disease and ocular surface conditions using advanced, personalised therapies.
Our focus is on patients who have not found relief with standard eye drops or treatments. We use your body’s own healing potential, combined with detailed diagnostics, to create treatments tailored specifically to you.
Our team brings together expertise in ophthalmology, regenerative medicine, and laboratory science, allowing us to provide safe, evidence-based biologic treatments under strict quality standards.
PRP vs PRGF
What Are the Difference between PRP and PRGF Eye Drops?
Both PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) and PRGF (Plasma Rich in Growth Factors) eye drops are innovative treatments created from your own blood. These personalized therapies harness your body's natural healing properties to help restore and protect your eye health.
Since these drops are made from your own blood, they are completely natural and carry no risk of allergic reactions or rejection by your body.
How Are They Different?
While both treatments start with a simple blood draw, the way they are processed makes each one unique:
PRP Eye Drops contain concentrated platelets and growth factors that help stimulate healing and reduce inflammation in your eyes.
PRGF Eye Drops undergo a specialized processing technique that creates a purer concentration of growth factors, making them particularly effective for patients who experience:
- Higher levels of eye inflammation
- Increased sensitivity to other treatments
- More severe dry eye symptoms
Which Treatment Is Right for You?
The choice between PRP and PRGF isn't one-size-fits-all. Our eye care specialists will recommend the best option for you based on:
- Your specific symptoms - The severity and type of dry eye you're experiencing
- Test results - Detailed eye examinations and tear film analysis
- Medical history - Your overall health and previous treatment responses
- Sensitivity levels - How your eyes have responded to other therapies
PRP & PRGF vs Autologous Serum
Understand the Differences
What Is Autologous Serum?
Autologous serum eye drops are also made from your own blood, but they differ significantly from PRP and PRGF in how they're prepared and what they contain.
Autologous Serum is created by allowing your blood to clot naturally, then separating the clear liquid portion (serum) that remains. This serum contains nutrients and growth factors, but in their naturally occurring concentrations.
Key Differences Between These Treatments:
Processing Method
- Autologous Serum: Blood is allowed to clot naturally, then the serum is separated
- PRP: Blood is spun in a centrifuge to concentrate platelets and growth factors
- PRGF: Uses specialized centrifugation and processing to create the purest concentration of growth factors
Growth Factor Concentration
- Autologous Serum: Contains growth factors at natural blood levels
- PRP: Contains 3-5 times more growth factors than natural blood
- PRGF: Contains the highest and purest concentration of healing growth factors
Best Suited For
- Autologous Serum: Mild to moderate dry eye, patients new to blood-based therapies
- PRP: Moderate dry eye, patients needing enhanced healing properties
- PRGF: Severe dry eye, high inflammation, patients sensitive to other treatments
What Is Allogeneic Serum?
Allogeneic serum eye drops are made in the same way that Autologous Serum are made but from donated blood from another person, rather than from your own blood. The word "allogeneic" means "from a different person of the same species."
How Is It Different from Your Own Blood Products?
While autologous serum, PRP, and PRGF are all made from your own blood, allogeneic serum comes from carefully screened blood donors - similar to how blood banks work for transfusions.
When Might Allogeneic Serum Be Used?
This treatment option may be considered when:
- Your own blood isn't suitable - Due to certain medical conditions or medications
- You have blood-related disorders - That affect the quality of your blood's healing properties
Why We Prefer PRP/PRGF...
Advanced Processing for Better Results
At our clinic, we favour PRP and PRGF treatments because they represent the most advanced approach to blood-based eye therapy. Here's why we believe these treatments offer superior benefits:
Removing What Hurts, Keeping What Heals
The Key Advantage: Inflammatory Marker Removal
One of the biggest breakthroughs with PRP and PRGF is our ability to remove harmful inflammatory markers (called cytokines) during the specialized processing. This means:
- We eliminate the "bad stuff" - Inflammatory substances that could worsen your eye irritation
- We concentrate the "good stuff" - Growth factors and healing proteins that promote recovery
- You still use your own blood - No need for donor blood, maintaining the safety of autologous treatment
Superior Healing Power
Higher Concentrations of Healing Factors
- PRP/PRGF: Contains 3-8 times more platelets and growth factors than regular serum
- Autologous Serum: Limited to natural blood concentrations
- Allogeneic Serum: Variable concentrations from donor blood
Optimized for Eye Healing
Our PRP and PRGF processing specifically targets:
- Maximum growth factor concentration
- Optimal platelet levels for tissue repair
- Balanced protein content for eye surface health
Why This Matters for You
Faster Recovery: Higher concentrations of healing factors mean potentially quicker relief from dry eye symptoms
Reduced Inflammation: By removing inflammatory markers, we eliminate factors that could make your condition worse
Personalized Treatment: Using your own blood ensures perfect compatibility while maximizing therapeutic benefit
No Donor Dependency: Unlike allogeneic serum, you're never dependent on donor availability
The Best of Both Worlds
PRP and PRGF give you all the safety benefits of using your own blood, while providing healing power that surpasses what nature alone can offer. It's personalized medicine at its finest - your blood, optimized for your healing.
This is why we believe PRP and PRGF represent the gold standard in blood-based eye therapy.